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PORTAGE, MI -- The May 7 tornado that swept through Portage was Kalamazoo County’s first tornado in 15 years and its tied for the worst since the 1980 tornado that struck the city of Kalamazoo.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — As residents deal with the aftermath of the apparent tornadoes that swept through southwest Michigan Tuesday, some may be reminded of a spring day in 1980, when a ...
Nearly 50 homes were reportedly destroyed by severe weather, including tornadoes, last week in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Dozens of others were seriously damaged. Fox News Media ...
A tornado watch was in effect from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. for a large portion of Michigan's Lower Peninsula; the tornado watch for Metro Detroit was in effect until 5 a.m.
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Residents at a Kalamazoo County trailer park had little warning before being walloped by an EF2 tornado in May 2024. A wide majority said never heard the sirens. That lack ...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Intense storms and tornadoes tore through Michigan Thursday and Friday. There were nine confirmed tornadoes in Michigan between May 15 and May 16, 2025, six of which were in ...
A tornado that tore through Kalamazoo County on April 2, 1977. Berle Finkey, another resident, was driving down Michigan Avenue in Galesburg when he saw the sky's color change. Then, he saw the ...
A tornado was spotted about 6 p.m. local time Tuesday on the ground northwest of Portage, Michigan near Kalamazoo, the National Weather Service confirmed on X (formerly Twitter).
The heart of downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, was heavily damaged by a deadly F3 tornado on this date 45 years ago. Regarded as the city's worst disaster by the Kalamazoo Public Library, the twister ...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — As residents deal with the aftermath of the apparent tornadoes that swept through southwest Michigan Tuesday, some may be reminded of a spring day in 1980, when a ...