Four tornadoes ripped through the Grand Rapids area earlier this month, causing damage to homes and vehicles.
A Wyoming, Michigan resident was able to capture the storm passing through their backyard, showing trees being uprooted by a tornado within seconds.
Local4Caster Paul Gross detailed the string of tornados last week.
The weakest tornado, an EF-0 rated twister (winds in the range of 65-85 mph) is noteworthy because it hit in the Grand Rapids city limits. This particular tornado was very brief, and touched down near Perkins Avenue NE between Leonard and Knapp street NE. Property damage was mostly from fallen trees.
An EF-0 tornado touched down near 44th Street and Ivanrest Ave. SW in Grandville and continued on the ground along a varying path through Grandville and Wyoming, before lifting near the intersection of Nagel Avenue SW and Chicago Drive SW.
Though the tornado remained west of US-131, it did zigzag across a number of major roads/intersections in the Grand Rapids metro area. Winds in this tornado are estimated to be 80-85 mph. Along the path, hundreds of trees were damaged or knocked over resulting in tens of thousands of power outages. Many homes and a number of vehicles were damaged from fallen trees.