Storms in Michigan in 1985
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Michigan in 1985, 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 1985 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
- 203
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $765,000
- 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 | 126 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 65 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 12 | 1 | 6 | $765,000 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, March 28, 1985
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, March 31, 1985
April 1985
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, April 4, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 19, 1985
- Hail in Michigan, April 21, 1985
May 1985
- Hail in Michigan, May 9, 1985
- Tornadoes in Michigan, May 15, 1985
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 26, 1985
- Tornado in Michigan, May 27, 1985
- Hail in Michigan, May 30, 1985
- Hail in Michigan, May 31, 1985
June 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, June 8, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 9, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 23, 1985
July 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 4, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 5, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 9, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 1985
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 15, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 28, 1985
August 1985
September 1985
- Hail in Michigan, September 6, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, September 7, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 8, 1985
October 1985
More
Every year in MichiganEvery state in 1985Tornadoes in Michigan in 198519841986
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.