EF0 tornado in Calhoun County, Michigan
Tornado May 15, 2025 · Calhoun County, Michigan
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Kalamazoo County → Calhoun County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The tornado resulted in mostly tree damage along its 8.5 mile path. It began just west of Saint Marys Lake and traveled just south of the lake and remained very
close to Saint Marys Lake Road before working off to the northeast. It lifted off near 13 mile road just west of Mud Lake in Calhoun County.
The wider storm
A severe weather outbreak occurred on May 15-16 across lower Michigan that brought 8 tornadoes to the Grand Rapids forecast area and saw straight line winds in excess of 100 mph impact counties along the Lake Michigan shore on May 15. Large hail also occurred with storms on May 16. Tens of thousands were without power, some for several days due to the widespread nature of this severe weather event.
Began near St Marys Lake (42.3800, -85.2000).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1265943. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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