Wildfire Smoke and Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Monsoon Thunderstorms in the Southwest

Wildfire smoke continues to impact air quality from the Great Lakes region into New England and the Mid-Atlantic today with widespread Air Quality Alerts in effect. Severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, this afternoon into the evening. Monsoonal thunderstorms may bring areas of flooding to the Southwest. Read More >

Severe thunderstorms developed across southwestern Lower Michigan during the late afternoon and early evening hours of May 19, 2019. One tornado has been confirmed as of May 20th, 2019. Most of the damage was confined to trees and associated structural damage due to falling trees. Some of the storms were well-photographed and had a visible structure resembling supercell thunderstorms, including rotating rain-free updraft bases, wall clouds, and brief funnel clouds. Such structures are relatively uncommon in Lower Michigan, especially in the last few years.

Tornadoes

Tornadoes:

Tornado: Between Dowling and Maple Grove
Barry County

Date	May 19, 2019
Time (Local)	6:25 - 6:28 PM EDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	80 MPH
Path Length	1.3 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: Three barns on one farm were damaged just southeast of the intersection of Barryville and Cloverdale roads and a telephone pole was blown down a few hundred feet northeast of the barns. About a dozen trees were snapped or uprooted along the path of the tornado.

Track Map

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Radar:
Here is a loop of the severe storm that produced the confirmed tornado near Nashville in Barry County. The red dot and box in the middle of the picture is the approximate location of the tornado.

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Wildfire Smoke and Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Monsoon Thunderstorms in the Southwest

May 19, 2019 Summary

Radar: Here is a loop of the severe storm that produced the confirmed tornado near Nashville in Barry County. The red dot and box in the middle of the picture is the approximate location of the tornado.

Radar:
Here is a loop of the severe storm that produced the confirmed tornado near Nashville in Barry County. The red dot and box in the middle of the picture is the approximate location of the tornado.