Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Benzie County, Michigan, October 15, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.70, -86.23) to the end point (44.63, -86.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 15, 1989, 7:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Benzie County
- Path
- 12 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 15, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 1989 | F1 | Michigan | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.