Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Iosco County, Michigan, June 8, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths4
Injuries13
Length16.6 mi
Width833 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.33, -83.63) to the end point (44.45, -83.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 8, 1953, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Iosco County
- Near the path
- Sand Lake (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 16.6 miles long, up to 833 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 13 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 | 11.3 mi | 70 yd | 1 | 5 |
| 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 | 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.