NWS confirms 2 tornadoes in Allegan County on Thursday
ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. (WOOD) — The National Weather Service has confirmed two additional tornadoes touched down in West Michigan during Thursday night's storms.
The NWS confirmed an EF-1 tornado in Allegan County touched down at 10:28 p.m. Thursday. It started near Sandy Pines campground in Hopkins and intensified on the south side of Dorr, around the intersection of 138th Avenue and 24th Street. It had 90 mph winds and lasted for five minutes, according to the NWS.
The majority of the damage were trees that had been uprooted and snapped. Extensive damage and high winds also happened in the area of Hilltop View Drive and 21st Street.
A second tornado developed around the intersection of 114th Avenue and 16th Street and moved directly into Martin on Thursday night at 10:41 p.m.
A power pole was pushed over and the tornado continued to develop as it went through Schnable Lake before damaging the nearby campgrounds, where several trailers were flipped, according to the NWS.
The worst damage was near the intersection of 116th Ave and US-131 and into downtown Martin, before the storm weakened on its way east before finally dissolving near the county line between Allegan and Barry.
NWS confirms 2 tornadoes touched down near Battle Creek
On Friday, the NWS confirmed two EF0 tornadoes touched down in the Battle Creek area. One EF1 tornado started north of Charlotte in Eaton County and tracked about 15.5 miles into Lansing.
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