Calhoun storm history

The same supercell thunderstorm which produced the F1 tornado in northwest Calhoun County produced a wet microburst as it moved across Pennfield Township. The downburst caused one fatality and 2 injuries approximately 1/2 mile south of Pennfield High School, just east of the Batt…

There were multiple reports of downed trees and limbs and power lines.

Wind gusts up to around 60 mph downed tree limbs and power lines and resulted in widespread power outages.

A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured at the WK Kellogg airport in Battle Creek. Peak wind gusts in the 60 to 70 mph range resulted in numerous downed trees and limbs and power lines and widespread power outages.

An NWS storm survey indicated that winds reached up to 80 to 90 mph near to northeast of Albion in Calhoun county, where numerous trees and power lines were blown down with extensive power outages. One roof was also blown off a home. A 74 mph wind gust was measured at Brooks fiel…

Significant flooding occurred on rivers and streams across Calhoun county due to heavy rainfall and antecedent high river levels and saturated grounds.

The bowing segment of a line echo wave pattern caused extensive damage to homes, businesses, and utilities on the south side of Battle Creek along E Columbia Ave. Approximately 600 homes were damaged with 76 of those homes having been destroyed. Also, 21 businesses were damaged o…

Trained spotters measure between 6 and 11 inches of snow across Calhoun County.

Wind gusts over 45 mph combined with heavy snow to result in dangerous travel conditions.

Multiple mature trees down blocking roads.

Several large trees down on Hubbard Street.

Barn Roof removed and power lines down near West Baseline Highway and Pine Lake Road.

Steeple toppled from a church. Several large trees had damage.

Two barns damaged and some brick damage to a chimney of a home.

Trees uprooted with multiple utility poles downed.

Several trees and limbs were blown down.

A 60 mph peak wind gust was recorded at the Battle Creek airport ASOS.

Wind gusts to near 70 mph brought down scattered power lines and trees countywide.

There were numerous reports of trees and power lines.

Several trees were blown down.

Several limbs and power lines were blown down near Pennfield.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in and near Tekonsha.

A supercell thunderstorm produced numerous reports of large hail ranging from an inch up to two and a half inches in diameter from near to just south of Battle Creek east northeast to Marshall.

A long duration system brought a foot to foot and a half of snow fell across northwestern Calhoun county from the morning of the 12th through the early morning hours of the 17th. Less than a foot of snow was reported elsewhere.

Several trees and power lines were blown down in and near Athens.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

One inch diameter hail fell from an isolated severe storm.

The public reported one inch diameter hail in Pennfield.

Seven to eight inches of snow fell in Battle Creek and across much of Calhoun county.

Around three quarters of an inch of freezing rain was reported across much of Calhoun county. Seven tenths of an inch of freezing rain was reported at Bedford.

Four to seven inches of snow was reported along with strong winds that resulted in near whiteout conditions as times.

A peak wind gust to 58 mph was measured at Battle Creek airport and numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

A 60 mph peak wind gust was measured at Battle Creek airport and there were several downed trees and tree limbs.

Around six to seven inches of snow was reported across portions of Calhoun county.

Six to twelve inches of snow was reported across the county.

A 66 mph peak wind gust occurred at Battle Creek airport.

Local law enforcement spotted a funnel cloud south of Marshall.

A 66 mph peak wind gust was reported at the Battle Creek airport ASOS and there were several reports of downed trees and power lines.

Severe storms produced wind gusts of up to around 60 mph.

A severe storm produced a measured wind gust to 69 mph at the Battle Creek airport.

An NWS storm survey determined that there was an 8.5 mile long path of tree damage. Thunderstorm winds likely originated from a surging rear-flank downdraft associated with a mesocyclone embedded within a multicell storm line. Tree damage in the form of uproots and a mix of healt…

Eight inches of snow fell across much of central and eastern Calhoun county.

A 60 mph peak wind gust was measured at the Battle Creek airport ASOS.