Tornado Watch 113

Issued

Apr 14, 2026, 8:54 PM EDT (00:54 UTC)

Expired

Apr 15, 2026, 2:34 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 434 Severe potential...watch likelyApr 14, 8:31 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 438 Tornado watch 113Apr 14, 10:23 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 440 Tornado watch 113Apr 15, 12:03 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 443 Tornado and severe thunderstorm watches 113...118Apr 15, 2:12 AM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 113
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
855 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northern Indiana
  Central and Southern Lower Michigan
  Lake Erie
  Lake Huron
  Lake Michigan

* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 855 PM
  until 400 AM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Lines and clusters of intense thunderstorms over Wisconsin
and Lake Michigan will track eastward across the watch area through
evening and overnight, posing risks of large hail, damaging winds,
and a few tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
north and south of a line from 35 miles west of Muskegon MI to 20
miles east of Mount Clemens MI. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 108...WW 109...WW
110...WW 111...WW 112...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 27030.

...Hart

Tornado Watches in Michigan, 2026Every tornado watch in 2026

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.