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EF1 tornado in Saginaw County, Michigan

Tornado June 9, 2026 · Saginaw County, Michigan

EF1
Rating
1.4 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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

A tornado touched down in Freeland, Michigan, just south of the

Freeland Road, Washington Road, and Webster Road intersection.

The tornado caused roof damage to businesses just south of

Freeland and Washington Roads, then continued north-northwest.

Several homes sustained siding and minor roof damage between

Freeland Road and Sarle Road. Homes along Sarle Road and into

Prairie View Court were hardest hit. One home lost part of their

roof, numerous homes sustained siding damage, a large shed or

outbuilding was destroyed, and a few homes had their garage doors

blown in. Tree damage was also noted in these neighborhoods,

along with a few RVs or large campers flipped over and moved.An

estimated 30 to 40 homes total had some level of damage as the

tornado moved through Freeland.

The wider storm

Two tornadoes developed on this day: an EF-1 impacting Freeland in Saginaw County and a second weak tornado near Montrose in Genesee County.

Began near Freeland (43.5229, -84.1094).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EFU Genesee County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1341816. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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