Tornado on Jul. 24, 2021 19:11 PM EDT (2024)

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been tracking tornadoes for decades. This interactive map, which contains data from January 1950 to January 31, 2024, pinpoints where a cyclone touched down and traces its path of destruction. For more recent tornadoes, clicking deeper provides more details, damage estimates and whether someone was injured or killed in the storm.

Summary

An active severe weather season for Southeast Michigan continued on July 24, 2021 with another round of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Thunderstorms initially developed mid-afternoon just south of Cadillac and tracked southeastward into the Tri-Cities and Metro Detroit regions through the evening. Storms began as a broken line and strengthened quickly as they moved into a region of favorable dynamics and ample instability. Embedded rotation within this line produced three confirmed tornadoes in White Lake, Armada, and Clayton Township. An additional tornado spun up over Port Austin. Numerous reports of straight-line wind damage, namely power outages and tree damage, were also observed with many of these reports coming from western Oakland County. As the line of storms tracked south of I-94, the tornado threat diminished; although bowing segments embedded within the line continued to produce damaging wind gusts. In addition to wind damage, most areas observed 1-2 inches (with locally higher amounts) of rainfall which led to flash flooding in some low-lying and flood-prone areas. At least 140,000 DTE customers lost power at the height of the storms. Between the tornadoes and wind damage, Oakland county was estimated sustaining close to 10 million dolllars in damage, with around 4.5 million across Macomb county.

Date/TimeF ScaleLength (in miles)Width (in feet)Injury*Fataliy**Property DamageCrops Damage
Jul. 24, 2021 15:03 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Multiple reports of trees and power lines down.
Jul. 24, 2021 15:07 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Reports of several trees and power lines down in Larkin Township.
Jul. 24, 2021 15:17 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Report of tree down on the road.
Jul. 24, 2021 15:25 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Several trees and power lines reported down.
Jul. 24, 2021 15:36 PM EDTEF02.881100 (0)0 (0)$100,000
A tornado touched down near the intersection of N Hellman and Grindstone Rd, 1 mile east of Port Austin. Shortly after the tornado touched down, an outbuilding was destroyed, marking its peak intensity of 80 mph winds. As the tornado tracked east, a field of soybean crops was damaged. Numerous trees were then damaged as the tornado approached Sullivan Rd, in which the damage swath was approximately 50 yards in width. The tornado continued to track eastward, causing damage to a fence line before lifting just prior to reaching Tomlinson Rd.
Jul. 24, 2021 15:36 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Large tree limbs were observed snapped.
Jul. 24, 2021 15:45 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
A 12 to 14 inch diameter tree was observed blown down.
Jul. 24, 2021 16:14 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Several large tree limbs and power lines down in the city of Saginaw.
Jul. 24, 2021 16:40 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
A tree was reported down on the road.
Jul. 24, 2021 16:45 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Thunderstorm winds brought down wires.
Jul. 24, 2021 17:21 PM EDTEF11.882000 (0)0 (0)$1,000,000
The tornado path extended from just northeast of Calkins and North McKinley Rd, just west of Elms Rd between Corunna and Calkins Rd. The most significant damage, consistent with EF1 damage, was along Calkins Rd, west of Morrish Road; and along Morrish Road, south of Calkins Rd. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph. Notable damage included three garages that were either partially or completely destroyed. Additional damage included minor structural damage to adjacent homes, including the loss of roofing materials and siding. There was sporadic tree and crop damage along the path.
Jul. 24, 2021 18:52 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)$250,000
Multiple trees were blown down, with some siding off of home.
Jul. 24, 2021 18:52 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Numerous trees reported down across Indian Springs Metropark.
Jul. 24, 2021 18:54 PM EDTEF13.457000 (0)0 (0)$4,500,000
A tornado touched down just southwest of the city of Armada, around the intersection of 34 mile and Armada Ridge Rd. Initial damage consisted of plentiful tree damage and sporadic roofing damage mainly to shingles. Initial damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado. Tornado then increased in strength to an EF1 tornado on Main St on the west side of Armada. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph. Damage in the city consisted of massive tree damage with uprooted and sheared trees. Several residential homes observed shingle damage, with a couple of houses exhibiting more severe damage to the roofing structure as roofing material was removed from the home. One house lost all roofing, with the upper walls then collapsing. The tornado then tracked northeast towards the school complexes in town, dropping in intensity down to EF0. Damage observed at this point included several uprooted trees and large limbs snapped. The tornado then continued north-northeast towards Omo and Florence Rd, re-strengthening to an EF1, where a residential home lost a large section of roofing. The tornado briefly continued up Omo Rd before lifting.
Jul. 24, 2021 18:54 PM EDTEF11.654000 (0)0 (0)$8,500,000
A tornado touched down 1 mile NNE of White Lake just west of the intersection of Teggerdine Rd and Pontiac Lake Rd. The tornado began as an EF-0 in which several healthy trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado then tracked southeast toward a neighborhood at the intersection of Pontiac Lake Rd and Howland Blvd where it produced EF-1 damage, including shingle and roof damage, garage damage with one garage door completely blown off, and numerous healthy trees uprooted and snapped. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph. A house was damaged when multiple pine trees fell onto it, resulting in one minor injury. The tornado then tracked to the northeast and crossed Pontiac Lake Rd before tracking across Pontiac Lake as an EF-0, in which it produced shingle damage and uprooted numerous trees in neighborhoods located on the peninsula north of Pontiac Lake Rd along Buckingham St and a second peninsula off of Gale Rd near Tackles Dr. The tornado then tracked northeast of the peninsulas and lifted while over the water on Pontiac Lake prior to reaching Gale Rd.
Jul. 24, 2021 18:55 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Multiple trees and large tree limbs observed blown down.
Jul. 24, 2021 19:02 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)$500,000
Several trees blown down over Maceday Lake road. A large tree also fell onto a home.
Jul. 24, 2021 19:10 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Sporadic light tree damage noted along Benstein road between Maple and Sleeth roads, with isolated large limbs/trees down.
Jul. 24, 2021 19:11 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Jul. 24, 2021 19:12 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)$500,000
Large oak trees reported down on residential homes.
Jul. 24, 2021 19:19 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Multiple trees and power lines reported down.
Jul. 24, 2021 19:19 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Jul. 24, 2021 19:21 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Numerous tree limbs and a few large trees (mainly un-healthy) knocked down in woods behind residence's homes. Otherwise, sporadic light tree damage noted between 12 and 14 miles from Haggerty to Halsted, with isolated large limbs/trees down.
Jul. 24, 2021 19:33 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Large tree was blown down.
Jul. 24, 2021 19:43 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
A gas station suffered wind damage.
Jul. 24, 2021 19:45 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
A quick 2.5 inches of rain in thunderstorms lead to flash flooding of the underpass at the intersection of Maple Road and South Easton Street. Flash flooding also blocked all lanes of traffic along southbound I-75 near 11 mile road.
Jul. 24, 2021 19:55 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Large tree limb reported down on road.
Jul. 24, 2021 20:08 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
A quick 1.75 to 2.5 inches of rain in thunderstorms lead to flash flooding on roadways.|Cars were stranded in flood waters at Davison and John C Lodge Freeways. All lanes of traffic along I-75 were flooded in the area of Holbrooke Avenue and 11 Mile Road. Flooding also caused several road closures along M-39 between Joy Road and Rotunda Drive.
Jul. 24, 2021 20:13 PM EDT0 (0)0 (0)
Tree damage reported at Willow Metropark Golf Course.

* Direct Injury (Indirect Injury)
* Direct Fatality (Indirect Fatality)

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F Scale***

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EF4

EF3

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EF1

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*** Enhanced Fujita Scale describes the strength of the tornado based on the amount and type of damage caused by the tornado. The F-scale of damage will vary in the destruction area; therefore, the highest value of the F-scale is recorded for each event. EF0 – Light Damage (40 – 72 mph), EF1 – Moderate Damage (73 – 112 mph), EF2 – Significant damage (113 – 157 mph), EF3 – Severe Damage (158 – 206 mph), EF4 – Devastating Damage (207 – 260 mph), EF5 – Incredible Damage (261 – 318 mph)

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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