Allen Park, MI Tornado History — 80 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Allen Park, MI had?
Allen Park has had 80 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 11 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Allen Park?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Allen Park was an EF0 on June 18, 2025.
When is tornado season in Allen Park?
June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Allen Park, with 24 on record. Spring through early summer (April–June) generally sees the highest activity across most of the central and southern United States.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Allen Park
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 19 total, averaging 0.9 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Allen Park since December 29, 2025
These are 2 preliminary reports, not confirmed tornadoes. They have not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and are not counted in the confirmed totals above.
Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.
Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.
Within 25 miles of Allen Park. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Casualties on Record Near Allen Park
48 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Allen Park since 1950, across 6 events. 868 injuries have been reported across all events. 1965 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F4 on April 11, 1965, which caused 23 fatalities along a 90.3-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Allen Park
About Tornadoes in Allen Park
This overview was written July 24, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
Allen Park is a Downriver suburb southwest of Detroit, in the flat lowlands near the Detroit River in southeastern Michigan. The lower Great Lakes region experiences tornadoes during the warm season, and while they are less frequent here than on the open plains, the level terrain offers little resistance to organized thunderstorms.
Tornadoes in this area are largely a spring-and-summer event. Warm, humid air moving north can become unstable under strong heating, and when a jet-stream disturbance adds wind shear, thunderstorms can rotate and occasionally produce tornadoes. The nearby waters of the Detroit River and Lake Erie can influence local breezes, but the broad seasonal pattern peaks from late spring into summer, when the atmosphere is warmest and most volatile.
The Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale describes tornado intensity from EF0 to EF5 based on a damage survey rather than a direct wind measurement. The majority of tornadoes are weak, though stronger ones occur under favorable conditions. For the specific tornado history near Allen Park — the total on record, the distribution by decade and rating, and the deadliest, costliest, and most recent events — refer to the figures compiled from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center elsewhere on this page.