Twice now the tornado sirens have gone off in Coldwater even though the National Weather Service did not issue a tornado warning. The first time was on Sunday, May 22nd around 7:45pm. According to
WTVB, "Branch County 9-1-1 decided not to take any chances after it received several reports of funnel clouds aloft ... along Garfield Road in the Coldwater area and activated the Tornado warning sirens." A week later, on Sunday, May30th (last night), the sirens were blown again at 4:43pm. According filed reports to Weather Underground, there were numerous witnesses of an actual tornado: "Multiple reports of damage for a quarter of a mile in the area of US 12 and I-69 in Coldwater. Roof off house and pole barn. Roof and doors off storage facility. Debris crossed I-69 into Walmart parking lot." According to
WTVB, the damaged storage facility was
4 Star General Storage, owned by Mark and Laurie Budd.