EF0 Tornado — Cass, Michigan

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

Event narrative

A tornado developed in a field west of M62 and impacted several outbuildings near the intersection of M62 and Pine Lake Street. One outbuilding lost a majority of its metal roof, with debris lofted across the street. The tornado then continued northeast, reaching peak intensity between M62 and Oil City Road. Several groves of trees were snapped or uprooted where peak wind speeds reached 90 mph. The tornado then crossed Oil City Road, snapping trees near the intersection of Jefferson Center Street and M62. Several center pivots were also flipped near that intersection. The tornado then dissipated north of Jefferson Center Street. The tornado was on the ground for 2 minutes and had a peak width of 200 yards.

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 1241138. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.