Storm History: Berrien County, Michigan
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Berrien County, Michigan: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 560
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 45
- Damage
- $24 million
- Episodes
- 308
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 220 | 1 | 11 | $1.3 million |
| Hail | 136 | 0 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| Tornado | 106 | 1 | 19 | $4.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 24 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Flood | 22 | 0 | 0 | $8.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, February 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 9, 1996
- Hail, July 2, 1997
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2021
- Tornado, August 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2001
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Tornado, March 4, 1961
- Tornado, April 21, 1967
- Tornado, March 4, 1976
- Tornado, April 12, 1979
- Tornado, June 20, 1981
- Tornado, July 16, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Flood, July 17, 2022
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 21, 1967
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, June 26, 1956
- Tornado, June 22, 1957
- Tornado, June 16, 1960
- Tornado, March 4, 1961
- Tornado, April 30, 1962
- Tornado, June 14, 1972
- Tornado, June 15, 1974
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, May 20, 1975
- Tornado, May 21, 1975
- Tornado, March 4, 1976
- Tornado, March 12, 1976
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2026
- Hail, May 4, 2026
- Strong Wind, April 27, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2026
- Flood, April 4, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2026
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 25, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2026
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 14, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2025
- Rip Current, July 21, 2025
- Rip Current, July 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 20, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 4, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2024
- Hail, June 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Hail, February 27, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2024
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 19, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2023
- Flood, April 5, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 19, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 12, 2022
- Hail, September 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2022
- Flood, July 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 11, 2021
- Tornado, September 7, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2021
- Flood, June 25, 2021
- Hail, June 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2020
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2019
- Hail, March 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2018
- Flood, February 20, 2018
- Hail, July 7, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2017
- Hail, June 20, 2016
- Hail, April 25, 2016
- Hail, August 2, 2015
- Flood, July 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Tornado, April 9, 2015
- Hail, September 5, 2014
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- Hail, June 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2014
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2012
- Hail, August 4, 2012
- Hail, July 31, 2012
- Hail, May 3, 2012
- Hail, September 29, 2011
- Hail, August 13, 2011
- Hail, August 7, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Hail, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, October 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2010
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2010
- Hail, May 7, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 2007
- Hail, October 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2007
- Tornado, April 26, 2007
- Hail, March 22, 2007
- Hail, August 23, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2006
- Lightning, July 3, 2006
- Hail, May 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 2, 2005
- Rip Current, August 27, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2005
- Hail, June 10, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2004
- Tornado, July 21, 2004
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2004
- Hail, March 1, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2003
- Hail, August 3, 2003
- Hail, August 1, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2003
- Hail, July 20, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2003
- Hail, July 6, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, May 7, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2001
- Rip Current, August 17, 2001
- Rip Current, July 1, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2000
- Hail, June 14, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2000
- Hail, May 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2000
- Hail, May 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Tornado, August 25, 1998
- Hail, July 21, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 1998
- Hail, June 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 1998
- Hail, August 16, 1997
- Hail, July 14, 1997
- Hail, July 2, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1997
- Flash Flood, February 21, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 1996
- Flash Flood, July 18, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 17, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 9, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 17, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 9, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 9, 1996
- Hail, April 12, 1996
- Hail, June 28, 1994
- Hail, April 26, 1994
- Hail, August 27, 1993
- Tornado, July 13, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 1992
- Tornado, June 17, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 1991
- Tornado, July 7, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 1991
- Hail, May 31, 1991
- Tornado, May 30, 1991
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Hail, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, August 5, 1989
- Hail, July 11, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 1989
- Hail, June 26, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 1988
- Tornado, September 3, 1988
- Tornado, July 16, 1988
- Tornado, May 15, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 1988
- Tornado, September 21, 1987
- Hail, September 10, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 1987
- Tornado, July 20, 1987
- Tornado, July 15, 1986
- Hail, April 25, 1986
- Hail, July 9, 1985
- Hail, July 5, 1985
- Hail, July 4, 1985
- Tornado, May 26, 1985
- Tornado, April 4, 1985
- Tornado, April 27, 1984
- Tornado, July 29, 1983
- Tornado, July 21, 1983
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Berrien CountyEvery warning in Berrien County since 1986Every county in Michigan
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.