Michigan, 1967

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, April 21, 1967

April 21, 1967 · 16 events in 14 counties and zones

10 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 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
51
Property damage
$28 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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

10 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Allegan

When
April 21, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Allegan County
Rating
F2
Path length
18.6 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.500, -86.130

Tornado, Kent

When
April 21, 5:58 PM CST
Where
Kent County
Rating
F3
Path length
13.6 mi
Path width
400 yd
Injuries
32 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
42.900, -85.770

Tornado, Barry

When
April 21, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Barry County
Rating
F2
Path length
14.5 mi
Path width
500 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.720, -85.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren

When
April 21, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Van Buren County
Coordinates
42.080, -86.180

Tornado, Berrien

When
April 21, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Berrien County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
27 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.020, -86.500

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When
April 21, 7:00 PM CST
Where
St. Joseph County
Coordinates
41.880, -85.580

Tornado, Muskegon

When
April 21, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Muskegon County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.400, -86.080

Tornado, Ionia

When
April 21, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Ionia County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.870, -84.920

Tornado, Clinton

When
April 21, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Clinton County
Rating
F4
Path length
12 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
8 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
42.930, -84.800

Tornado, Kent

When
April 21, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Kent County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
27 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.920, -85.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When
April 21, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Coordinates
42.280, -85.180

Tornado, Eaton

When
April 21, 7:48 PM CST
Where
Eaton County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.770, -85.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Kalamazoo

When
April 21, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Kalamazoo County
Coordinates
42.280, -85.580

Tornado, Eaton

When
April 21, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Eaton County
Rating
F2
Path length
10.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.630, -84.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsdale

When
April 21, 8:27 PM CST
Where
Hillsdale County
Coordinates
42.000, -84.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw

When
April 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Saginaw County
Coordinates
43.380, -84.180

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.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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

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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: 10041017, 10041018, 10041019, 10041020, 10041021, 10041022, 10041023, 10041024, 10041025, 10041026, 10041027, 10041028, 10041029, 10039900, 10039901, 10039902.