Michigan, 1995

Tornado in Michigan, August 4, 1995

August 4, 1995 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Antrim

When
August 4, 12:30 AM EST
Where
Antrim County, Elk Rapids
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.007, -85.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

North of Elk Rapids, a cold air waterspout came ashore with enough force to break some six inch limbs out of some trees, and create the classic "Freight Train" sound heard by at least four people in nearby houses. Some minor roof damage was also noted on one house. The tree damage was between two houses and the track was less than .1 mile long. The waterspout dissipated quickly after coming on shore. No convective activity was observed, by any radar, in northern lower Michigan during that night.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10328963.