Tornadoes in Michigan, May 31, 1954

Name: Tornadoes in Michigan, May 31, 1954
Start: 1954-05-31T16:00
End: 1954-05-31T19:30
Location: Michigan

May 31, 1954 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

5 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $280,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Van Buren

When: May 31, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County
Rating: F2
Path length: 9.3 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.300, -86.200

Tornado, Allegan

When: May 31, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Allegan County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 110 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.530, -85.770

Tornado, Branch

When: May 31, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Branch County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 41.850, -84.980

Tornado, Washtenaw

When: May 31, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Washtenaw County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 42.320, -83.830

Tornado, Wayne

When: May 31, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.400, -82.980

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Michigan in 1954 Every state in 1954 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Michigan, 1954

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10039433, 10039434, 10039435, 10039436, 10039437.