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Rain Returns Tonight into Saturday

Most of the day will be dry, but this evening rain moves in from the south and continues into Saturday morning. Rain may linger along the I-94 corridor during the day Saturday. Highs today will be in the mid 40s to mid 50s with lows tonight in the mid 30s to low 40s. Read More >

August 20th Tornadoes over Southwest Lower Michigan

Overview

Between noon and 3 PM on August 20th, a total of 6 tornadoes formed in Western Lower Michigan. Over the Grand Rapids metro area, the storm produced a cyclical series of tornadoes and downdraft-related damaging wind gusts. See below for additional tornado strength and location information!

Storm Damage # of Injuries # of Deaths # of Wind Reports >= 59 mph # of Hail Reports >= 1 in. # of Tornado Reports
$4,625,000 0 0 0 0 7

 

1: EF-1 tornado between Bangor and north of Grand Junction, in Van Buren and southern Allegan Counties.

2: EF-1 tornado southeast of Fennville to east of Hamilton, in Allegan County.

3: EF-1 tornado south of Jamestown in far northern Allegan County and southeastern Ottawa County.

4: EF-0 tornado in Grandville and Wyoming in Kent County. EF-0 to EF-1 winds occurred leading up to this tornado in Byron Township to southern portions of Grandville.

5: EF-0 tornado in northeast Grand Rapids in Kent County. EF-0 winds also occurred leading up to this tornado in south-central Grand Rapids.

6: EF-1 tornado between Orleans and Fenwick in Ionia and Montcalm Counties.

Radar Loop (YouTube)

"Feature-following" Radar Loop (YouTube)

Each tab at the top of this story contains more information about each tornado, including maps, photos, and radar loops.

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