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Next year St. Joseph County emergency management officials hope to activate a new feature to send out a sound different than the ones signaling tornadoes, for non-weather emergencies like acts of terrorism, mass shootings and hazardous material disasters.

On April 11, 1965, 55 tornadoes swept across the Midwest, leaving a path of devastation. For Debbie Watters, who was 6 years old at the time, the memory remains vivid.

St. Joseph County is upgrading its tornado siren system. Some people reported issues with the functionality of the sirens during last week's storms.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF1 tornado struck Bourbon Wednesday evening.

Deanna Brown says she's never heard a sound like the tornado made and she never wants to hear it again. She said it looked like a wall of wind and water coming at them.

A powerful storm that swept through Michiana on Sunday left widespread damage, and the National Weather Service has confirmed at least one tornado.

As the effects of a powerful storm that struck Michiana continue to unfold, local communities are working tirelessly to restore normalcy in the aftermath of the high winds and widespread damage.

The city doesn't yet know how much downed tree limbs are left to clean up because what's left sits on private property

An area between Lusher and Hively avenues on Elkhart's southeast side sustained heavy tree damage shortly before 2 a.m. Tuesday, with trees falling onto homes and parked cars.

The new system will let the county target sirens for localized non-weather incidents, and sound disaster-specific alarm tones