HUDSONVILLE, Mich. — Saturday, April 3 marks the 65th anniversary of the deadliest tornado outbreak in Michigan’s history. On April 3, 1956, an F-5 tornado tore through Hudsonville and Standale, causing devastation and killing at least 17 people. More than 300 people were injured. The tornado touched down around 6:30 p.m. in Vriesland and continued…
Tornado Confirmed in Upper Michigan
The NWS confirmed that a tornado touched down briefly west of Escanaba on August 31, 2020. The twister had winds of 95 mph. (EF1) and was 200 yards wide, traveling a little over half a mile. The tornado hit an auto parts store, crossed US 2, then hit a storage building. The storm also knocked…
Remembering the Kalamazoo tornado 40 years after it struck May 13, 1980
KALAMAZOO, MI — When the wind stopped, the people of Kalamazoo emerged to find trees blown down, buildings destroyed and lives lost. It was the afternoon of May 13, 1980, when a tornado touched down in Kalamazoo and began its 11-mile path of destruction. Now, 40 years later, the community is battling a new disaster…
Storms bring damaging winds, possible tornadoes to Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain, high winds and possible tornadoes to parts of Michigan, damaging buildings and leaving tens of thousands without power. No injuries were reported in the storms Wednesday evening. The National Weather Service says a possible tornado was reported in the western Michigan city of Grand Rapids…
Tornado touches down in Barry County
LACEY, Mich. (WOOD) — The National Weather Service confirms a tornado touched down around 6:25 p.m. Sunday in Barry County. Officials say it touched for only three minutes between Dowling and Maple Grove Township. The agency says no one was injured. NWS says the tornado’s top winds were estimated around 75-80 mph. Three barns on…
4 tornadoes now confirmed in Michigan storm, Weather Service says
DETROIT, MI – The National Weather Service has now confirmed four tornadoes hit mid-Michigan during a storm that swept the state on Thursday, March 14. The year’s first severe weather and tornado event did not result in any fatalities, but it did damage property in a wide-ranging area west of Flint. “A large, powerful low…
Tornadoes touch down, leaving damage behind from Alabama to Michigan
Tornadoes ripped across four states amid a severe weather outbreak on Thursday, leaving a trail of damage in their wake. Eighteen tornadoes were reported in total across Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Alabama, as well as 156 wind reports and 67 hail reports, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Damages, including destroyed houses, toppled trees…
NWS: Tornado in Shiawassee County had EF-2 damage with winds up to 125 mph
(WXYZ) — The National Weather Service said one of two tornadoes that touched down on Thursday night in Shiawassee County had EF-2 damage with winds up to 125 mph. That tornado hit Vernon, Mich., which is located off of I-69 about 30 miles northeast of Lansing. It traveled from Newburg and Bancroft Rd. to M-71…
Tornado confirmed Tuesday near West Branch in Ogemaw County
WEST BRANCH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – An EF-1 tornado touched down in Ogemaw County just before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. The tornado had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph when it touched down four miles northeast of West Branch in central Ogemaw County. The twister caused damage to two houses along Mud Lake…
‘I’ve never seen damage like this’ | Baldwin resident says tornado passed through
PLEASANT PLAINS TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Shell gas station on Michigan Avenue is one of the only places open in Baldwin. Every other home, business and building is in the dark Wednesday, Aug. 29 after a second round of storms rolled through the state Tuesday night. According to Consumers Energy Outage Map, power is expected…