Tornado History Map

Isabella County, Michigan tornado history

13 tornadoes recorded in or across Isabella County from 1956 to 2004, 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 Isabella County

The Storm Prediction Center records 13 tornadoes whose paths touched Isabella County, Michigan between 1956 and 2004. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 12 May 1956. The most recent was on 27 August 2004.

  • 13tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 7injuries
  • 227per 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 Isabella County?

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

Isabella County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1970s.1950s11960s21970s31980s21990s32000s2

The 2000s only run to 2004, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s2
1970s3
1980s2
1990s3
2000s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May3Jun2Jul3Aug1Sep0Oct2Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May3
Jun2
Jul3
Aug1
Sep0
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Isabella County

  • Strongest: Michigan tornado12 May 1956, F2, 9.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Michigan tornado6 October 1998, F0, 20 miles long
  • Most recent: Michigan tornado27 August 2004, F0, 0.2 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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