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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 4.25 Miles |
| -- Width | 75 Yards |
| State | MICHIGAN |
| County/Area | KENT |
| WFO | GRR |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2016-08-20 13:34 EST-5 |
| Begin Location | 0NNE GRANDVILLE ARPT |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 42.8848/-85.7461 |
| End Date | 2016-08-20 13:44 EST-5 |
| End Location | 2NE IVANREST |
| End Lat/Lon | 42.9343/-85.696 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 500.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Six tornadoes struck southwest Michigan on August 20th. An EF-1 tornado touched down just southwest of Bangor on August 20th and tracked northeast through town. The entire city lost power as well as hundreds of trees. Multiple structures in Bangor were damaged as well. The second tornado of the day began 6 miles southeast of Fennville and tracked to 4 miles northeast of Hamilton and was rated EF-1. The day's third tornado, also rated EF-1, began 2 miles northwest of Burnips in extreme north-central Allegan County and tracked to 2 miles southeast of Jamestown in extreme southeast Ottawa County. The day's fourth tornado was rated an EF-0 and touched down near 44th Street and Ivanrest Ave SW in Grandville and continued on the ground along a varying path through Grandville and Wyoming before lifting near the intersection of Nagel Avenue SW and Chicago Drive SW. The fifth tornado was also an EF-0 and it touched down in Kent County near Perkins Avenue NE between Leonard Street NE and Knapp Street NE. The final tornado of the day was an EF-1 that touched down just east of the small town of Orleans and moved northeast where it crossed M-44. It crossed into Montcalm county from Ionia county before lifting near Sheridan. |
| Event Narrative | The fourth tornado of the day was an EF-0 in southwestern Kent county. Along the path, hundreds of trees were damaged or knocked over resulting in tens of thousands of power outages. Many homes and a number of vehicles were damaged from fallen trees. A couple notable locations the tornado moved through include the Wyoming Middle School football field where a set of football field goal posts were bent by soccer goals, and Battjes Park and Prairie Park where a number of trees were damaged or uprooted. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 5.525M | 0.00K | |||||||
| KIBBIE | ALLEGAN CO. | MI | 08/20/2016 | 12:13 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.000M | 0.00K |
| BRAVO | ALLEGAN CO. | MI | 08/20/2016 | 12:42 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.500M | 0.00K |
| GITCHEL | OTTAWA CO. | MI | 08/20/2016 | 13:18 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K |
| GRANDVILLE ARPT | KENT CO. | MI | 08/20/2016 | 13:34 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K |
| GRAND RAPIDS | KENT CO. | MI | 08/20/2016 | 13:50 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| ORLEANS | IONIA CO. | MI | 08/20/2016 | 14:10 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 750.00K | 0.00K |
| NORTH BYRON | KENT CO. | MI | 08/20/2016 | 14:50 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 5.525M | 0.00K |
