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EF0 tornado in Ogemaw County, Michigan

Tornado August 17, 2017 · Ogemaw County, Michigan

EF0

Rating

0.3 mi

Path length

75 yd

Path width

$45K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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

An EF0 tornado developed over George Lake, and crossed Maple Avenue at the north end of the lake before dissipating. Maximum winds were estimated at 80 mph. Damage was done to docks, outbuildings, and the siding of a few homes.

The wider storm

A large area of thunderstorms produced heavy rain, and a single tornado, in northern Michigan.

Began near Lupton (44.4016, -83.9742).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 722747. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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