F0 tornado in Dickinson County, Michigan
Tornado September 30, 2002 · Dickinson County, Michigan
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 the National Weather Service wrote
This tornado developed on the east side of Quinnesec along U.S. 2, and tracked to the east-southeast along the north side of the highway to just west-northwest of Norway. Damage was limited to minor roof damage (lifted shingles) in Quinnesec, trees downed and numerous branches broken.
The wider storm
On Sep 30, a short wave moving from the plains into south central Canada brought a warm front into Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Scattered thunderstorms developed along the front, with several of these storms becoming severe. One supercell that originally developed in an area of higher shear over northern Wisconsin produced three tornadoes and extensive downburst wind damage in southern Dickinson County when it encountered an outflow boundary from earlier convection. The majority of damage to the Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Quinnesec areas was caused by downburst winds, which knocked trees into homes, downed power lines, etc. The most significant damage was produced by the tornado that moved through Kingsford and Iron Mountain.
Began near Quinnesec (45.7667, -87.9333).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5316737. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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