Ogemaw County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Ogemaw County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 30, 1976). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 22 people.

17tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 22 injured

35 milongest path · 1991

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F16

(E)F23

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 30, 1976	F3	6.4 mi	117 yd	7	1
Mar 27, 1991	F3	35 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1991	F3	21 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F3	11.4 mi	100 yd	10	0
Apr 24, 1993	F2	7 mi	440 yd	3	0
Mar 27, 1991	F2	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1974	F2	0.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1982	F1	9 mi	70 yd	1	0
Sep 8, 2015	EF1	8.9 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 1995	F1	2.5 mi	50 yd	1	0
Jun 13, 1984	F1	0.8 mi	37 yd	0	0
Aug 28, 2018	EF1	0.2 mi	40 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Aug 28, 2018	EF1	0.2 mi	40 yd	0
Aug 17, 2017	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd	0
Sep 8, 2015	EF1	8.9 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 6, 2008	EF0	1.1 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 25, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jul 13, 1995	F1	2.5 mi	50 yd	1
Jul 13, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	23 yd	0
Jul 6, 1994	F1	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 24, 1993	F2	7 mi	440 yd	3
Mar 27, 1991	F2	6 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 27, 1991	F3	35 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 27, 1991	F3	21 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 30, 1976, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Roscommon County, MI9 Oscoda County, MI7 Gladwin County, MI10 Arenac County, MI9 Crawford County, MI13 Iosco County, MI13 Clare County, MI10 Bay County, MI15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Ogemaw County, Michigan had?

17 tornadoes touched Ogemaw County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Ogemaw County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 30, 1976, with a 6.4-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Ogemaw County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (5 of 17). 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).