Storms in Michigan in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Michigan in 1961, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Michigan in 1961 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 46
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $325,000
- Episodes
- 30
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 5 | 0 | 1 | $325,000 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1961
May 1961
June 1961
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 1, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 7, 1961
- Hail in Michigan, June 11, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 12, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 13, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 19, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 28, 1961
- Hail in Michigan, June 29, 1961
July 1961
- Hail in Michigan, July 12, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 19, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 23, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 24, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 29, 1961
August 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 4, 1961
- Tornado in Michigan, August 5, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 10, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 11, 1961
- Hail in Michigan, August 15, 1961
- Hail in Michigan, August 19, 1961
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 27, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 30, 1961
September 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 6, 1961
- Tornado in Michigan, September 13, 1961
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, September 22, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 24, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 25, 1961
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 30, 1961
October 1961
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Every year in MichiganEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in Michigan in 196119601962
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.