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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI

632 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025



...NWS Damage Survey for EF-1 Tornado from Kent County to Ionia 

County...



.Kent County to Ionia County Tornado on May 15 2025...



Rating:                 EF-1

Estimated Peak Wind:    Around 90 mph

Path Length /statute/:  Around 14.5 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   Around 100 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             May 15 2025

Start Time:             Around 1051pm EDT

Start Location:         2 NE Caledonia

Start Lat/Lon:          42.80, -85.47



End Date:               May 15 2025

End Time:               Around 1108pm EDT

End Location:           2 S Saranac

End Lat/Lon:            42.90, -85.21



The tornado resulted in mostly tree damage along its 14.5 mile

path. The tornado developed just east of the Thornapple River 

northeast of Caledonia. There it tracked northeast with the peak 

damage near Campbell Lake where houses sustained roof damage. The

track continued northeast crossing I-96 around Hastings Road

before ending just south of Saranac.



The tornado began in Kent County and ended in Ionia County.





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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the

following categories:



EF0.....65 to 85 mph

EF1.....86 to 110 mph

EF2.....111 to 135 mph

EF3.....136 to 165 mph

EF4.....166 to 200 mph

EF5.....>200 mph



NOTE:

The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to

change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS

Storm Data.



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