Tornado History Map

Marquette County, Michigan tornado history

11 tornadoes recorded in or across Marquette County from 1973 to 2016, 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 Marquette County

The Storm Prediction Center records 11 tornadoes whose paths touched Marquette County, Michigan between 1973 and 2016. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is August, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF1 on 8 June 2012. The most recent was on 24 May 2016.

  • 11tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 61per 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 Marquette County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0655%
F1 / EF1545%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Marquette County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2010s.1970s21980s21990s12000s12010s5

The 2010s only run to 2016, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s2
1980s2
1990s1
2000s1
2010s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Aug.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May2Jun3Jul1Aug4Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May2
Jun3
Jul1
Aug4
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Marquette County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Michigan tornado8 June 2012, EF1, 7.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Michigan tornado24 May 2016, EF1, 3.9 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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