Tornado and Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 3, 1993

Name: Tornado and Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 3, 1993
Start: 1993-09-03T17:05
End: 1993-09-03T18:40
Location: Michigan

September 3, 1993 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Wayne

When: September 3, 5:05 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Detroit
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cold air funnel was reported by a number of citizens as well as a retired police officer. This cold air funnel briefly touched down as a weak tornado as reported by an on-duty state trooper at the scene. Fortunately, there was no damage from this tornado.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: September 3, 6:40 PM EST
Where: Chippewa County, Drummond Island
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 46.328, -84.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds gusted to 63 mph at the Drummond Island Municipal Airport when gusty thunderstorm winds blew across the Island. No damage was reported.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Michigan in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Michigan, 1993 Warnings in Michigan, September 1993

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10331566, 10329303.