NWS confirms two EF0 tornadoes touched down in West Michigan Thursday night

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Two tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in West Michigan on Thursday night, June 11, 2026, one in Kent County and the other in Barry County.

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids released information on the two twisters over the weekend after storm survey findings had been compiled.

Both tornadoes were rated EF0 and were estimated to have occurred at the same time, from 9:31 to 9:34 p.m., along the leading edge of a severe thunderstorm.

Kent County EF0

According to the preliminary survey results, the Kent County tornado touched down 2 miles east-southeast of Caledonia, near and north of 100th Street just east of the Thornapple River near Alaska Avenue Southeast…

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