The National Weather Service in White Lake, MI has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Canton, MI yesterday, December 23, 2015.

Looking at the historical tornado database from the Storm Prediction Center, this will be Michigan's first December tornado since records began in 1950.

There have been nine November tornadoes in Michigan since 1950.

(Update: National Weather Service says there has been one January tornado - Jan 18, 1996 in Kalamazoo County

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No tornadoes have struck in January.

One tornado has occurred in February, touching down February 28, 1974 southeast of Ypsilanti.

The tornado had a peak wind of 90 mph. It had a path length of 2 miles, and a maximum width of 300 feet.

The tornado lasted approximately three minutes, from 6:43 p.m. to 6:46 p.m. December 23, 2015.

The tornado touched down initially in a neighborhood just southwest of the intersection of Warren Road and North Lilley Road in Canton. The tornado then strengthened to EF-1 force and did damage at an industrial park. Multiple buildings and vehicles were damaged. The tornado then did some lighter damage at the intersection of Joy Road and Haggerty Road. A metal roof was blown off a gas station and trees were damaged. The tornado ended near Haggerty Road and Newport Road.

The tornado was produced by a powerful storm with strong upper level winds. It's this same storm that blew in record warm air from the deep south yesterday.

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MLive Chief Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa has been forecasting Michigan weather for more than 25 years. He's been chief meteorologist at three television news stations in Michigan, and he's an avid gardener and hunter. Email him at mtorregr@mlive.com and find him on Facebook at facebook.com/mark.torregrossa and Twitter @weathermanmark