Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Branch County, Michigan, May 17, 1986
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.9 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.82, -84.88) to the end point (41.88, -84.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1986, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Branch County
- Path
- 4.9 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1986 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1986 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1986 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1986 | F0 | Michigan | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.