NWUS53 KGRR 091831
LSRGRR

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
231 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0555 PM     Tornado          4 WSW Portage           42.19N 85.67W
05/07/2024                   Kalamazoo          MI   NWS Storm Survey 

            The EF2 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. Many 
            homes, including two mobile home parks, were 
            severely damaged. A number of businesses had 
            significant damage. Hundreds of trees were 
            snapped or uprooted. A large section of the 
            roof of an industrial warehouse also 
            collapsed near the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek 
            International Airport. Total number of 
            injuries unknown. 


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