Storms in Lake Michigan in 2012
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Lake Michigan in 2012, 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 2012 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
- 157
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $5,000
- Episodes
- 81
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 | 122 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Waterspout | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Hail | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Strong Wind | 5 | 4 | 3 | $100 |
| Marine High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 2012
- Marine Strong Wind in Lake Michigan, March 10, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, March 22, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, March 23, 2012
May 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 3, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 15, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 15, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 20, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 20, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 20, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 27, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 27, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 28, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 28, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 28, 2012
June 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 2, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 18, 2012
- Marine Strong Wind in Lake Michigan, June 18, 2012
- Marine Strong Wind in Lake Michigan, June 18, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 18, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 18, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 19, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 19, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 19, 2012
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, June 22, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 22, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 29, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 29, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 30, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 30, 2012
July 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 1, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 1, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 3, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 4, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 4 to 5, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 5, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 6, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 13, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 13, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 17, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 18, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 18, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 24, 2012
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, July 25, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 26, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 26, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 26, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 26, 2012
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, July 27, 2012
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, July 30, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 30, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 30, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 30 to 31, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 31, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 31, 2012
August 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 2, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 4, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 4, 2012
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, August 9, 2012
- Waterspouts in Lake Michigan, August 9, 2012
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, August 9, 2012
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, August 9, 2012
- Waterspouts in Lake Michigan, August 10, 2012
- Marine Strong Wind in Lake Michigan, August 10, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 13, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 16, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 16, 2012
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, August 19, 2012
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, August 20, 2012
September 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, September 3, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, September 4, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, September 4 to 5, 2012
- Waterspouts in Lake Michigan, September 9, 2012
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, September 18, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, September 19, 2012
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, September 20, 2012
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, September 21, 2012
October 2012
- Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, October 8, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Michigan, October 14, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, October 25, 2012
November 2012
December 2012
More
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.