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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1102 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026 /1002 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/20/2026 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
MULTIPLE SUPERCELLS OCCURRED ON JULY 20, 2026 IN
CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. THESE STORMS PRODUCED LARGE HAIL, HEAVY
RAIN, AND WIND DAMAGE. PUBLIC PHOTOS AND VIDEO, DRONE FOOTAGE
PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC AND THE DELTA AND MENOMINEE COUNTY SHERIFF
DEPARTMENTS, AND ON-THE-GROUND STORM SURVEYS ESTIMATE AT LEAST 3
TORNADOES OCCURRED.
THE NWS MARQUETTE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
PUBLIC, THE DELTA COUNTY AND MENOMINEE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS,
AND THE EMPLOYEES OF OB FUELLER COUNTY PARK, WHO'S INFORMATION
HELPED COMPLETE THIS STORM SURVEY.
MQT-07202026_SHOTPOINT
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNKNOWN
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: UNKNOWN
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: UNKNOWN
FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/20/2026
START TIME: 06:31 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 5 E HARVEY / / MI
START LAT/LON: 46.4899 / -87.2292
END DATE: 07/20/2026
END TIME: 06:31 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 6 W DEERTON / MARQUETTE COUNTY / MI
END LAT/LON: 46.5012 / -87.1733
SURVEY SUMMARY:
VIDEO AND RADAR EVIDENCE SUGGEST A WATERSPOUT MOVED ON SHORE AT
SHOT POINT. NO SURVEYABLE DAMAGE WAS FOUND BY STORM SURVEY TEAM.
MQT_07202026
7MILEMARSH
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 104 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.14 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 35 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/20/2026
START TIME: 07:47 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 4 SE GOURLEY / MENOMINEE COUNTY / MI
START LAT/LON: 45.5497 / -87.3647
END DATE: 07/20/2026
END TIME: 07:47 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 4 SE GOURLEY / MENOMINEE COUNTY / MI
END LAT/LON: 45.55 / -87.3619
SURVEY SUMMARY:
DRONE FOOTAGE AND ON GROUND SURVEYS INDICATE THE STORM PRODUCED A
SWATH OF DAMAGE TO MOSTLY LARGE WHITE PINES OF APPROXIMATELY 1 TO
3 FEET IN DIAMETER. DAMAGE PATH IS CHAOTIC IN NATURE CONSISTENT
WITH TORNADOIC DAMAGE SIGNATURES, WITH VARYING DAMAGE PATH
DIRECTIONS ALONG AND WITHIN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE DAMAGE AREA
POLYGON. CURRENT EVIDENCE SUGGESTS DAMAGE AFTERWARDS WAS CREATED
BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS; HOWEVER, THIS REMOTE PART OF MENOMINEE
COUNTY WAS NOT ENTIRELY ACCESSIBLE AND ADDITIONAL DATA IN THE
FUTURE MAY INDICATE A NEED TO UPDATE THIS STORM'S SURVEY.
MQT_07202026_OBFUELLERPARK
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.30 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/20/2026
START TIME: 07:58 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 8 E GOURLEY / DELTA COUNTY / MI
START LAT/LON: 45.5682 / -87.2549
END DATE: 07/20/2026
END TIME: 08:01 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 8 E GOURLEY / DELTA COUNTY / MI
END LAT/LON: 45.5694 / -87.2492
SURVEY SUMMARY:
DRONE FOOTAGE AND ON-THE-GROUND STORM SURVEYS DOCUMENTED DAMAGE
PATH THROUGH SOFTWOOD TREES, CONSISTENT WITH TORNADIC DAMAGE.
THIS, COUPLED WITH RADAR IMAGERY AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF EVENTS,
SUGGEST A TORNADO MOVED THROUGH THE STAND BEFORE SHIFTING
OFFSHORE. THIS PATH RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO TREES ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE. NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF THE ESTIMATED
PATH, ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED, CONSISTENT WITH STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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