Michigan
83 counties63 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+43 county disaster declarations
Michigan has recorded 1,152 tornadoes since 1950, 25th among the states; 1 tropical storms and hurricanes within 50 miles since 1851; 127,987 acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2025
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Tropical cyclone tracks since 1851
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 1,152
- 25th of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 63
- 20th of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 1
- 33rd of 51
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- —
- Acres burned since 1984
- 128K
- 49 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 14,792
- $150 million paid
County leaders
Where in Michigan each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
Most tropical cyclones within 50 mi
Most acres burned
- 1Luce County39K
- 2Crawford County31K
- 3Marquette County12K
- 4Iosco County9,113
- 5Schoolcraft County8,286
Most flood claims
- 1Wayne County2,892
- 2Monroe County1,672
- 3Macomb County1,437
- 4St. Clair County1,184
- 5Saginaw County798
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Michigan’s record. Each opens its own page.
Tornadoes
- F5 1953, Genesee116 killed
- F5 1956, Allegan17 killed
- F4 1965, Branch23 killed
- F4 1965, Branch21 killed
- F4 1965, Monroe18 killed
- F4 1964, Macomb11 killed
- F4 1965, Ottawa5 killed
- F4 1953, Monroe4 killed
- F4 1956, Genesee3 killed
- F4 1953, St. Clair2 killed
Hurricanes and tropical storms
- Connie 1955Tropical storm
Every county
Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.
Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.
- Detroit
- Grand Rapids
- Warren
- Sterling Heights
- Ann Arbor
- Lansing
- Dearborn
- Livonia
- Troy
- Farmington Hills
- Westland
- Flint
- Wyoming
- Rochester Hills
- Southfield
- Kalamazoo
- Novi
- Pontiac
- Taylor
- Dearborn Heights
- St. Clair Shores
- Royal Oak
- Kentwood
- Battle Creek
- Portage
- East Lansing
- Roseville
- Saginaw
- Midland
- Lincoln Park
- Muskegon
- Holland
- Eastpointe
- Bay City
- Jackson
- Burton
- Oak Park
- Southgate
- Madison Heights
- Port Huron
- Allen Park
- Hamtramck
- Garden City
- Auburn Hills
- Walker
- Norton Shores
- Inkster
- Romulus
- Wyandotte
- Marquette
- Birmingham
- Mount Pleasant
- Adrian
- Monroe
- Ypsilanti
- Ferndale
- Trenton
- Wixom
- Wayne
- Grandville
- Traverse City
- Grosse Pointe Woods
- Mount Clemens
- Berkley
- Hazel Park
- Harper Woods
- Fraser
- Owosso
- Coldwater
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Rochester
- Woodhaven
- Melvindale
- Escanaba
- Ionia
- New Baltimore
- South Lyon
- Riverview
- Fenton
- Niles
- East Grand Rapids
- Farmington
- Clawson
- Grosse Pointe Park
- Grand Haven
- Sturgis
- Beverly Hills
- Cadillac
- Flat Rock
- Alpena