Kalkaska County, Michigan tornado history

10 tornadoes recorded in or across Kalkaska County from 1955 to 2014, 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 Kalkaska County

The Storm Prediction Center records 10 tornadoes whose paths touched Kalkaska County, Michigan between 1955 and 2014. They killed 1 person and injured 6. The busiest month is July, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 18 October 2007. The most recent was on 1 September 2014.

  • 10tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 6injuries
  • 179per 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 Kalkaska County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0330%
F1 / EF1440%
F2 / EF2330%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Kalkaska County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1970s.1950s11960s11970s31990s32000s12010s1

The 2010s only run to 2014, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s1
1970s3
1990s3
2000s1
2010s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May1Jun2Jul3Aug1Sep2Oct1Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun2
Jul3
Aug1
Sep2
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Kalkaska County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Michigan tornado18 October 2007, EF2, 1 death, 1 injury, 4.5 miles long
  • Longest path: Michigan tornado20 August 1955, F0, 16.6 miles long
  • Most recent: Michigan tornado1 September 2014, EF1, 4 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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