A F1 tornado struck Tustin (Osceola county) during the late evening hours of the first of August. The maximum winds were estimated to have peaked at the 100 to 110 m.p.h. range... ranking the tornado as a F1 on the Fujita scale. The tornado traveled from west to east and left a damage path that was 6.5 miles long and about a half mile wide. The storm traveled along 21 mile road passing about one mile north of the center of Tustin. The path of damage began about half a mile west of the intersection of 230th Avenue and 21 Mile Road. From there the tornado intensified and moved east. The worst damage occurred along 21 Mile Road between 220th and 200th Avenues. Numerous trees were snapped off or uprooted and several outbuildings and homes incurred roof damage from the high winds and falling trees. A garage attached to a house was destroyed and a camper was flipped over near the intersection of 21 Mile Road and 200th Avenue. The tornado continued east crossing U.S. 131 and ending between Makinaw trail and 170th Avenue, about two miles northeast of the center of Tustin. Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines were received from across most of southwestern and west central lower Michigan with severe thunderstorms through the late evening hours. One isolated report of three quarters inch hail was received from spotters in New Era (Oceana county).

Thunderstorm Wind in MECOSTA, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 20:40:00 to 01-AUG-02 20:40:00 (EST)
Location: BIG RAPIDS
Magnitude: 53 E
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in MONTCALM, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 21:40:00 to 01-AUG-02 21:40:00 (EST)
Location: SIDNEY
Magnitude: 53 E
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in VAN BUREN, MICHIGAN
From 02-AUG-02 00:30:00 to 02-AUG-02 00:30:00 (EST)
Location: BANGOR
Magnitude: 53 E
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
From 02-AUG-02 00:15:00 to 02-AUG-02 00:30:00 (EST)
Location: VICKSBURG
Magnitude: 53 E
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Thunderstorm Wind in NEWAYGO, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 20:15:00 to 01-AUG-02 20:35:00 (EST)
Location: FREMONT
Magnitude: 60 E
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in CALHOUN, MICHIGAN
From 02-AUG-02 00:00:00 to 02-AUG-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Location: BATTLE CREEK
Magnitude: 53 E
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in NEWAYGO, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 21:02:00 to 01-AUG-02 21:05:00 (EST)
Location: GRANT
Magnitude: 60 E
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in IONIA, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 22:20:00 to 01-AUG-02 22:20:00 (EST)
Location: BELDING
Magnitude: 53 E
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 22:56:00 to 01-AUG-02 22:56:00 (EST)
Location: ALLEGAN
Magnitude: 53 E
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in CLARE, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 20:50:00 to 01-AUG-02 20:50:00 (EST)
Location: LEOTA
Magnitude: 60 E
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in OCEANA, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 19:50:00 to 01-AUG-02 19:50:00 (EST)
Location: NEW ERA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 10K
Crop damage: 5K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in KENT, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 22:10:00 to 01-AUG-02 22:20:00 (EST)
Location: GRAND RAPIDS
Magnitude: 53 E
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Thunderstorm Wind in BARRY, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 23:00:00 to 01-AUG-02 23:15:00 (EST)
Location: DELTON
Magnitude: 53 E
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in INGHAM, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 23:20:00 to 01-AUG-02 23:20:00 (EST)
Location: LANSING
Magnitude: 53 E
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tornado in OSCEOLA, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 19:15:00 to 01-AUG-02 19:20:00 (EST)
Location: TUSTIN
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 500K
Crop damage: 100K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in OTTAWA, MICHIGAN
From 01-AUG-02 22:08:00 to 01-AUG-02 22:08:00 (EST)
Location: JENISON
Magnitude: 53 M
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY