Allegan County tornado history

36 tornadoes touched Allegan County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Apr 3, 1956). Tornadoes here killed 19 and injured 325 people.

36tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

19killed · 325 injured

60.6 milongest path · 1956

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F114

(E)F28

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 3, 1956	F5	58.8 mi	400 yd	292	17
Apr 3, 1956	F3	60.6 mi	200 yd	12	0
Jul 21, 1983	F2	13.6 mi	200 yd	1	1
Apr 21, 1967	F2	18.6 mi	50 yd	4	0
May 30, 1989	F2	10.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 19, 2009	EF2	5.9 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F2	5.7 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 9, 1963	F2	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 31, 1954	F2	0.3 mi	110 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 1967	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	4	0
Apr 11, 1965	F1	19.5 mi	200 yd	9	1
Jun 15, 1976	F1	23.3 mi	67 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 15, 2025	EF1	5.4 mi	175 yd
May 15, 2025	EF1	8.3 mi	200 yd
Aug 11, 2021	EF0	2.8 mi	100 yd
Jun 30, 2017	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Aug 20, 2016	EF1	10.6 mi	150 yd
Aug 20, 2016	EF1	12.8 mi	100 yd
Aug 12, 2016	EF0	1.1 mi	50 yd
Apr 26, 2011	EF0	3.3 mi	50 yd
Jul 22, 2010	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jul 18, 2010	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd
Jun 19, 2009	EF2	5.9 mi	400 yd
Apr 8, 2008	EF1	4.7 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1956, F5, 17 killed.

Nearby counties

Van Buren County, MI19 Cass County, MI20 Kalamazoo County, MI28 Ottawa County, MI24 Barry County, MI21 Berrien County, MI32 St. Joseph County, MI16 St. Joseph County, IN33

Questions

How many tornadoes has Allegan County, Michigan had?

36 tornadoes touched Allegan County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Allegan County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Apr 3, 1956, with a 58.8-mile path and 17 deaths.

When is tornado season in Allegan County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 of 36). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).