Crawford County, Michigan tornado history

13 tornadoes recorded in or across Crawford County from 1955 to 2024, 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 Crawford County

The Storm Prediction Center records 13 tornadoes whose paths touched Crawford County, Michigan between 1955 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 19 April 1975. The most recent was on 5 June 2024.

  • 13tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 14injuries
  • 234per 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 Crawford County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0431%
F1 / EF1754%
F2 / EF2215%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Crawford County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 1990s.1950s11970s21980s21990s52010s22020s1

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1970s2
1980s2
1990s5
2010s2
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May2Jun3Jul3Aug2Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May2
Jun3
Jul3
Aug2
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Crawford County

  • Strongest: Michigan tornado19 April 1975, F2, 14 injuries, 1.5 miles long
  • Longest path: Michigan tornado9 July 1987, F1, 20 miles long
  • Most recent: Michigan tornado5 June 2024, EF0, 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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