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Thunderstorm Wind — Van Buren, Michigan

2024-05-07 · near Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan

$50K
Property damage
52 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

Several trees were uprooted and snapped off near Decatur and large hail was reported as well.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms developed during the evening hours of May 7th, resulting in several reports of damaging wind gusts and large hail. An EF-2 tornado struck southern Kalamazoo county as well resulting in twelve injuries and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to area homes and businesses.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1184854. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.