Marquette County tornado history

11 tornadoes touched Marquette County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF1 (Jun 8, 2012).

11tornadoes since 1950
EF1strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
7.8 milongest path · 2012
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F06
(E)F15
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: August.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 8, 2012EF17.8 mi200 yd00
Jun 10, 2000F17.5 mi300 yd00
May 24, 2016EF13.9 mi200 yd00
May 24, 2016EF13.8 mi200 yd00
Aug 19, 1973F10.5 mi10 yd00
Jul 6, 2014EF05.7 mi100 yd00
Aug 15, 1997F00.3 mi150 yd00
Jun 20, 1979F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 8, 1980F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 18, 1987F00.1 mi20 yd00
Aug 11, 2011EF00.1 mi5 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 24, 2016EF13.8 mi200 yd00
May 24, 2016EF13.9 mi200 yd00
Jul 6, 2014EF05.7 mi100 yd00
Jun 8, 2012EF17.8 mi200 yd00
Aug 11, 2011EF00.1 mi5 yd00
Jun 10, 2000F17.5 mi300 yd00
Aug 15, 1997F00.3 mi150 yd00
Aug 18, 1987F00.1 mi20 yd00
Sep 8, 1980F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 20, 1979F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 19, 1973F10.5 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Baraga County, MI2Alger County, MI6Dickinson County, MI9Houghton County, MI1Iron County, MI8Keweenaw County, MI2Florence County, WI4Delta County, MI12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Marquette County, Michigan had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Marquette County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF1 on Jun 8, 2012, with a 7.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Marquette County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (4 of 11). 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).