Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Chippewa County, Michigan, July 12, 1987
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.1 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.97, -84.00) to the end point (46.02, -83.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 12, 1987, 1:23 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Chippewa County
- Path
- 5.1 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 12, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1987 | F1 | New Jersey | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1987 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.2 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1987 | F1 | Virginia | 1.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1987 | F0 | Florida | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.