Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, August 26, 1986
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.33, -85.58) to the end point (42.33, -85.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 26, 1986, 2:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Kalamazoo County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 26, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1986 | F2 | Ohio | 3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 26, 1986 | F2 | Michigan | 0.6 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 1986 | F2 | Michigan | 10.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 1986 | F2 | Indiana | 5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 26, 1986 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.