F0 tornado in Muskegon County, Michigan

Tornado November 10, 1998 · Muskegon County, Michigan

Rating

2.5 mi

Path length

700 yd

Path width

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F0 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F0 meant light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken; the scale paired it with winds of 40–72 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.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tornado rapidly dissipated as it moved inland as a tornado.

The wider storm

A low pressure system of historic dimension moved from the central plains across the upper midwest and Lake superior to Ontario, Canada. Winds during this event exceeded 50 mph across the entire county warning area. The highest gust reported was 87 mph in Mason County with gusts exceeding 60 mph common across the remainder of the County Warning Area. The timing of the onset and dissipation of the storm is estimated. Over 167,000 homes were without power and cleanup efforts were extensive.

Began near Roosevelt Park (43.1700, -86.2300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5675700. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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