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EF1 tornado in Ionia County, Michigan

Tornado June 26, 2021 · Ionia County, Michigan

EF1

Rating

5.0 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$250K

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 EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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 NWS storm survey determined that an EF-1 tornado occurred north of Lake Odessa. Multiple homes and barns were damaged at the following locations: Bippley/Jordan Lake Road, Ainsworth Road, and Harwood Road. Convergent tracks were observed through corn and wheat fields. Trees were blown down or snapped. Wood power poles were snapped on Clarksville Road near the end point of the tornado.

The wider storm

A low pressure system and warm front combined to setup conditions favorable for the development of several weak tornadoes on June 26th. Storm damage surveys were conducted and it was determined that two EF-1 tornadoes occurred and that several EF-0 tornadoes occurred.

Began near Lake Odessa (42.8060, -85.1580).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Mecosta County EF0 Ottawa County EF0 Kent County EF0 Ionia County EF0 Clare County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 960427. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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