Berrien County Storm - 10-18-2007

WARNING ISSUED:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
858 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
SOUTHEASTERN BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
NORTHERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 852 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR GALIEN...OR ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUCHANAN...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
DOWAGIAC...
BERRIEN SPRINGS...
CASSOPOLIS...
MARCELLUS...
BARRON LAKE...
SUMNERVILLE...POKAGON AND INDIAN LAKE...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.


Benton Harbor Bridgman Buchanan Coloma New Buffalo Niles St. Joseph Watervliet
Baroda Berrien Springs Eau Claire Galien Grand Beach Michiana Shoreham Stevensville Three Oaks Bainbridge Township
Baroda Township Benton Charter Township
Berrien Charter Township Bertrand Township
Buchanan Township Chikaming Township
Coloma Charter Township Galien Township
Hagar Township Lake Charter Township
Lincoln Charter Township
New Buffalo Township Niles Township
Oronoko Charter Township
Pipestone Township Royalton Township
Sodus Township St. Joseph Charter Township
Three Oaks Township Watervliet Township
Weesaw Township Benton Heights
Berrien Center Bethany Beach Birchwood
Dayton Fair Plain Glendora Harbert
Hazelhurst Lake Michigan Beach Lakeside
Millburg New Troy Paw Paw Lake Riverside
Sawyer Scottdale Shorewood Hills
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert
Tower Hill Shorelands Union Pier
Bristol Dunlap Elkhart Goshen Middlebury
Millersburg Nappanee New Paris Simonton Lake Wakarusa Baugo Benton Cleveland Clinton Concord Elkhart Harrison Jackson
Jefferson Locke Middlebury Olive Osolo
Union Washington York township townships Indiana

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• Nappanee

[JaxieBoy]

Please get rid of the music.

[Legend813a]

Turn down your volume

[113132]

Hehehe, this was a fun one. Where are you guys at? I'm in Stevensville.

[Legend813a]

I'm near Tampa, Florida

[charlesbonkley]

In what group of dark red/purple did the Nappanee tornado appear?

[davidlee110]

ill going post every storm in youtube

upset school days but i got vacation

[davidlee110]

round 1 a a tiny storm

round 2 tornado warning with a severe t.storm

roudn 3 a lord thunderstorm

the town i live

Jues!!!

[JaxieBoy]

Sorry if that sounded rude, btw.

[Chetnik1979]

fag music 4 sure!

[PetSnakey]

I remember that night. I'm from South Bend and the sirens were blaring that night. I also notice the Nappanee tornado through the radar to, when the Tornado Warning appears in southern Elkhart County. Even as a storm spotter/chaser, I couldn't get into Nappanee.

[davidlee110]

Hey i from Southbend

you shut up sponsler!!!

[ombladon5000]

what's the name of this program?or is private?

[troshs]

damn that line got HUGE.

[sponsler]

Looks like SouthBend never got "Rocked like this before"...LOL