Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Branch County, Michigan, April 17, 1963
RatingF1
Deaths1
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.00, -85.00) to the end point (42.00, -85.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 17, 1963, 6:13 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Branch County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 17, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1963 | F4 | Illinois, Indiana | 57.3 mi | 130 yd | 1 | 70 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F3 | Michigan | 0.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 13 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 11.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.