Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, May 21, 2001
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.37, -85.45) to the end point (42.37, -85.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 21, 2001, 12:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Kalamazoo County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 21, 2001
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2001 | F2 | Michigan | 10.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 21, 2001 | F2 | Ohio | 7.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F1 | Michigan | 4.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F1 | Michigan | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F1 | Michigan | 3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 21, 2001 | F1 | Michigan | 4 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 21, 2001 | F1 | Ohio | 4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F1 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 21, 2001 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 0.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 7.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | Virginia | 0.2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F0 | West Virginia | 0.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.