Storms in Michigan in 1971
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Michigan in 1971, 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 1971 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
- 69
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $1.1 million
- Episodes
- 21
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 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 9 | 0 | 5 | $1.1 million |
Every episode, month by month
April 1971
May 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 18, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 19, 1971
- Tornado in Michigan, May 24, 1971
June 1971
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 2, 1971
- Hail in Michigan, June 5, 1971
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, June 6, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, June 7, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 12, 1971
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 20, 1971
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 30, 1971
July 1971
- Tornado in Michigan, July 5, 1971
- Hail in Michigan, July 16, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 21, 1971
August 1971
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 10, 1971
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 22, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 24, 1971
- Hail in Michigan, August 26, 1971
September 1971
November 1971
More
Every year in MichiganEvery state in 1971Tornadoes in Michigan in 197119701972
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.