Monroe County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Monroe County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 11, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 48 and injured 623 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

48killed · 623 injured

90.3 milongest path · 1965

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F115

(E)F27

(E)F32

(E)F43

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 11, 1965	F4	90.3 mi	1,760 yd	294	23
Apr 11, 1965	F4	80.5 mi	10 yd	293	21
Jun 8, 1953	F4	5.4 mi	200 yd	18	4
Apr 17, 1963	F3	0.5 mi	67 yd	1	0
Apr 3, 1974	F3	0.3 mi	30 yd	3	0
Jun 6, 2010	EF2	13 mi	800 yd	11	0
Mar 26, 1968	F2	7.7 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1964	F2	3.3 mi	400 yd	1	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 9, 1968	F2	0.9 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 1973	F2	0.7 mi	67 yd	2	0
Jun 26, 1973	F2	0.2 mi	60 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 30, 2025	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 24, 2023	EF1	4.9 mi	200 yd	0
Aug 24, 2023	EF1	5.4 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 15, 2023	EF1	4.8 mi	400 yd	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF0	7.1 mi	75 yd	0
Sep 25, 2018	EF1	4.3 mi	520 yd	0
Sep 25, 2018	EF0	4.1 mi	250 yd	0
Aug 28, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 15, 2012	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 28, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 23, 2010	EF1	11.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 6, 2010	EF2	13 mi	800 yd	11

Deadliest: Apr 11, 1965, F4, 23 killed.

Nearby counties

Lucas County, OH12 Wayne County, MI38 Washtenaw County, MI28 Lenawee County, MI33 Ottawa County, OH15 Wood County, OH28 Fulton County, OH14 Sandusky County, OH14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Monroe County, Michigan had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Monroe County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 11, 1965, with a 90.3-mile path and 23 deaths.

When is tornado season in Monroe County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (11 of 40). 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).