# Tornadoes in Michigan since 1950: 1,141, #25 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Michigan has 1,141 tornadoes (1.6% of the US), #25 by count and #29 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Michigan since 1950

Michigan has recorded **1,141 tornadoes since 1950**: 1.6% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#25 by count** and **#29 per person** (11.25 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Michigan has recorded 1,141 tornadoes since 1950, 1.6% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #25 of 51 by count and #29 per person (11.25 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Michigan’s busiest year was 1974, with 39 tornadoes; it averages 15 a year.
* 17 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#29

national rank (per capita)

1,141

tornadoes

11.25

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Michigan: 1,141 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/michigan.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Michigan tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s92

1960s107

1970s229

1980s186

1990s165

2000s141

2010s133

2020s88

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 406 |
| ------- | --- |
| F1/EF1  | 457 |
| F2/EF2  | 217 |
| F3/EF3  | 42  |
| F4/EF4  | 15  |
| F5/EF5  | 2   |
| Unrated | 2   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 1974 (39).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Michigan, newest first

1977-04-02 · F41977-04-02 · F41976-03-20 · F41967-04-21 · F41965-04-11 · F41965-04-11 · F41965-04-11 · F41964-05-08 · F41957-07-04 · F41956-05-12 · F41956-05-12 · F41956-04-03 · F51956-04-03 · F41953-06-08 · F41953-06-08 · F51953-06-08 · F41953-05-21 · F4

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