EF1 Tornado — St. Joseph, Michigan

2023-07-12 · near Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan

Event narrative

A tornado quickly developed almost directly over a storage facility on the east side of Colon in St. Joseph county. Garage doors were blown in and then a significant loss of roof decking and metal covering occurred. This wood and metal debris was lofted, twisted, and deposited both to the east and north up to 200 yards away in nearby fields. The tornado crossed into Branch county with sporadic tree damage noted on Ambs Road, South Culver Road, and Jackson Road, where large branches were down, trees uprooted, or trees were snapped several feet off the ground. The tornado topped a number of trees within a tree grove east of Jackson Road, but south of Wattles

Road before dissipating. The tornado was on the ground for 0.9 miles in St Joseph county and 2.0 miles in Branch county for a total of 2.9 miles in length.

Wider weather episode

A tornado damaged a storage facility on the east side of Colon and then caused sporadic damage to trees along its 2.92 mile track.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1114678. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.