EF1 Tornado — Cass, Michigan

2024-05-07 · near Dowagiac Cass Arpt, Cass, Michigan

Event narrative

An EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 mph occurred in the early evening of May 7th in Cass county, MI. The tornado touched down in a field just north of the Dowagiac Municipal Airport. The tornado did damage to trees along Middle Crossing Rd, even uprooting a few large trees onto homes in the area. The tornado continued northeast, where a power pole was snapped and a few center pivots were flipped in a field adjacent to the Amtrak railroad near the intersection of Gage Street and Atwood Road. The tornado reached its maximum width in the Twin Lakes area, where extensive damage to trees was noted on all sides of both lakes. Hundreds of trees of varying sizes were snapped and uprooted in Twin Lakes. The tornado continued northeast, snapping trees on Dewey Lake Street. Additional damage to a barn was noted on Wickett Road. The tornado dissipated near the Cass/Van Buren county line.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms produced severe tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts on the afternoon and evening of May 7. The largest hail stone reported was 4 inches in diameter.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1167149. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.