Lansing, Michigan tornadoes

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19confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Lansing since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: May 15, 2025, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total19within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthApril4 of 19
StrongestF2Aug 14, 1988
Deaths2whole paths, see note
Injuries3whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

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

April is the peak month, with 4 of 19 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 0: 1: 03 AM: 1: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 19 AM: 1: 0: 012 PM: 0: 2: 13 PM: 1: 3: 46 PM: 1: 1: 19 PM: 1: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 5:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

20 1950: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 2: 01970: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 1: 01990: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 2: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 119501960197019801990200020102020

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
1
EF1
11
EF2
7

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

F2, August 14, 1988

1 deaths, 0 injuries Strongest

F2, August 14, 1988

26.6 mile path Longest path

64.6 miles, F2

May 28, 1955, whole path Widest

300 yards, F1

September 9, 2001
Every tornado

All 19 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 15, 2025EF115.68 mi250 yd00
Jun 8, 2008EF10.51 mi150 yd00
Jun 8, 2008EF19.74 mi150 yd10
Aug 24, 2007EF16 mi300 yd00
Sep 9, 2001F18.5 mi300 yd01
Jul 7, 1991F00.2 mi10 yd00
Aug 14, 1988F226.6 mi127 yd10
Aug 26, 1986F210.6 mi50 yd00
Jul 15, 1985F215.6 mi200 yd00
Jun 18, 1976F10.1 mi30 yd00
Apr 30, 1970F11.5 mi67 yd00
Sep 20, 1968F10.3 mi20 yd00
Aug 5, 1968F252.7 mi50 yd00
Sep 21, 1967F10.1 mi17 yd00
Apr 21, 1967F210.9 mi10 yd00
Apr 30, 1962F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 30, 1962F20.8 mi50 yd00
May 28, 1955F264.6 mi100 yd01
Jun 1, 1951F10.5 mi10 yd01
Nearby

Lansing and its county

Lansing spans 3 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Ingham County (32 tornadoes), Eaton County (26), and Clinton County (19). 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.