Tornado in Michigan
Every tornado event the National Weather Service has filed in Michigan, year by year, with the most significant episodes. 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.
The most significant on the map
The most significant tornado episodes in Michigan.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 1,291
- Deaths
- 253
- Injuries
- 3,467
- Damage
- $1.3 billion
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes in Michigan, June 8, 1953
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, April 11, 1965
- Tornadoes in Michigan, April 3, 1956
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 8, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 12, 1956
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Michigan, July 2 to 4, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 13, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, August 24, 2023Severe storms developed during the evening hours in an extremely unstable environment. Two tornadoes occurred. The first tornado touched down in west central Kent County from Alpine Township to Plainfield Township and was rated an EF-1.
- Tornado in Michigan, May 21, 1953
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, March 20, 1976
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, March 27, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, April 2, 1977
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 20, 2022Multiple thunderstorms tracked across northern Michigan during the afternoon, including a supercell thunderstorm that produced the EF-3 tornado that hit the town of Gaylord along with very large hail in other parts of the area.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, March 3 to 6, 2026On the afternoon of March 6th, 2026, a lone supercell developed in La Porte County, IN and tracked northeast into Lower Michigan. The supercell moved through Cass, St Joseph, Branch, and Calhoun counties.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, April 3, 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, April 21, 1967
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 13, 1995Thunderstorm winds to 61 kts (70 mph) were reported at Backus, and several trees were blown down 10 miles north of Pine River.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 4, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 20, 1987
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 14, 1988
- Tornadoes and Flood in Michigan, June 8 to 10, 2008NWS storm survey teams determined that one EF1 tornado struck Osceola county. Another EF1 tornado struck Eaton county and continued into extreme western Ingham county before dissipating. Extensive damage was documented in association with both tornadoes.
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, October 18, 2007A late season severe weather outbreak occurred on October 18th. An EF-2 tornado struck Ingham county, resulting in millions of dollars worth of damage and two fatalities. About a hundred structures were damaged in a subdivision on the south side of Williamston in Ingham county.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, March 30, 1976
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 21, 1987
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 15, 1982
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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.