Kalkaska County tornado history

8 tornadoes touched Kalkaska County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Oct 18, 2007). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 6 people.

8tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

1killed · 6 injured

7 milongest path · 1998

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

By rating

(E)F02

(E)F14

(E)F22

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 18, 2007	EF2	4.5 mi	430 yd	1	1
Jul 23, 1976	F2	3.3 mi	83 yd	5	0
May 31, 1998	F1	7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1974	F1	6.4 mi	33 yd	0	0
Sep 1, 2014	EF1	4 mi	125 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 1976	F1	0.1 mi	133 yd	0	0
Jul 17, 1994	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Sep 1, 2014	EF1	4 mi	125 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 2007	EF2	4.5 mi	430 yd	1	1
Jun 25, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 31, 1998	F1	7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 17, 1994	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1976	F2	3.3 mi	83 yd	5	0
Jun 15, 1976	F1	0.1 mi	133 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1974	F1	6.4 mi	33 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Oct 18, 2007, EF2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Antrim County, MI14 Grand Traverse County, MI5 Crawford County, MI13 Missaukee County, MI8 Roscommon County, MI9 Wexford County, MI8 Otsego County, MI6 Oscoda County, MI7

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kalkaska County, Michigan had?

8 tornadoes touched Kalkaska County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Kalkaska County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Oct 18, 2007, with a 4.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Kalkaska County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (3 of 8). 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).