Storm History: Genesee County, Michigan
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Genesee 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
- 914
- Deaths
- 123
- Injuries
- 962
- Damage
- $166 million
- Episodes
- 476
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 346 | 1 | 2 | $34 million |
| Tornado | 218 | 120 | 920 | $81 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 123 | 0 | 0 | $4.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 62 | 0 | 2 | $7.7 million |
| Heavy Snow | 33 | 0 | 0 | $535,000 |
| High Wind | 25 | 0 | 0 | $32 million |
| Flood | 22 | 0 | 0 | $235,000 |
| Winter Storm | 20 | 2 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Heat | 12 | 0 | 23 | |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 11 | $25,000 |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | 1 | $113,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 5 | 0 | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $42,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Lakeshore Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $350,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 8, 1953
- High Wind, March 8, 2017
- Hail, July 20, 2023
- Tornado, August 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2012
- Hail, May 25, 1994
- Hail, June 28, 1994
- Tornado, July 2, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2018
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2013
- Tornado, August 8, 1984
- Tornado, May 12, 1956
- Tornado, October 4, 1990
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- High Wind, December 28, 2008
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Hail, June 8, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 27, 2012
- Blizzard, December 11, 2000
- High Wind, January 19, 2013
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 9, 2001
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- Hail, May 25, 1994
- Hail, July 20, 2023
- Hail, May 15, 2007
- Hail, July 14, 2000
- Hail, May 23, 1962
- Hail, September 12, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2020
- Hail, June 17, 2013
- Hail, July 2, 2011
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Hail, September 25, 1994
- Hail, November 17, 1963
- Hail, June 1, 2019
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 8, 1953
- Tornado, May 12, 1956
- Tornado, April 11, 1965
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, July 2, 1997
- Tornado, July 14, 1974
- Tornado, May 2, 1983
- Tornado, August 8, 1984
- Tornado, September 14, 1990
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, March 15, 2012
- Tornado, April 7, 1954
- Tornado, August 24, 1954
- Tornado, June 16, 1960
- Tornado, April 30, 1962
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 30, 2026
- Heat, June 10, 2026
- Tornado, June 9, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2026
- Tornado, April 14, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2025
- Hail, June 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2025
- Tornado, May 15, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Hail, March 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2024
- Flood, July 10, 2024
- Tornado, May 17, 2024
- Tornado, February 28, 2024
- Tornado, August 23, 2023
- Tornado, August 11, 2023
- Hail, July 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 3, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Hail, August 29, 2022
- Hail, August 3, 2022
- Hail, July 20, 2022
- Tornado, July 11, 2022
- Hail, April 24, 2022
- High Wind, March 31, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2022
- High Wind, December 11, 2021
- Hail, September 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2021
- Tornado, July 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2021
- Lakeshore Flood, November 15, 2020
- Hail, October 23, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020
- Hail, June 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2020
- Ice Storm, January 11, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2019
- Hail, June 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2019
- Tornado, March 14, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 30, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2018
- Flood, February 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2017
- Hail, July 7, 2017
- High Wind, March 8, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2016
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2015
- Hail, September 3, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2015
- Tornado, August 2, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2015
- Hail, September 20, 2014
- Hail, September 5, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2014
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2014
- Hail, June 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2013
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Hail, September 11, 2013
- Hail, August 7, 2013
- Heat, July 14, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2013
- Hail, June 17, 2013
- Hail, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 28, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- High Wind, January 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 27, 2012
- Tornado, March 15, 2012
- Strong Wind, October 15, 2011
- Tornado, August 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Hail, July 2, 2011
- Flood, June 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Tornado, May 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- High Wind, October 27, 2010
- Hail, September 21, 2010
- Lightning, September 18, 2010
- Strong Wind, September 7, 2010
- Tornado, August 19, 2010
- Hail, July 15, 2010
- Tornado, June 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- High Wind, October 7, 2009
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2009
- Flood, June 17, 2009
- Hail, June 8, 2009
- Hail, May 27, 2009
- Winter Storm, April 5, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- High Wind, December 28, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2008
- Hail, August 13, 2008
- Hail, August 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Hail, June 23, 2008
- Hail, June 8, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2008
- Hail, June 6, 2008
- Hail, April 11, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2008
- High Wind, January 30, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2008
- High Wind, December 23, 2007
- Blizzard, December 16, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2007
- Hail, August 29, 2007
- Tornado, August 24, 2007
- Hail, August 22, 2007
- Hail, July 26, 2007
- Hail, July 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2007
- Hail, July 5, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2007
- Hail, June 2, 2007
- Hail, May 15, 2007
- Strong Wind, April 16, 2007
- Winter Weather, April 7, 2007
- Winter Weather, April 4, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 14, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, January 3, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2006
- Hail, September 5, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2006
- Heat, July 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2006
- Hail, July 17, 2006
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2006
- Hail, June 8, 2006
- Lightning, June 2, 2006
- Heat, May 29, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 15, 2006
- Hail, April 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2006
- Hail, March 31, 2006
- High Wind, March 13, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2006
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2005
- Lightning, November 9, 2005
- High Wind, November 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2005
- Lightning, July 13, 2005
- Hail, June 29, 2005
- Hail, June 14, 2005
- Tornado, June 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, April 23, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2004
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2004
- High Wind, October 30, 2004
- Hail, August 2, 2004
- Hail, July 17, 2004
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2004
- Hail, June 23, 2004
- Hail, June 14, 2004
- Hail, June 9, 2004
- Tornado, May 31, 2004
- Flood, May 24, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Genesee CountyEvery warning in Genesee 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.