Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Berrien County, Michigan, June 17, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.82, -86.50) to the end point (41.82, -86.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 17, 1978, 11:02 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Berrien County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 17, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1978 | F2 | Wisconsin | 16.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | F1 | Kansas | 7.3 mi | 150 yd | 16 | 3 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | F1 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | F1 | Michigan | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.