EF1 Tornado — Monroe, Michigan

2023-06-15 · near Detroit Beach, Monroe, Michigan

Event narrative

Tornado touched down near Dixie Highway and the north part of the Detroit Beach neighborhood. Damage in this area was mainly large limbs down with winds estimated to 70 mph. Tornado tracked east-northeast through Woodland Beach where greatest damaged occurred with large limbs down and snapped hardwood trees. Estimated winds were to 90 mph with a 400 yd width in this area. Track continued into Baycrest Beach where limbs and a couple trees were down along the lakeshore with estimated winds up to 80 mph. Tornado crossed Pointe Aux Peaux Rd east-southeast of Dixie Highway before exiting over Lake Erie north of Fermi Power Plant. Damage in this portion of the track was EF0 with only limbs down.

Wider weather episode

Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon of June 15th, mainly south of I-96. Hail, measuring between 1-2 inches, emerged as the primary severe weather threat, with several instances of wind damage associated with gusts around 60 mph. The large hail caused extensive crop damage across Livingston county. Notably, an EF1 tornado also developed just west of Lake Erie. This tornado, which remained on the ground for 9 minutes, exhibited a maximum wind gust of 90 mph. In its wake, damage was reported which included multiple large fallen limbs and trees, along with damage to several residential properties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1094396. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.