4 Tornadoes In Michigan On Saturday: Here's What We Know

WHITE LAKE, MI — Four tornadoes touched down in Michigan on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in White Lake.

The tornadoes were reported in Port Austin, Clayton Township, Armada and White Lake, the weather service reported, and all were EF1 twisters.

Port Austin was hit by a confirmed tornado for the second time in a month, damaging a shed and flattening a cornfield in a confined area near M-25 and Hellems Road around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, according to The Detroit News.

Here's what we know about the other three tornadoes, following the National Weather Service releasing its survey damage summaries on Sunday:

Clayton Township Tornado

The second confirmed tornado of the day was reported in Genesee County's Clayton Township around 6:21 p.m. The storm's path extended from just northeast of Calkins and North McKinley roads to just west of Elms Road, between Corunna and Calkins roads.

The EF1 tornado — which was reported to have traveled just under 2 miles, with a width of 200 yards — partially or completely destroyed three garages. It also caused minor damage to adjacent homes.

The tornado hit peak wind speeds of 100 mph. The last tornado reported in Genesee County was an EF0 twister on March 14, 2019.

White Lake Tornado

One of the tornadoes touched down around 7:54 p.m. Saturday in west-central Oakland County. The tornado affected portions of White Lake "with damage up to EF-1 intensity and winds to 100 mph," according to the National Weather Service.

A national weather service survey summary reported that the funnel touched down about 1 mile north-northeast of White Lake, just west of the Teggerdine and Pontiac Lake intersection. The tornado began as an EF0, uprooting and snapping several healthy trees, according to the weather service.

The tornado then tracked southeast toward a neighborhood at the intersection of Pontiac Lake Road and Howland Boulevard, where it produced EF1 damage, such as shingle and roof damage, garage damage and even blowing one garage door completely off, according to the weather service.

One house was damaged when pine trees fell onto it, the weather service said, resulting in one person suffering minor injuries.

The tornado traveled 1.8 miles with a storm width of 400 yards, according to the service. It lasted about three minutes, with the weather service reporting it ended at 7:57 p.m. It lifted while over the water on Pontiac Lake before it could reach Gale Road.

The tornado is the first confirmed twister in Oakland County since an EF1 tornado touched down near Rochester Hills on Sept. 21, 2014, the weather service reported.

Armada Tornado

An EF1 tornado with winds up to 105 mph was confirmed near Macomb County's Armada around 7:54 p.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

The twister — which was reported by the weather service to have traveled about 3.6 miles with a 700-yard width — touched down just southwest of Armada, near the intersection of 34 Mile and Armada Ridge roads.

National Weather Service survey summaries reported tree damage and sporadic roofing damage, mainly to shingles.

The initial damage caused by the storm was consistent with an EF0 tornado, the weather service reported, before increasing in strength to EF1.

Damage in the city of Armada included massive tree damage with uprooted and sheared trees, and shingle damage. One house lost all its roofing, with the upper walls then collapsing.

The tornado tracked northeast toward school complexes before dropping in intensity. It regained EF1 intensity a short time later, damaging more trees and removing a large section of roofing from a home before lifting.

Macomb County's last confirmed tornado was an EF0 storm in Ray Township on Aug. 20, 2014.