EF1 Tornado — Cass, Michigan

2025-03-30 · near Edwardsburg, Cass, Michigan

Event narrative

A brief EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Edwardsburg, MI on March 30th, 2025. The tornado started in a field west of Conrad Rd, snapping and uprooting trees as it moved northeast towards the Edwardsburg Primary School, where EF-0 damage was noted. The tornado continued to the northeast and intensified, where several homes and businesses sustained damage on the east side of Pleasant Lake. The Starboard Choice Marina building sustained roof damage, a boat lift and dock were removed from the lake and flipped over, and a few boats were damaged as well, including one that was flipped and lifted over a fence. The most intense damage was seen along Dailey Road, where numerous large trees were snapped and uprooted, with estimated peak wind speeds of 90 mph. Overall, the tornado was on the ground for 3 minutes and had a peak intensity of EF-1. There were also areas of straight-line wind damage noted throughout Edwardsburg, indicative that the tornado was likely embedded within the line of storms that moved through.

Wider weather episode

A cold front pushed into the area during the afternoon and evening hours, interacting with decent shear and MLCAPE to allow for numerous thunderstorm development. Pockets of damaging winds occurred along with a total of six confirmed tornadoes (three in far southern Lower Michigan and three in northern Indiana).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1241136. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.