Thunderstorm Wind — Berrien, Michigan

2025-05-15 · near St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported a large, three foot diameter tree was blown down onto a house.

Wider weather episode

A dryline across Illinois progressed east during the late afternoon and evening hours allowing for convection to overcome limited capping. As these storms progressed east, they encountered an unstable airmass near/south of a warm front with some storms producing localized damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1257978. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.