Michigan Tornado Outbreaks

Michigan and Southeast Michigan Tornado Outbreaks

Below is a table that lists the most prominent tornado outbreaks across the entire State of Michigan and specifically for Southeast Michigan. There is no set definition for a tornado outbreak. The table was compiled by using 8 or more tornadoes in the state as the baseline for an outbreak OR 6 or more with at least one being an EF/F2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale/Fujita Scale.

Last Updated: 4/4/2025

Southeast Michigan Data								State of Michigan Data
Date	EF/F0	EF/F1	EF/F2	EF/F3	EF/F4	EF/F5	Total	EF/F0	EF/F1	EF/F2	EF/F3	EF/F4	EF/F5	Total
6/8/53		1		2	2	1	6		1	1	3	2	1	8
5/12/56	1	1	2		2		6	1	1	6		2		10
4/11/65			2		3		5		1	4	2	5		12
4/21/67							0	1	1	6	1	1		10
6/26/73	6			3			9	6			3			9
7/14/74		4	1	1			6		6	1	1			8
6/15/82		2	3	1			6		3	4	1			8
9/14/90	1	2		1			4	1	5		1			7
3/27/91	2	1					3	5	3	3	4			15
7/2/97	1	9	1	2			13	2	9	3	2			16
5/21/01	3		1				4	13	4	2				19
10/24/01	1	2					3	3	7					10
8/24/07	2	1	1				4	2	2	1	1			6
10/18-19/07	1	4					5	1	5	5				11
6/5-6/10	1	1	1				3	1	3	4				8
5/28/13	2	2	2				6	2	2	2				6
6/22-23/15	3	2	1				6	3	3	1				7
6/26/21			1				1	4	2	1				7
8/24/23	1	5					6	1	5	1				7
3/30/25	1	1					2	9	5					14

*Tornadoes rated on the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF) after February 1, 2007