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EF0 Tornado — Gratiot, Michigan

2011-08-09 · near Galloway, Gratiot, Michigan

$500K

Property damage

0.1 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down on Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 in Lafayette Township in Gratiot County. This tornado was on the ground for about 250 yards in Lafeyette Township causing significant damage to a 99 year old family farm. This same storm produced a weak EF-0 tornado that touched down briefly for about 200 yards in a corn field in Lakefield Township in Saginaw County. Some very minor crop damage was found along the path between the two tornado touchdowns. Maximum wind gusts were estimated to be around 80mph in Lafayette Township.

Wider weather episode

A minor severe weather outbreak occurred across southwest lower Michigan on the afternoon of August 9th, as a cold front moved through the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 322499. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.