Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Kent County, Michigan, May 21, 2001

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.3 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.02, -85.57) to the end point (43.02, -85.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 21, 2001, 1:29 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Michigan
Counties: Kent County
Path: 0.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 21, 2001

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 21, 2001	F2	Michigan	1 mi	150 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F2	Michigan	10.9 mi	200 yd	3
May 21, 2001	F2	Ohio	7.5 mi	80 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F1	Michigan	4.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F1	Michigan	3 mi	40 yd	1
May 21, 2001	F1	Michigan	4 mi	40 yd	1
May 21, 2001	F1	Ohio	4 mi	200 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F1	Ohio	0.5 mi	100 yd	1
May 21, 2001	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	75 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	75 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	1 mi	150 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	6 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	1 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	1 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	2.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	7.3 mi	100 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Michigan	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	Virginia	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F0	West Virginia	0.7 mi	100 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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