Storm History: Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Events

337

Deaths

1

Injuries

3

Damage

$37 million

Episodes

281

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.

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• Flash Flood, September 1, 20001 death · 1 injured · $20,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here

• Frost/Freeze, April 27, 2012$15 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2015$13 million · 4.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 2012$5.6 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 6, 2012$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2020$310,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1956$250,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1964$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 1969$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 2002$140,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2020$90,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 14, 2014$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2006$51,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• High Wind, December 16, 2021$51,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2005$45,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 2005$45,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 22, 2020$35,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2009$34,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, November 12, 2003$30,000 · 68 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 1961$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2010$24,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, August 2, 2015$13 million · 4.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 8, 2016$8,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2006$51,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 19692.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20242 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 7, 2021$9,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 13, 19902 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 19852 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2025$12,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2023$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 19701.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 1956$250,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1964$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 1969$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1991F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 1961$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 1972F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1979F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 1983F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 1993F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 1994$5,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 1995F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 2007$4,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Grand Traverse County, with its track

• Hail, March 30, 20261.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 8, 20251 event here
• Tornado, September 22, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2025$12,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20250.85 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 6, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2024$23,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, June 25, 2024$4,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 27, 20242 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, October 24, 20232 events here
• Flood, September 6, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 3, 2023$20,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20231.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2023$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, November 18, 20221 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2022$4,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20221 event here
• High Wind, December 16, 2021$51,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20211 event here
• Hail, September 7, 2021$9,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 11, 2021$3,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2021$12,000 · 51 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2021$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20201 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, November 1, 2020$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 22, 2020$35,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 13, 20200.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 2020$15,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2020$90,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2020$310,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20201 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 11, 20191 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 7, 20191 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 21, 2019$22,000 · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 16, 2019$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2019$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20191.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 24, 2019$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20191 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 24, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 31, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2018$10,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2018$7,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2018$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 30, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 13, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20181 event here
• Hail, July 31, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2017$5,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2017$2,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 8, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, November 19, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016$2,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 2016$8,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 16, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Hail, August 14, 20151.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 2, 2015$13 million · 4.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2015$7,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2014$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20140.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2014$6,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 14, 2014$75,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20141 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 26, 20131 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 23, 20131 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013$14,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2013$11,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2013$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, April 11, 20131 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, March 19, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20131 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 30, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 2012$12,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 6, 2012$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2012$3,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2012$14,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 27, 2012$15 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 2012$5.6 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 31, 2011$3,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 19, 20111 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20111.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 22, 20111 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 6, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20101 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 5, 20101 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2010$24,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20100.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2010$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 3, 20101 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2009$34,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 29, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 8, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20091 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 29, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 200856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 30, 20081 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 20, 20081 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 17, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, February 10, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, January 29, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20071 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 5, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20071 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 2007$4,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2007$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 11, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, April 4, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20071 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20071 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 15, 20071 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 6, 20061 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 3, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20061 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 12, 20061 event here
• Tornado, October 3, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2006$51,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20061 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20061 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, November 24, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 16, 20051 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 2005$45,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 9, 2005$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2005$45,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20051 event here
• Ice Storm, January 2, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2004$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 26, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20041 event here
• Blizzard, November 12, 2003$30,000 · 68 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 200361 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 200355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20031 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 30, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 200265 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 18, 2002$140,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 200255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 9, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 27, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20011 event here
• Strong Wind, September 23, 20011 event here
• Hail, August 9, 200155 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20011 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20011 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20001 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20001 death · 1 injured · $20,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, March 8, 2000$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20001 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 20001 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 27, 19991 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 199965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 199960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 199956 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 28, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 199953 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 19991 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 19991 event here
• Blizzard, January 2, 19991 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 19981 event here
• High Wind, November 10, 199882 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 199856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1998F1 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 9, 19981 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 19981 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 19981 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 19981 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 11, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 199752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 19971 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 19971 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 19971 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 19971 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 19971 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 19971 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 19971 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 19961 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 1995F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 1994$5,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 1993F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 1991F3 · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1983
• 1982
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• 1976
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• 1974
• 1973
• 1972
• 1971
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• 1964
• 1963
• 1961
• 1958
• 1956
• 1955

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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.