Tornado History Map

Ingham County, Michigan tornado history

34 tornadoes recorded in or across Ingham County from 1962 to 2025, 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 Ingham County

The Storm Prediction Center records 34 tornadoes whose paths touched Ingham County, Michigan between 1962 and 2025. They killed 5 people and injured 10. The busiest month is March, with 7 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 18 October 2007. The most recent was on 15 May 2025.

  • 34tornadoes
  • 5deaths
  • 10injuries
  • 611per 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 Ingham County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0824%
F1 / EF11647%
F2 / EF21029%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Ingham County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in 1980s.1960s51970s51980s81990s62000s52010s12020s4

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s5
1970s5
1980s8
1990s6
2000s5
2010s1
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in Mar.Jan0Feb0Mar7Apr4May4Jun4Jul4Aug6Sep4Oct1Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar7
Apr4
May4
Jun4
Jul4
Aug6
Sep4
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Ingham County

  • Deadliest: Michigan tornado24 August 2023, EF2, 2 deaths, 4 injuries, 12 miles long
  • Strongest: Michigan tornado18 October 2007, EF2, 2 deaths, 1 injury, 19 miles long
  • Longest path: Michigan tornado5 August 1968, F2, 52.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Michigan tornado15 May 2025, EF1, 15.7 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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