Powerful Tornadoes and Hail Ravage Michigan, Leaving a Trail of Destruction

Powerful Tornadoes and Hail Ravage Michigan, Leaving a Trail of Destruction

 In Event News

 

A series of powerful tornadoes tore through Michigan on Tuesday, including one that struck the Pavilion Estates Mobile Home Park in Portage. The tornado injured a dozen people and left rescue teams searching for additional victims. The National Weather Service reported two tornadoes in the Portage area, while the Storm Prediction Center confirmed at least nine tornado reports across the state that day.

Significant destruction occurred at the Pavilion Estates Mobile Home Park, about 7 miles south of Kalamazoo. Images and videos posted online showed severe structural and roof damage at a nearby FedEx facility. Softball-sized hail also hammered parts of Michigan, and by early Wednesday, power outages affected over 34,000 homes and businesses.

According to Emergency Management Director Tim Miner, at least seven homes were demolished in Branch County’s northwest region, south of Kalamazoo, by a tornado. An emergency was declared earlier for Union City and Branch County when a “large and destructive tornado” touched down in the village before moving northeast at 45 mph.

Ohio towns also reported potential tornado damage, with roofs damaged in Greenville, uprooted trees in Mercer, and several farm buildings destroyed in Gettysburg.

After Tuesday’s tornadoes, hailstorms, high winds, and heavy rain across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley, the eastern U.S. braces for another wave of severe weather on Wednesday. The National Weather Service expects over 140 million people to face storms from Texas to Maine. Flash flooding threats coincide with the risk of thunderstorms, mainly over Kentucky, Tennessee, and neighboring states.

According to the Storm Prediction Center, severe thunderstorms will likely move from the southern Plains into the mid-Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Valleys on Wednesday. By Thursday, the storm threat will expand from Central and East Texas into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast, reaching the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic. Strong winds and hail will be the primary concerns, although isolated tornadoes remain possible.

Powerful Tornadoes and Hail Ravage Michigan, Leaving a Trail of Destruction: Actionable Insights on EigenPrism

Post-Event

Tornado & Hail

Subscribers of Canopy Weather in EigenPrism can assess the impact of the tornadoes and hail from May 07, 2024, using these footprints within EigenPrism®

US Tornado Proximity Map as of 2024-05-07

Daily CONUS Hail Swath Map –as of 2024-05-07 – Prelim 3

Damage survey footprints will be available as soon they are released by NWS

 Flood

Subscribers of ICEYE can use this real-time footprint on EigenPrism® to quickly assess the impact of flooding:

Flash Flood – USA Central (USA) Kansas – Flood Inundation as of 2024-05-07

Forecast

All EigenPrism® users can assess the forecast of this multi-peril event using the following report template:

US Severe Weather 2024 Forecast Report

The report template auto-updates with the latest available footprints, which include:

  • Significant Tornado Day 1 Outlook
  • Significant Hail Day 1 Outlook
  • Significant Wind Day 1 Outlook
  • WPC 3-Day Excessive Rainfall Outlook
  • NA 5-day Flood Potential
  • NA 3-day Flood Potential
  • US Flood Outlook

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