Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Van Buren County, Michigan, May 30, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.3 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.32, -85.85) to the end point (42.43, -85.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 30, 1989, 5:04 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Van Buren County, Allegan County
- Path
- 10.3 miles long, up to 60 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 | F2 | Michigan | 10.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F1 | Michigan | 8 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.