Alcona County, Michigan tornado history

15 tornadoes recorded in or across Alcona County from 1953 to 2008, 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 Alcona County

The Storm Prediction Center records 15 tornadoes whose paths touched Alcona County, Michigan between 1953 and 2008. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 27 March 1991. The most recent was on 22 June 2008.

  • 15tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 222per 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 Alcona County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF017%
F1 / EF11067%
F2 / EF217%
F3 / EF3320%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Alcona County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 1990s.1950s41960s11970s11990s72000s2

The 2000s only run to 2008, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s1
1970s1
1990s7
2000s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar3Apr0May0Jun6Jul4Aug1Sep0Oct1Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr0
May0
Jun6
Jul4
Aug1
Sep0
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Alcona County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Michigan tornado27 March 1991, F3, 35 miles long
  • Most recent: Michigan tornado22 June 2008, EF1, 0.8 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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