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EF1 tornado in Ingham County, Michigan

Tornado June 8, 2008 · Ingham County, Michigan

EF1

Rating

0.5 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The EF1 tornado continued into northwestern Ingham county where it created it's final burst of damage at the Lansing Board of Water and Light Eckert Plant on Grand River avenue just south of Logan street. One cooling tower was completely destroyed and another was severely damaged. The tornado rapidly weakened and lifted immediately to the east of the plant.

The wider storm

NWS storm survey teams determined that one EF1 tornado struck Osceola county. Another EF1 tornado struck Eaton county and continued into extreme western Ingham county before dissipating. Extensive damage was documented in association with both tornadoes. Severe thunderstorms also produced numerous reports of wind damage and large hail.

Began near Hopwood Acres (42.7200, -84.5600).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Eaton County 1 dead EF1 Osceola County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 116832. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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