Sanilac County, Michigan tornado history

22 tornadoes recorded in or across Sanilac County from 1957 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 Sanilac County

The Storm Prediction Center records 22 tornadoes whose paths touched Sanilac County, Michigan between 1957 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 2 September 1984. The most recent was on 26 July 2025.

  • 22tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 1injury
  • 229per 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 Sanilac County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01045%
F1 / EF11150%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF315%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Sanilac County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 2010s.1950s21970s51980s31990s12000s32010s62020s2

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

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1970s5
1980s3
1990s1
2000s3
2010s6
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr3May3Jun5Jul4Aug3Sep3Oct0Nov1Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr3
May3
Jun5
Jul4
Aug3
Sep3
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Sanilac County

  • Strongest: Michigan tornado2 September 1984, F3, 1 injury, 15.6 miles long
  • Longest path: Michigan tornado22 June 2015, EF1, 22.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Michigan tornado26 July 2025, EF1, 1.7 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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