Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Delta County, Michigan, July 14, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.2 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.75, -87.07) to the end point (45.70, -86.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 14, 1974, 12:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Delta County
- Path
- 5.2 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 14, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1974 | F3 | Michigan | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1974 | F2 | Michigan | 1.5 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1974 | F1 | Michigan | 1.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1974 | F1 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1974 | F1 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1974 | F1 | Michigan | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1974 | F1 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1974 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1974 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.