Storms in Lake Michigan in 2018
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Lake Michigan in 2018, 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 2018 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
- 116
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $15,000
- Episodes
- 57
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 | 104 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Marine Hail | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 2018
April 2018
May 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 2, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 2, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 4, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 9, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 9, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 14, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 14, 2018
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, May 26, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 26, 2018
June 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 8, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 15, 2018
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, June 16, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 16, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 16 to 17, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 17, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 18, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 18, 2018
July 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 1, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 1, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 1, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 1, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 1, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 4, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 25, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 25, 2018
August 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 1, 2018
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, August 3, 2018
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, August 3, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 9, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 9, 2018
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, August 17, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 20, 2018
- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, August 21, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 26, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 26, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 27, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 27, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 27 to 28, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 27, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 28, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 28, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 28, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 28, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 31, 2018
September 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, September 1, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, September 3, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, September 4, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, September 20, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, September 20, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, September 21, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, September 25, 2018
October 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, October 3, 2018
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, October 3, 2018
- Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, October 4, 2018
November 2018
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.