Tornado History Map

Mecosta County, Michigan tornado history

14 tornadoes recorded in or across Mecosta County from 1966 to 2021, 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 Mecosta County

The Storm Prediction Center records 14 tornadoes whose paths touched Mecosta County, Michigan between 1966 and 2021. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 23 April 1968. The most recent was on 26 June 2021.

  • 14tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 25injuries
  • 252per 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 Mecosta County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0429%
F1 / EF1643%
F2 / EF2321%
F3 / EF317%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Mecosta County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1970s.1960s21970s31980s31990s22010s32020s1

The 2020s only run to 2021, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s3
1980s3
1990s2
2010s3
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr3May0Jun3Jul2Aug1Sep1Oct1Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr3
May0
Jun3
Jul2
Aug1
Sep1
Oct1
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Mecosta County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Michigan tornado23 April 1968, F3, 11 injuries, 60.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Michigan tornado26 June 2021, EF1, 2.9 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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