EF2 tornado in Branch County, Michigan
Tornado May 7, 2024 · Branch County, Michigan
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through St. Joseph County → Branch County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 950 yards (0.54 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A tornado touched down in St. Joseph county on the south side of Centreville and then tracked northeast, passing north of Colon and into Branch county near Havens and Goodrich Lake. The tornado finally weakened and lifted south of Union Lake. Extensive damage occurred to trees and center pivot irrigation systems along the track with the most significant damage occurring from north of Colon to north of Sherwood, when video evidence indicated the tornado became multi-vortex. Several homes suffered loss of roof and walls, resulting in the area of highest damage being consistent with an EF2 tornado and winds of up to 130 mph.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Sherwood (41.9996, -85.2930).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1167153. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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