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F2 tornado in Wayne County, Michigan

Tornado July 2, 1997 · Wayne County, Michigan

Rating

5.0 mi

Path length

2,500 yd

Path width

Injuries

$90.0M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 2,500 yards (1.42 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

Began near Highland Park (42.4000, -83.2500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F3 Genesee County 1 dead F3 Genesee County F1 Oakland County 1 dead F1 Saginaw County F1 Saginaw County F1 Saginaw County F1 Saginaw County F1 Genesee County F1 Genesee County F1 Lapeer County F1 Livingston County F0 Macomb County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5607602. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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