Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cass County, Michigan, October 8, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.88, -85.83) to the end point (42.00, -85.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 8, 1959, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Cass County
- Path
- 12.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 8, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 1959 | F2 | Illinois | 2 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 1959 | F2 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1959 | F2 | Wisconsin | 2.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.