NWS confirmed 12 tornadoes touched down across Lower Michigan on March 30, and an additional two tornadoes were reported in Branch County on April 2. Michigan typically sees 15 to 16 tornadoes a year on average.

When a tornado warning becomes “radar confirmed,” the alert on TV or an app will turn purple. This means a tornado has been spotted by a person on the ground or debris can be seen by the radar high in the sky (which could only get there by a tornado lofting damage into the sky).

After a tornado struck an Amish community in Michigan, repairs began even before the National Weather Service could assess the damage.

As tornadoes tore through parts of the Midwest during a recent severe weather outbreak, communities in Southwest Michigan and Northern Indiana were already in recovery mode minutes after the twisters struck,

After a tornado struck an Amish community in Michigan, repairs began even before the National Weather Service could assess the damage.