Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, May 28, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length64.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.12, -85.63) to the end point (42.75, -84.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 28, 1955, 8:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Kalamazoo County, Calhoun County, Eaton County
- Near the path
- Portage, Grand Ledge, Schoolcraft, Level Park-Oak Park (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 64.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 28, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1955 | F2 | Indiana | 6.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 28, 1955 | F1 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1955 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1955 | F1 | Wisconsin | 2.7 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 28, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1955 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.