Eyewitness Interviews
Three individuals share their personal stories of the 1980 Kalamazoo tornado.
“I went on [the news] and said, If you’re on the West side of Kalamazoo, a tornado is coming. Take Cover.”
“Well, we’re laying on the floor, and that roar was so loud, you felt like you were in Cape Canaveral and you were underneath the launching pad…”
“…I grabbed our little poodle, and as soon as we hit the basement, all the lights went out. ”