Wind damage near Magician Lake in far northwest Cass County was determined to be straight-line thunderstorm winds of 80-90 mph. There was one report of 8.19″ of rain at Grosse Point Park.Īn EF1 tornado with 90 mph winds was confirmed in Mecosta County near the town of Sylvester.Īnd an EF0 tornado with 85 mph winds has been confirmed in Clare County.īy my count, Michigan has now had 7 tornadoes in 2021 – we didn’t have a single tornado in Lower Michigan in 2020. Heavy rain caused significant flooding in SE Michigan. Six people were injured by the Port Austin tornado. It tracked nearly 7 miles before exiting land and moving out into Lake Huron as a waterspout. That twister took the roofs off several homes. I always say “No, turn right! not left! A dozen businesses, four churches and more than 70 homes in the eastern Ionia County town were damaged by that tornado and there were five (relatively minor) injuries.Ī strong EF2 tornado with 120 mph winds hit the Port Austin area in Huron County. Every time I watch that video, I see that poor car make a left turn into the tornado. You might remember the Tyler Creek Twister of April 2017 and the Portland tornado of June 2015.
I haven’t researched it, but that’s probably more than any other Michigan county. Ionia County has now had 4 tornadoes in the last 6 years. The second tornado passed north of Lake Odessa and it’s been rated EF1 with peak winds of 90 mph. If you have a crew in the area check it out.” Hastings Road runs between M-43 and M-50. This farm is located on Veeder Road just off of Hastings road. The biggee of this storm is 2 of the older cement and hoop silos which will take most anything were blown apart. Lots of crop damage and a barn that was pretty much destroyed. – our storm spotter in Freeport: “Hi Bill, I was just at a farm about a mile and a half northeast of Freeport. It started just east-northeast of the town of Freeport, which is right at the Barry Co. This tornado was rated EF0 with 75 mph winds. Two tornadoes were confirmed in Ionia County – both from the same storm. The twister was on the ground for a little over 1/2 mile and resulted in a number of trees and limbs that were snapped along the path. This was an EF0 tornado three miles northwest of Lowell in eastern Kent Co. MONDAY PM Update: The NWS has confirmed a sixth tornado touchdown occurred on Saturday (6/25).