Thunderstorm Wind — St. Joseph, Michigan
2025-03-30 · near Sturgis, St. Joseph, Michigan
$20K
Property damage
61 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Several reports of trees and branches down in and around Sturgis.
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 1241177. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.