Tornado History Map

Alpena County, Michigan tornado history

15 tornadoes recorded in or across Alpena County from 1961 to 2007, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Alpena County

The Storm Prediction Center records 15 tornadoes whose paths touched Alpena County, Michigan between 1961 and 2007. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 18 October 2007. The most recent was on 18 October 2007.

  • 15tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 262per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Alpena County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0640%
F1 / EF1747%
F2 / EF2213%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Alpena County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 1980s.1960s31970s11980s51990s22000s4

The 2000s only run to 2007, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s3
1970s1
1980s5
1990s2
2000s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May0Jun6Jul2Aug3Sep1Oct2Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May0
Jun6
Jul2
Aug3
Sep1
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Alpena County

  • Strongest: Michigan tornado18 October 2007, EF2, 4.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Michigan tornado13 June 2004, F1, 7.2 miles long
  • Most recent: Michigan tornado18 October 2007, EF2, 0.3 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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