Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Wayne County, Michigan, November 20, 1957
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries12
Length1.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.40, -83.10) to the end point (42.40, -83.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 20, 1957, 4:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Wayne County
- Near the path
- Detroit, Highland Park (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 12 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.