Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Eaton County, Michigan, April 2, 1977
RatingF4
Deaths1
Injuries44
Length16.6 mi
Width613 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.43, -85.02) to the end point (42.53, -84.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 2, 1977, 2:06 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Eaton County
- Path
- 16.6 miles long, up to 613 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 44 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 2, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1977 | F4 | Michigan | 12.4 mi | 183 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F2 | Wisconsin | 9.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F2 | Michigan | 3.3 mi | 223 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F2 | Michigan | 1.5 mi | 57 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F2 | Michigan | 5.6 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F2 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F1 | Michigan | 12 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F1 | Kentucky | 11.6 mi | 3,000 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F1 | New York | 1.8 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F1 | Ohio | 7.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F1 | Ohio | 1.5 mi | 177 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F0 | Ohio | 1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F0 | Ohio | 1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.