Storms in Lake Michigan in 2026
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Lake Michigan in 2026, 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 2026 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
- 70
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
- Episodes
- 41
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 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine High Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Hail | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, January 8, 2026
- Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, January 14, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, January 14, 2026
February 2026
March 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, March 6, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, March 10, 2026
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, March 10, 2026
- Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, March 13, 2026
- Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, March 13, 2026
- Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, March 13, 2026
- Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, March 15 to 16, 2026
- Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, March 15 to 16, 2026
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, March 30, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, March 31, 2026
April 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 2, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 2, 2026
- Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, April 6, 2026
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, April 13, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 14, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 14, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 14, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 15, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, April 17, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 17, 2026
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, April 21, 2026
May 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 4, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 4, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 4, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 17, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 18, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 18, 2026
June 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 5, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 8, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 10, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 11, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 11, 2026
- Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, June 17, 2026
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, June 24, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 28, 2026
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, June 29, 2026
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 30, 2026
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.