Dearborn, Michigan tornadoes

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15confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Dearborn since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: July 31, 2018, EF0.

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Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total15within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.2average since 1950
Peak monthJuly4 of 15
StrongestF4May 12, 1956
Deaths1whole paths, see note
Injuries131whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Dearborn.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

40 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 0May: 2Jun: 3Jul: 4Aug: 4Sep: 1Oct: 0Nov: 1Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

July is the peak month, with 4 of 15 tornadoes.

By time of day

30 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 1: 06 AM: 0: 1: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 1: 0: 23 PM: 2: 3: 16 PM: 2: 0: 09 PM: 0: 2: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 4:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 1: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 3: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 2: 2: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
8
EF1
2
EF2
3
EF3
1
EF4
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F3, November 20, 1957

1 deaths, 12 injuries Strongest

F4, May 12, 1956

6.8 mile path Longest path

12.5 miles, F0

August 1, 1973, whole path Widest

2,500 yards, F2

July 2, 1997
Every tornado

All 15 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jul 31, 2018EF00.8 mi100 yd00
Jul 2, 1997F25 mi2,500 yd090
Jul 20, 1987F00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 29, 1987F11.9 mi50 yd00
Sep 28, 1986F00.2 mi10 yd00
Aug 2, 1986F10.3 mi20 yd03
Aug 30, 1984F25.6 mi150 yd04
Jul 16, 1980F21.3 mi10 yd00
Aug 21, 1975F00.1 mi17 yd00
Aug 1, 1973F012.5 mi10 yd00
Jun 26, 1973F00.1 mi17 yd00
Jun 26, 1973F00.1 mi10 yd00
Nov 20, 1957F31.5 mi100 yd112
May 12, 1956F46.8 mi400 yd022
May 12, 1956F011.7 mi333 yd00
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Dearborn and its county

Dearborn is in Wayne County, where NOAA has recorded 38 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.