St. Joseph County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched St. Joseph County, Michigan between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 24, 2001). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 4 people.

16tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 4 injured

47 milongest path · 2001

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

By rating

(E)F02

(E)F17

(E)F26

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 24, 2001	F3	47 mi	1,320 yd	2	1
May 7, 2024	EF2	19.5 mi	950 yd	1	0
Jun 5, 2010	EF2	10.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 2024	EF2	8.5 mi	700 yd	0	0
May 17, 1953	F2	6.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 1966	F2	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 1955	F2	0.1 mi	27 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2001	F1	5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2001	F1	4 mi	400 yd	1	0
May 29, 2011	EF1	2.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 2023	EF1	2.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF1	2 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 30, 2025	EF0	3.6 mi	300 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 2024	EF2	8.5 mi	700 yd	0	0
May 7, 2024	EF2	19.5 mi	950 yd	1	0
Jul 12, 2023	EF1	2.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF1	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 29, 2011	EF1	2.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2010	EF2	10.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2001	F3	47 mi	1,320 yd	2	1
Oct 24, 2001	F1	4 mi	400 yd	1	0
Oct 24, 2001	F1	5 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 25, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 1988	F1	0.4 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Oct 24, 2001, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

LaGrange County, IN14 Kalamazoo County, MI28 Branch County, MI22 Cass County, MI20 Elkhart County, IN35 Steuben County, IN21 Calhoun County, MI19 Noble County, IN14

Questions

How many tornadoes has St. Joseph County, Michigan had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in St. Joseph County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 24, 2001, with a 47-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in St. Joseph County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (4 of 16). 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).