Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Wayne County, Michigan, July 2, 1997

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries90

Length5 mi

Width2,500 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.40, -83.25) to the end point (42.38, -83.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 2, 1997, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Michigan
Counties: Wayne County
Path: 5 miles long, up to 2,500 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 90 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 2, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jul 2, 1997	F3	Michigan	2 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F3	Michigan	1.7 mi	1,500 yd	1	1
Jul 2, 1997	F3	Ohio	12 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F2	Indiana	5 mi	110 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F2	Ohio	0.2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F1	Michigan	13 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F1	Michigan	2 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F1	Michigan	0.3 mi	43 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F1	Michigan	2 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F1	Michigan	3 mi	150 yd	0	1
Jul 2, 1997	F1	Michigan	0.3 mi	73 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F1	Michigan	2 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F1	Michigan	1.5 mi	43 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F1	Michigan	10 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F1	Michigan	1 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F1	Michigan	0.3 mi	23 yd	1	0
Jul 2, 1997	F0	Florida	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F0	Indiana	0.5 mi	73 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F0	Indiana	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F0	Montana	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F0	Michigan	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	6
Jul 2, 1997	F0	Montana	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1997	F0	Ohio	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.