Michigan, 2024

Tornado in Michigan, October 13, 2024

October 13, 2024 · NWS GRR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

One waterspout very briefly moved onshore in Ottawa county and tossed several beach chairs before quickly dissipating.

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The toll

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

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What happened

The episode as NWS GRR wrote it up.

One waterspout very briefly moved onshore in Ottawa county and tossed several beach chairs before quickly dissipating.

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:32 UTC.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Ottawa

When
October 13, 3:30 PM EST to 3:31 PM EST
Where
Ottawa County, 0.86 mi SE of Rosabelle Beach to 0.91 mi SE of Rosabelle Beach
Rating
EFU
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
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Coordinates
42.860, -86.210

A waterspout very briefly moved onshore and tossed several beach chairs before likely quickly dissipating as it encountered a dune bluff.

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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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1218201.