Storms in Michigan in 1983
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Michigan in 1983, 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 1983 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
- 314
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $51 million
- Episodes
- 26
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 | 247 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 21 | 1 | 4 | $51 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1983
May 1983
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Michigan, May 1, 1983
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 2, 1983
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 19, 1983
June 1983
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 15, 1983
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 24, 1983
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 25, 1983
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 26, 1983
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 27, 1983
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 30, 1983
July 1983
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 1, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 3, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 4, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 17, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 19, 1983
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 21, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 28, 1983
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, July 29, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 31, 1983
August 1983
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 8, 1983
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 19, 1983
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 21, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 29, 1983
September 1983
More
Every year in MichiganEvery state in 1983Tornadoes in Michigan in 198319821984
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.