The April 2, 1977 tornado
F4Kalamazoo County, Michigan
An F4 tornado on a 12.4-mile path that injured 10. It was one of 15 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 2, 1977
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 12.4 mi
- Width up to 183 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 10
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, April 2, 1977
- 1:32 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Eaton County1 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.