Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Berrien County, Michigan, March 4, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries9
Length44.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.95, -86.57) to the end point (42.25, -85.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 4, 1976, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Berrien County, Van Buren County
- Path
- 44.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 9 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 4, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1976 | F3 | Illinois | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1976 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1976 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1976 | F1 | Oklahoma | 13.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1976 | F1 | Indiana | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.