Michigan, 2010Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, October 24, 2010
October 24, 2010 · NWS IWX · 3 events in 1 county or zone
The southern fringe of an upper level system, combined in modest instability, allowed for the development of widely scattered thunderstorms. A few reached severe limits with a brief tornado near Coloma.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
The southern fringe of an upper level system, combined in modest instability, allowed for the development of widely scattered thunderstorms. A few reached severe limits with a brief tornado near Coloma.
Tornado, Berrien
- When
- October 24, 9:50 PM EST to 9:51 PM EST
- Where
- Berrien County, 2.26 mi ENE of Riverside to 2.31 mi ENE of Riverside
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.08 mi
- Path width
- 35 yd
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 42.196, -86.341
A survey of damage suggested a circulation briefly touched down northwest of Coloma. The tornado caused minor damage to two homes as well as removing a barn roof. The tornado quickly lifted, only on the ground a tenth of a mile. Maximum winds are estimated at around 70 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien
- When
- October 24, 10:43 PM EST to 10:44 PM EST
- Where
- Berrien County, 0.86 mi NW of (Beh)ross Arpt Bntn
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 42.140, -86.440
The Automated Surface Observation system at Benton Harbor recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien
- When
- October 24, 10:48 PM EST to 10:49 PM EST
- Where
- Berrien County, 0.69 mi S of Lake Michigan Beach
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 42.210, -86.380
Law enforcement officials reported a large tree down onto power lines in the Hagar township area.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, October 24 to 25, 20101 death · 2 injured · $2.0 million · EF2 · 33 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 24, 20104 injured · $1.9 million · EF2 · 41 events
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, October 24 to 25, 2010$263,000 · EF1 · 45 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Tennessee, October 24, 2010$2.1 million · 65 kt wind · 15 events
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, October 24 to 26, 2010$281,000 · EF0 · 39 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Mississippi, October 24 to 25, 2010$256,000 · 1.75 in hail · 28 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 24, 2010$27,000 · EF0 · 56 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, October 24, 2010$110,000 · EF1 · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, October 24 to 25, 20101 injured · $45,000 · EF1 · 10 events
- Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in California, October 24, 2010$175,000 · 10 events
- Coastal Flood in Washington, October 24 to 25, 2010$150,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, October 24, 2010$91,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 265060, 265062, 265061.