Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Ottawa County, Michigan, August 9, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width220 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.05, -85.85) to the end point (43.08, -85.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 9, 1979, 11:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Ottawa County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 9, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1979 | F2 | Wisconsin | 2.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F2 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F1 | Michigan | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F1 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F0 | Michigan | 0.3 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.