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EF0 tornado in Kent County, Michigan

Tornado July 14, 2015 · Kent County, Michigan

EF0

Rating

0.8 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$50K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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 concluded that an EF-0 tornado touched down about a third of a mile southwest of 84th street and Morse Lake Road in Alto. The tornado had a maximum path width of 50 yards and was on the ground for about 2 minutes. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 75 to 85 mph. It caused roof damage to one home and snapped and uprooted several trees. There were no injuries.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms developed during the late evening hours of July 13th and continued into the early morning hours of July 14th, resulting in several reports of wind damage including downed trees and power lines. An isolated EF-0 tornado also briefly touched down in Alto, causing tree damage but no injuries.

Began near Browne Center (42.8100, -85.4100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 587753. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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