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Just an hour after a large tornado decimated Portage, just south of Kalamazoo, the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids reported a second tornado touching down near Portage at approximately 7: ...
For the first time, the National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency, in Michigan as the storms hit the Kalamazoo area and West Michigan.
The Kalamazoo Tornado of 1980 struck downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Tuesday, May 13, 1980. The tornado, which touched down at 4:09 pm, was rated F3 on the Fujita scale. The tornado killed 5 people and injured 79. Damage was estimated at $50,000,000, which included $1,800,000 in vehicle damage. [1] [2]
Two tornadoes whipped up the skies in the city of Portage near Kalamazoo in southwestern Michigan. They left the city of 50,000 people with heavy damage, littering streets with debris of buildings ...
[21] [22] That afternoon, a strong, high-end EF2 tornado caused severe damage in Portage, Michigan. Later, another tornado prompted the issuance of a tornado emergency for Union City and Sherwood, the first tornado emergency ever issued in the state of Michigan. Other tornadoes were reported across Michigan along with Ohio, West Virginia ...
"The FedEx building in Portage sustained significant damage and is still an active scene," she said. A tornado destroyed entire residences at Pavilion Estates Mobile Home Park in Kalamazoo County ...
Kalamazoo: MI: 21:55–22:17 10.86 mi (17.48 km) 300 yd (270 m) Many homes had roof and/or siding damage by this strong high-end EF2 tornado. Two mobile home parks were hit with several mobile homes being destroyed.
In the northwest portion of Branch County, south of Kalamazoo, at least seven homes were destroyed after what may have been a tornado hit the area, according to Emergency Management Director Tim ...