Saginaw County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Saginaw County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 21, 1996).

27tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 5 injured
26.5 milongest path · 1986
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F010
(E)F111
(E)F25
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 21, 1996F31 mi100 yd00
Apr 28, 1986F226.5 mi40 yd00
Jun 15, 1982F219 mi300 yd30
Jun 22, 2015EF211.3 mi250 yd20
Jun 5, 1953F25.6 mi10 yd00
May 12, 1956F23.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 1, 1973F112.8 mi30 yd00
Jun 20, 1982F111.6 mi180 yd00
Jun 11, 2014EF15.3 mi300 yd00
May 14, 2004F14 mi125 yd00
Jul 2, 1997F12 mi60 yd00
Jul 2, 1997F12 mi60 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 15, 2025EF01.6 mi250 yd00
May 15, 2025EF03.4 mi160 yd00
Jun 22, 2015EF211.3 mi250 yd20
Jun 11, 2014EF15.3 mi300 yd00
Aug 20, 2011EF02.7 mi100 yd00
Aug 9, 2011EF00.7 mi50 yd00
Jun 5, 2005F00.5 mi25 yd00
May 22, 2004F02.5 mi50 yd00
May 22, 2004F00.2 mi30 yd00
May 14, 2004F14 mi125 yd00
Oct 24, 2001F00.1 mi30 yd00
Jun 10, 2001F02.9 mi150 yd00

Nearby counties

Bay County, MI15Shiawassee County, MI35Midland County, MI10Genesee County, MI51Gratiot County, MI15Tuscola County, MI23Clinton County, MI19Isabella County, MI13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Saginaw County, Michigan had?

27 tornadoes touched Saginaw County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Saginaw County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 21, 1996, with a 1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Saginaw County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (10 of 27). 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).