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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
516 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/07/2024 Tornado Event...

.City of Portage Tornado in Kalamazoo County...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    135 mph
Path Length /statute/:  Around 11 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   Approximately 300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 07 2024
Start Time:             Around 555 PM EDT
Start Location:         Near South 10th Street and West R Avenue
Start Lat/Lon:          42.1864, -85.6672

End Date:               May 07 2024
End Time:               Around 617 PM EDT
End Location:           North of East N Avenue West of 31st Street
End Lat/Lon:            42.2449, -85.4711

Survey Summary: The tornado touched down near the intersection of
South 10th Street and West R Avenue and traveled east/northeast
for around 11 miles until it lifted north of East N Avenue just
west of 31st Street.

Along the path, many homes had roof and/or siding damage. Two
mobile home parks were impacted with several homes destroyed in
each park. A number of business had significant damage along the
path. Multiple apartment complexes were also impacted with
apartments on Timbercreek Court seeing the most significant
damage. Hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted along the
path. A large section of the roof of an industrial warehouse also
collapsed near the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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