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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
225 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 3/30/2025 Tornado Event...

.Myers Lake Tornado in Kent County...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.0 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             3/30/2025
Start Time:             6:00 PM EDT
Start Location:         3 E Rockford / Kent County / MI
Start Lat/Lon:          43.128 / -85.496

End Date:               3/30/2025
End Time:               6:10 PM EDT
End Location:           7 ESE Cedar Springs / Kent County / MI
End Lat/Lon:            43.180 / -85.431

Survey Summary:
Tornado developed south of 11 Mile Rd along Myers Lake Ave where
dozens of trees were uprooted and several snapped on the
southwest side of Myers Lake. Damage was more diffuse and
sporadic until the tornado reintensified a half-mile west of
Ramsdell Dr along 14 Mile Rd, uprooting multiple hardwood trees.
It ended along Ramsdell Dr north of 14 Mile Rd after tipping a
center-pivot irrigator and snapping a few more large limbs.
Damage to nearby structures was minimal.


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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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