Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Allegan County, Michigan, July 21, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries1
Length13.6 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.67, -86.20) to the end point (42.58, -86.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 21, 1983, 7:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Allegan County
- Path
- 13.6 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 21, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 1983 | F3 | New Jersey | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1983 | F2 | Delaware | 1 mi | 20 yd | 2 | 9 |
| Jul 21, 1983 | F1 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1983 | F1 | Michigan | 9.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1983 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1983 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1983 | F0 | New York | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1983 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.