F1 Tornado — Mecosta, Michigan
1998-10-06 · near Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan
12
Injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
100.0 mi
Path length
50 yds
Path width
Event narrative
Tornado touched down on Ferris State University in Big Rapids, 7 students injured, 5 others treated at a local hospital for minor injuries. The most serious injury was a broken arm.
Wider weather episode
Low topped convection produced a tornados and wet microburst along with training bands of heavy rain with minor urban flooding. The severe storms formed along a warm front which lifted through the region. The atmosphere was characterized by low CAPE and high helicity.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5675695. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.