Funnel Cloud in Michigan

Events

43

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Tornado and Hail in Michigan, October 18, 20072 deaths · $15 million · EF2 · 76 eventsA late season severe weather outbreak occurred on October 18th. An EF-2 tornado struck Ingham county, resulting in millions of dollars worth of damage and two fatalities. About a hundred structures were damaged in a subdivision on the south side of Williamston in Ingham county.
• Tornado and Hail in Michigan, April 26, 20119 injured · $24 million · EF0 · 9 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon and evening hours of April 26 as an upper level trough and cold front approached our region. Several low topped supercells developed and produced numerous reports of large hail up to around two inches in diameter.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 9 to 24, 19981 death · $9,000 · 1 in hail · 10 eventsTwo 6-8 inch diameter trees down.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2, 1997$2.6 million · 2.25 in hail · 26 eventsAn unusually intense storm system for July was centered over Minnesota early Wednesday morning, July 2, 1997.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Michigan, June 5 to 6, 2010$2.3 million · EF1 · 5 eventsA large area of thunderstorms spread over the area ahead of a warm front on Saturday evening. The severe weather occurred along and south of the Interstate 94 corridor. A storm passing just south of downtown Battle Creek produced a tornado just after 11 PM EST.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 23, 2007$1.0 million · EF1 · 14 eventsA large severe weather event unfolded on August 23rd and resulted in numerous reports of wind damage. A confirmed tornado in Montcalm county resulted in minimal damage to several sheds and thousands of trees were either uprooted or snapped off in a rural portion of the county.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, June 24, 1998$533,000 · F1 · 21 eventsScattered severe thunderstorms developed along and north of a northward moving warm front across southern Lower Michigan during the afternoon of Wednesday, June 24th.
• Tornado and Hail in Michigan, June 25, 1998$200,000 · F1 · 8 eventsThunderstorm downburst winds downed trees up to 12 inches in diameter in Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Vulcan. A 60 mph wind gust downed traffic signals in Norway. Several vehicles damaged. There were a total of 16 house and tree fires started by lightning from this storm.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 18 to 19, 2013$453,000 · 70 kt wind · 14 eventsA cold front moving slowly across the region served as the focus for severe thunderstorms over portions of Upper Michigan from the evening of the 18th into the afternoon of the 19th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 8, 2008$297,000 · 2 in hail · 7 eventsA line of strong to severe thunderstorms produced pockets of wind damage, some of which was substantial, across East Central Lower Michigan.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 26, 2023$230,000 · EF0 · 5 eventsTwo EF-0 tornadoes struck portions of Jackson county on July 26th resulting in some damage mostly to trees and some crops. Severe storms also produced damaging wind gusts.
• Tornado and Flash Flood in Michigan, July 22, 2010$100,000 · EF0 · 11 eventsOne round of strong to severe storms impacted far southern lower Michigan during the mid to late afternoon hours of July 22nd, resulting in several reports of downed trees and power lines.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 12, 2023$42,000 · 55 kt wind · 7 eventsThere were numerous reports of damaging wind gusts as a result of severe storms on July 12th.
• Tornadoes and Flood in Michigan, July 27, 2010$32,000 · EF0 · 8 eventsA cold front moving through a moist and unstable airmass produced scattered severe thunderstorms across mainly the southern portion of Upper Michigan on the evening of the 27th.
• Tornado and Hail in Michigan, May 30, 2002F0 · 30 eventsOn May 30th, a short wave trough moving rapidly southeastward across Michigan's Upper Peninsula combined with a mid-level jet to produce severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds and a weak tornado.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 22, 2011$27,000 · EF0 · 4 eventsA line of thunderstorms lifted northward, along a warm front extending east from a low in Minnesota. The line produced a few spots of wind damage and one tornado. A weak shower behind the line also managed to produce a funnel.
• Flood and Hail in Michigan, July 21, 20022 in hail · 24 eventsA cold front moving across Michigan's Upper Peninsula on July 21 interacted with a moist and unstable airmass to set off thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening. Some of the storms produced large hail, high winds and heavy rain.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 17, 2016$18,000 · 1 in hail · 8 eventsA cold front moving through an unstable air mass produced several severe thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 17th over portions of Marquette and Baraga counties.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, January 7, 2008$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 18 eventsA rare mid winter severe weather event occurred and resulted in several reports of high winds and large hail. There were few reports of damage associated with the severe weather. However hail did briefly cover the ground near Mt.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 28, 2007$16,000 · 1 in hail · 6 eventsSevere thunderstorms produced wind damage and large hail over south central portions of Upper Michigan on the evening of the 28th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 1, 2008$5,000 · 2 in hail · 15 eventsSevere thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging wind over portions of central Upper Michigan on the afternoon of the 1st.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 25 to 26, 2013$13,000 · 55 kt wind · 7 eventsAn upper trough deepening over the Great Lakes generated thunderstorms with heavy rain over portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 25th into the 26th. Some of the storms turned severe over Gogebic and Dickinson counties on the 25th.
• Flood and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 25 to 26, 202161 kt wind · 11 eventsTwo lines of strong storms swept through the northern and western portions of the CWA from 3p-9p. Several storms in the first line exhibited rotation. A few funnel clouds were reported but no confirmed tornadoes. The second line had mainly straight-line winds.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 1998$10,000 · 62 kt wind · 9 eventsTwo large trees downed. One landed on a garage.
• Hail in Michigan, September 22, 20120.88 in hail · 3 eventsUnseasonably cold air coming across relatively warm Lake Michigan waters resulted in an unstable situation in which several cold air funnel clouds developed. In addition a strong thunderstorm produced hail up to seven eighths inch in diameter in Kalamazoo county.

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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.