A warm front worked north towards Lower Michigan during the evening hours of the 5th. Storms were initially slow to organize, but quickly intensified and became super-cellular as they moved off Lake Michigan. A combination of tornadoes and micro bursts were found in surveys across Berrien, Cass and St. Joseph counties.

Tornado in ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN
From 05-JUN-10 23:32:00 to 05-JUN-10 23:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: CONSTANTINE
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 300.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A survey of damage across southern St. Joseph County was performed by NWS Personnel.  The damage found indicates that a circulation touched down over an open field north of Miller Road and west of Blue School Road.  The tornado initially struck two barns, destroying them and sending the debris several miles downwind.  The tornado then picked up a trailer at a local Port-A-Jon business.  It appears that a combination of the strong winds and the trailer striking one of the guy wires, resulted in a 350 foot cell tower being blown down into an adjacent tower, causing the failure of both (DI: FST DOD:2).  The tornado then continued across mainly open fields, scouring a 200 yard wide area of corn, just to the east-southeast of the cell towers and several trees along its track.  The final damage occurred at a residence where minor roof damage was done to a barn, as well as more focused tree damage and a center pivot irrigation system being flipped.  The tornado reached a maximum of roughly 200 yards in width and was on the ground for over 10 miles.  Maximum winds are estimated at around 125 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in BERRIEN, MICHIGAN
From 05-JUN-10 22:40:00 to 05-JUN-10 22:51:00 (EST-5)
Location: ARDEN
Magnitude: 83.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 120.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A microburst, which likely assisted in the demise of the second tornado in Berrien County, raced east-southeast ward, causing extensive damage to trees for roughly 8 miles in the eastern part of the county, as well as the destruction of a shed and severe damage to a car.  An orchard near the intersection of Hipps Hollow Road and Hochberger Road suffered extensive wind damage as well.  The damage continued and crossed into Cass County near County Line Road and Frost Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in CASS, MICHIGAN
From 05-JUN-10 22:51:00 to 05-JUN-10 22:58:00 (EST-5)
Location: INDIAN LAKE
Magnitude: 75.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Microburst damage continued into Cass County from Berrien County, near County Line Road and Frost Street.  Tree damaged continued along the track, with somewhat more concentrated damage towards the end of the path as it tracked across some residential areas.  Three homes suffered minor damage from either the winds or trees falling onto them.  A barn and garage were destroyed at the end of the microburst near Wilbur Hill Road and Peavine Street.  The supercell that caused the microburst produced yet another tornado just to the east of this microburst damage.

Tornado in CASS, MICHIGAN
From 05-JUN-10 22:59:00 to 05-JUN-10 23:04:00 (EST-5)
Location: DOWAGIAC
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

After leaving behind a swath of microburst winds, the storm intensified with a tornado touching down about a half mile southwest of Southwestern Michigan College, near Dowagiac.  The circulation initially impacted the Pokagon subdivision with numerous homes suffering varying degrees of damage (DI: FR12 DOD: 4).  The circulation continued east-southeast through mainly open and wooded areas, severely damaging numerous trees.  The most extensive tree damage occurred near Michigan 62, west of Twin Lake Road where a 600 yard wide area of trees suffered extensive damage.  The circulation was likely embedded within a much larger area of rear flank downdraft winds.  The circulation then turned more southeast and hit a cemetery on Michigan 62, south of Cass Street.  The circulation quickly dissipated after this point.  Maximum winds are estimated at around 115 mph.

Tornado in BERRIEN, MICHIGAN
From 05-JUN-10 22:36:00 to 05-JUN-10 22:39:00 (EST-5)
Location: ARDEN
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Just to the southeast of the first tornado of the evening a separate storm produced another tornado about a mile southeast of the first one, on Linco Road. The circulation continued along the road where it struck a garage near the intersection of Linco and Garr Roads. The east side of the garage was blown outwards.  The tornado then turned somewhat southeast ending on Michigan 139, where a pole barn was destroyed. The tornado reached a maximum width of around 100 yards with top winds estimated at around 100 mph.

Tornado in BERRIEN, MICHIGAN
From 05-JUN-10 22:28:00 to 05-JUN-10 22:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: BARODA
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A survey of the area between Baroda and Stevensville indicated damage consistent with a tornado. The damage started on Marrs Road, just west of Stevensville-Baroda Road and continued east-northeast. The damage started with a travel trailer being thrown and destroyed as well as some tree damage. The circulation tracked mainly over open fields until reaching an area of homes on Lincoln Ave where the entire roof was ripped off a home (DI: FR12, DOD: 6) and another home suffered slightly less roof damage. The circulation continued northeast, crossing Hollywood Road, north of Linco Road. Several one year old 24 inch diameter power poles were snapped (DI: ETL; DOD 4). In addition, a harrow and trailer were thrown from a barn roughly 150 to 200 yards into a field. The circulation appears to dissipate north of Linco Road on Scottdale Road. The tornado was roughly 200 yards wide at its peak. Maximum winds are estimated at around 125 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in BRANCH, MICHIGAN
From 05-JUN-10 23:57:00 to 05-JUN-10 23:58:00 (EST-5)
Location: COLDWATER
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and tree limbs down in and around Coldwater.

Thunderstorm Wind in BRANCH, MICHIGAN
From 05-JUN-10 23:48:00 to 05-JUN-10 23:49:00 (EST-5)
Location: MATTESON
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Emergency management officials reported a large tree down at M-86 and Farrand Road.