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EF0 tornado in Clinton County, Michigan

Tornado July 7, 2014 · Clinton County, Michigan

EF0
Rating
1.6 mi
Path length
80 yd
Path width
$50K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 80 yards (0.05 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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 NWS storm survey confirmed that an EF0 tornado with top winds of 85 mph touched down just south of Walker Rd. and moved northeast and stayed on the ground for 1.6 miles. Several trees were blown down and damage to several outbuildings was incurred.

The wider storm

An EF1 tornado struck southern Kent county during the late evening hours of July 6th, resulting in widespread damage including numerous downed trees, power lines, and damage to numerous homes and other structures. There were 6 injuries but no fatalities. Wind speeds with this tornado reached at least 110 mph. There were three additional tornadoes late that evening and overnight which were all EF0.

Began near St Johns Glowacki Fl (43.0200, -84.6500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Kent CountyEF0 Ionia CountyEF0 Ionia County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 520842. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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