Clinton County tornado history

19 tornadoes touched Clinton County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 11, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 26 people.

19tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 26 injured

28.5 milongest path · 1951

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F17

(E)F25

(E)F30

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 11, 1965	F4	21 mi	100 yd	8	1
Apr 21, 1967	F4	12 mi	50 yd	8	0
Aug 15, 1951	F2	28.5 mi	333 yd	0	0
May 12, 1956	F2	10.7 mi	10 yd	3	0
Apr 2, 1977	F2	3.3 mi	223 yd	6	0
Aug 30, 1984	F2	2.5 mi	27 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 1977	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 21, 2001	F1	4.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1977	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 23, 1979	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 28, 1955	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 21, 1967	F1	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Sep 1, 2018	EF0	4 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 6, 2014	EF0	1.6 mi	80 yd	0
May 14, 2004	F0	3.5 mi	75 yd	0
May 21, 2001	F1	4.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 10, 1987	F0	1 mi	13 yd	1
Aug 30, 1984	F2	2.5 mi	27 yd	0
Aug 9, 1984	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1980	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Aug 23, 1979	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 17, 1977	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 2, 1977	F2	3.3 mi	223 yd	6
Mar 28, 1977	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 11, 1965, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Shiawassee County, MI35 Gratiot County, MI15 Ionia County, MI27 Ingham County, MI32 Eaton County, MI26 Saginaw County, MI27 Montcalm County, MI12 Livingston County, MI29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Clinton County, Michigan had?

19 tornadoes touched Clinton County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Clinton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 11, 1965, with a 21-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Clinton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (4 of 19). 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).