Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Van Buren County, Michigan, May 30, 1989
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.40, -86.20) to the end point (42.53, -86.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 30, 1989, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Van Buren County, Allegan County
- Path
- 10.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 30, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1989 | F4 | Iowa | 11 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 30, 1989 | F2 | Michigan | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F1 | Michigan | 8 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F1 | Michigan | 10.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.