Storms in Michigan in 1972
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Michigan in 1972, 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 1972 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
- 35
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $5.6 million
- Episodes
- 20
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 17 | 0 | 9 | $5.6 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1972
May 1972
June 1972
July 1972
- Tornadoes in Michigan, July 12, 1972
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 17, 1972
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 18, 1972
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 20, 1972
- Hail in Michigan, July 31, 1972
August 1972
- Tornado in Michigan, August 1, 1972
- Tornadoes in Michigan, August 2, 1972
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, August 18, 1972
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 21, 1972
- Tornado in Michigan, August 22, 1972
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 23, 1972
September 1972
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 16, 1972
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, September 17, 1972
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 18, 1972
December 1972
More
Every year in MichiganEvery state in 1972Tornadoes in Michigan in 197219711973
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.