GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — May 13, 2025, marks the 45th anniversary of the 1980 Kalamazoo tornado.
DAMAGE AND PATH
The F3 tornado touched down just after 4 p.m. on a Tuesday. The tornado stayed on the ground for approximately 11 miles or right around 22 minutes. The path of damage was quite intense, leaving behind 47 destroyed homes and 216 damaged homes.
Lookback: The deadly Kalamazoo tornado of 1980
The National Weather Service out a tornado watch and warning with an approximately 10-minute lead time. Regardless, five people were killed and 79 injured, most of them in downtown Kalamazoo.
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