Storms in Lake Michigan in 2002
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Lake Michigan in 2002, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Lake Michigan in 2002 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
- 122
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $90,000
- Episodes
- 39
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 111 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Waterspout | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Hail | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 18, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 18, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 18, 2002
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, April 18, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, April 18, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 18, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, April 25, 2002
June 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 3, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 3, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 10, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 10, 2002
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, June 14, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 15, 2002
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, June 15, 2002
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, June 15, 2002
July 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 8, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 21, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 30, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 30, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 30, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 31, 2002
August 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 1, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 1, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 12, 2002
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, August 17, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 17, 2002
- Waterspouts in Lake Michigan, August 19, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 21, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 21, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 21, 2002
September 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, September 2, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, September 2, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, September 19, 2002
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, September 19, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, September 23, 2002
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, September 30, 2002
October 2002
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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.