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Later that evening and the next day, the local television stations (such as WJBK, WDIV-TV, and WXYZ-TV) displayed video and images of downtown Detroit. One particular image showed the central tower of the Renaissance Center, with nearly every single glass window blown out from the winds and debris of the storm.[citation needed] Similar results were found at many of the neighbouring towers and office buildings.
The temperatures on July 2 were very high, around 90 °F (32 °C), with a heat index close to 104 °F (40 °C). After the storm passed, the temperatures dropped to 70 °F (21 °C).
For the next 6 to 8 hours, there were still thunderstorms rolling and rumbling through, and many people were afraid of further tornadic activity, especially since two-thirds of the City of Windsor were without power until the next morning. Many large trees were felled by the storm's winds as well.
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The effects on the Tecumseh Road viaduct on the west end of Windsor, Ontario were quite overwhelming, however. The steel girder viaduct was built in 1944, and was just two-lanes, going under the CN Rail line that leads to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel. The storms associated with the tornado outbreak dumped such a large amount of rain and floodwaters, that the viaduct was flooded up to the height of a car's roof, as one automobile was submerged (The driver was unharmed, however).
Since this viaduct was a well-known traffic bottleneck (even more so for transport trucks, since the viaduct was so low, it would peel the roof off their trailers), and would flood with around a foot of water from even a light rain, that it was completely closed, torn down, and rebuilt in August 1998, and finished 2 weeks ahead of schedule, and 2 million dollars under budget. The new underpass is built of concrete, is four lanes wide, and is designed to handle the largest of transport trucks.
[edit] | Tags: Other tornadoes | 2>
The Michigan tornado outbreak of July 2 was part of a larger outbreak stemming from a storm system that crossed the eastern part of North America from July 1 to July 3, 1997. On July 1, several tornadoes touched down across western and northern Minnesota north of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. On July 3, several tornadoes touched down from eastern New York to southern New Hampshire. No other fatalities were reported outside of Michigan. In total, 52 tornadoes touched from northeastern Kansas to New England during the three-day event.
[edit] | Tags: Tornado table | 2>
Confirmed
Total
Confirmed
F0
Confirmed
F1
Confirmed
F2
Confirmed
F3
Confirmed
F4
Confirmed
F5
52
13
26
9
4
0
0
[edit] | Tags: July 1 event | 3>
F#
Location
County
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Kansas
F1
E of Woodlawn
Nemaha
1015
2 miles
(3.2 km)
Four barns and a machine shed were destroyed and a hay wagon was tossed some distance into a field
Minnesota
F1
SE of Glenwood
Pope
2135
0.1 miles
(0.16 km)
F1
Willmar area
Kandiyohi
2245
1 miles
(1.6 km)
A warehouse was destroyed and the roof of a motel was damaged
F1
SW of Spicer
Candiyohi
2250
2 miles
(3.2 km)
Cabins and boat docks were damaged
F0
W of Mentor
Polk
2307
0.2 miles
(0.32 km)
F0
SE of Crow River
Meeker
2315
0.5 miles
(0.8 km)
Damage to trees
F0
W of Dassel
Meeker
2335
3 miles
(4.8 km)
One barn was damaged and a tree was blown into a house
F0
SW of Terrebonne
Red Lake
2340
0.2 miles
(0.32 km)
F3
E of Rassat
Wright
2343
5 miles
(8 km)
One home was completely destroyed
F1
W of Waverly
Wright
0000
1 miles
(1.6 km)
Garages and barns were blown down and some structures had roof damage
F2
W of Monticello
Wright
0010
5 miles
(8 km)
F2
SW of Monticello
Wright
0010
2 miles
(3.2 km)
Two tornadoes which merged together produced extensive damage in the Monticello area
F0
Red Lake Falls area
Red Lake
0050
0.2 miles
(0.32 km)
F1
N of St. Francis
Anoka, Isanti
0052
10 miles
(16 km)
One barn collapsed
F0
Dorothy area
Red Lake
0113
0.2 miles
(0.32 km)
F1
E of Forest Lake
Washington
0115
1 miles
(1.6 km)
Brief tornado with unknown damage
F0
N of Rock Creek
Pine
0204
4 miles
(6.4 km)
Weak tornado in a rural area which did not caused any damage
F0
N of Olivia
Renville
0259
0.1 miles
(0.16 km)
F0
NE of Blomkest
Kandiyohi
0315
0.1 miles
(0.16 km)
Wisconsin
F1
SW of Conrath
Rusk
0444
1 miles
(1.6 km)
A farmhouse lost its roof
Source: Tornado History Project - July 1, 1997 Storm Data
[edit] | Tags: July 2 event | 3>
F#
Location
County
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Michigan
F1
NE of Roscommon
Crawford, Oscoda
1900
13 miles
(20.8 km)
Damage mainly to trees including in the Huron National Forest. One home was destroyed
F1
W of Chesaning
Saginaw
1941
2 miles
(3.2 km)
F1
SW of Chesaning
Saginaw
1950
0.3 miles
(0.5 km)
F1
NE of Layton Corners
Saginaw
2010
2 miles
(3.2 km)
F1
E of Au Gres
Arenac
2015
3 miles
(4.8 km)
Three homes were destroyed and several others damaged
F1
NW of Morseville
Genesee
2020
0.3 miles
(0.5 km)
F1
E of Montrose
Genesee
2020
2 miles
(3.2 km)
F1
SE of Montrose
Saginaw
2020
1.5 miles
(1.4 km)
F3
SE of Clio
Genesee
2030
2 miles
(3.2 km)
F1
Oak Grove area
Livingston
2041
10 miles
(16 km)
F3
E of Thetford Center
Genesee
2045
1.7 miles
(2.7 km)
1 death
F1
NE of Columbiaville
Lapeer
2115
1 miles
(1.6 km)
F1
NE of Holly
Oakland
2132
0.3 miles
(0.5 km)
1 death - 2 mobile home parks were heavily damaged with several mobile homes being damaged or destroyed by the winds and/or by rolling trailers.
F2
Detroit area
Wayne
2200
5 miles
(8 km)
Affected portions of the city of Detroit. Up to 100 people were injured. Damage amounts was estimated at around $100 million. The towns of Hamtramck and Highland Park were also heavily affected
F0
SE of Romeo
Macomb
2213
0.7 miles
(1.1 km)
Indiana
F0
E of Noblesville
Hamilton
2012
0.5 miles
(0.8 km)
Damage to a barn, an outbuilding and trees
F2
Anderson area
Madison
2040
5 miles
(8 km)
35 homes and one business were damaged
F0
New Castle area
Henry
2104
0.1 miles
(0.16 km)
Damage limited to trees
Ontario
F1
Merlin/Erieau area
Essex, Kent
2030
18.8 miles
(30 km)
Some structures lost their roofs and barns were destroyed
Ohio
F0
Dublin area
Franklin
2230
0.2 miles
(0.32 km)
Minor damage to several homes and numerous were blown down.
F2
E of Xenia
Greene
2300
0.2 miles
(0.32 km)
A house was blown off its foundation and moved 35 feet away.
F3
SW of Felicity
Clermont
0030
12 miles
(19.2 km)
56 mobile homes and 27 single homes were damaged or destroyed. Barns and sheds were also destroyed.
Source: Tornado History Project - July 2, 1997 Storm Data, 1997 Ontario tornadoes
[edit] | Tags: July 3 event | 3>
F#
Location
County
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
New York
F1
E of Pumpkin Hollow
Columbia
2123
5.3 miles
(8.5 km)
Two houses and a barn were damaged
F1
S of Queechy
Columbia
2317
1.2 miles
(1.9 km)
Several residences were damaged and a carport was moved
F2
N of Cannan Center
Columbia, NY, Berkshire, MA
2320
1.5 miles
(2.4 km)
In New York state, four greenhouse structures were damaged while a three-story home had its roof blown off and the garage completely destroyed and removed from its foundation. One home in Massachusetts was damaged.
Massachusetts
F1
SE of North Adams
Berkshire
2136
1.3 miles
(2.1 km)
One home lost most of its roof shingles and the steeple of a church was blown off
F1
W of Colrain
Franklin
2158
4.5 miles
(7.2 km)
Extensive tree damage, a silo was destroyed, the roof of a barn was damaged and a tractor was flipped over
F2
NW of Hephzibah Heights
Berkshire
2205
4.5 miles
(7.2 km)
10 to 20 homes were heavily damaged
F2
N of West Otis
Berkshire
2211
3.7 miles
(5.9 km)
15 to 20 homes were damaged
F1
W of Griswoldville
Franklin
2258
8.5 miles
(13.6 km)
15 trailers at a campground were damaged including one destroyed
New Hampshire
F1
SE of Swanzey
Cheshire
2313
2 miles
(3.2 km)
A house barn was destroyed and an ice arena was damaged. Extensive tree damage
F2
E of Greenfield
Hillsborough
2355
2 miles
(3.2 km)
A recycling facility was destroyed. Buildings at a campground, wood and aluminium buildings and a sawmill were damaged
Source: Tornado History Project - July 3, 1997 Storm Data
[edit] | Tags: See also | 2>
List of Canadian Tornadoes
List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
List of tornadoes striking downtown areas
[edit] | Tags: External links | 2>
WDIV's Coverage of the Detroit Tornadoes of 1997 - Part 1
WDIV's Coverage of the Detroit Tornadoes of 1997 - Part 2
WDIV's Coverage of the Detroit Tornadoes of 1997 - Part 3
WDIV's Coverage of the Detroit Tornadoes of 1997 - Part 4
WDIV's Coverage of the Detroit Tornadoes of 1997 - Part 5
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