Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Midland County, Michigan, April 15, 1976

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length4.5 mi

Width33 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.48, -84.38) to the end point (43.55, -84.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 15, 1976, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Michigan
Counties: Midland County
Path: 4.5 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 15, 1976

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 15, 1976	F3	Texas	9.9 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F2	Nebraska	11.1 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F2	Texas	2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F2	Texas	2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F2	Texas	5.9 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F1	Wisconsin	25.2 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F1	Kansas	33.4 mi	440 yd	1
Apr 15, 1976	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F1	Minnesota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F1	Texas	8.8 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F1	Texas	8.9 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	33 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 15, 1976	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.