EF1 tornado in Saginaw County, Michigan

The tornado started in a field on northwest side of W Birch Run Rd and

Amman Rd. It first produced EF-0 damage with two rows of pine trees

uprooted, along with removing siding from an outbuilding. The tornado

then continued northeast toward Fergus Rd and Gasper Rd where more pine

trees were uprooted. EF-1 damage occurred on a half mile stretch of

Bishop Rd with the greatest concentration of EF-1 damage near Bishop Rd

and Alicia Rd. Peak winds estimated at 95 mph. This damage included both pine and hardwood trees snapped, two outbuildings and a few empty silos destroyed, along with three homes that sustained roof damage. One home did have the majority of the roof

blown off with the attached garage walls blown out. It continued east producing EF-0 damage to an outbuilding northeast of Alicia Rd and Horning Cut Rd where a door and wall were collapsed before lifting just off on an outbuilding. The tornado then lifted just off to the northeast in a field.

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms swept across central and southern Lower Michigan from late in the evening of April 14 to early in the morning on April 15, 2026. These storms packed very strong winds, spawning 5 tornadoes across Southeast MI as well as numerous instances of straight-line wind damage.