Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Washtenaw County, Michigan, June 8, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries5
Length11.3 mi
Width70 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.20, -84.00) to the end point (42.25, -83.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 8, 1953, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Washtenaw County
- Path
- 11.3 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 8, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1953 | F5 | Michigan | 18.9 mi | 833 yd | 116 | 844 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | Michigan | 5.4 mi | 200 yd | 4 | 18 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | Ohio | 118 mi | 100 yd | 17 | 379 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | Michigan | 33.8 mi | 833 yd | 0 | 23 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F3 | Michigan | 9.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 11 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F3 | Michigan | 1.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F2 | Michigan | 16.6 mi | 833 yd | 4 | 13 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.