Heavy Rain in Michigan

Events

164

Deaths

1

Injuries

4

Damage

$1.1 million

• Heavy Rain in Michigan, May 27, 20151 death · $30,000 · 1 eventHeavy rain contributed to a fatal head-on collision in Skandia on the morning of the 27th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 28 to 29, 2006$817,000 · 4 in hail · 41 eventsAn approaching cold front interacting with an extremely unstable airmass triggered a widespread outbreak of severe weather across west and central Upper Michigan from late afternoon on the 28th to just after sunrise on the 29th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2, 2011$134,000 · 2 in hail · 74 eventsA hot and humid day with heat indices around 100 degrees ended with numerous severe thunderstorms across southeast Michigan as a cold front moved through the region.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, May 12, 2022$3.0 million · 1 in hail · 8 eventsAn upper disturbance moving through a warm, moist and unstable environment set the stage for the development of isolated severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and flooding over portions of west and central Upper Michigan during the afternoon and evening of the 12th.
• Tornado and Hail in Michigan, June 8 to 9, 2012$518,000 · EF1 · 17 eventsA very warm and unstable airmass produced a few severe thunderstorms over Baraga and Marquette counties on the evening of the 8th. Some of these storms produced golf ball sized hail in the Marquette area, and a tornado occurred southwest of Big Bay at Eagle Mine.
• Heavy Rain in Michigan, September 10, 2000$750,000 · 1 eventA tropical airmass was in place in southeast Michigan. Scattered thunderstorms developed in the afternoon, with several storms moving repeatedly over central and eastern Oakland County.
• Flood and Hail in Michigan, June 15, 2018$350,000 · 60 kt wind · 10 eventsAn upper disturbance moving across a very moist and unstable air mass generated a cluster of thunderstorms which caused flooding around and north of Ironwood on the 15th. The storm complex also generated damaging wake low winds across portions of west and central Upper Michigan.
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in Michigan, May 11 to 14, 2006$166,000 · 7 eventsA strong low pressure system originating over the northern Plains tracked toward Upper Michigan on the 11th. Strong winds from the storm knocked down numerous trees and power lines in central and southern Menominee County on the 11th.
• Heavy Rain in Michigan, December 16, 2000$200,000 · 1 eventA strong low pressure system moved across the northern Great Lakes late on the 16th. Warm air moving north ahead of the system allowed precipitation - which began as snow - to switch to freezing rain and then just rain.
• Flooding and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 11 to 12, 2017$76,000 · 61 kt wind · 20 eventsSeveral clusters of severe thunderstorms moved across south central Upper Michigan on the afternoon and evening of the 11th.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Michigan, October 4 to 5, 2005$140,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 eventsThree inches of rain caused minor street flooding.
• Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Michigan, September 22 to 23, 2000$160,000 · 3 eventsThunderstorms developed on the evening of the 22nd, north of a warm front that was moving north into southern Michigan. These storms produced very heavy rain in northern Oakland and southern Lapeer Counties. Holly measured 4.7 inches of rain, while Almont had 3.5 inches.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Michigan, July 2 to 3, 2012$52,000 · 55 kt wind · 23 eventsAn upper disturbance moving along and north of a warm front caused severe thunderstorms over portions of the west half of Upper Michigan from the evening of the 2nd into the early morning of the 3rd.
• Heavy Rain in Michigan, May 29, 20154 injured · $30,000 · 1 eventHeavy rain from a series of thunderstorms contributed to two multi-vehicle accidents in Chocolay Township in Marquette County on the afternoon of the 29th.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 4 to 5, 20141 injured · $52,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 eventsFrontal boundaries from a low pressure system tracking through northwest Ontario produced heavy rain and a few severe thunderstorms over south central Upper Michigan from the 4th into the early morning of the 5th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Michigan, February 4, 2019$52,000 · 16 eventsA strong winter storm tracking through the Upper Great Lakes dropped significant ice accumulation across much of Upper Michigan on the 4th. As a result, schools were closed throughout Upper Michigan on the 4th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 20, 2012$42,000 · 1 in hail · 20 eventsA cold front moving through the region generated strong to severe thunderstorms over portions of west and central Upper Michigan on the afternoon of the 20th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 4 to 5, 2012$78,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 eventsA disturbance moving through a warm and unstable air mass produced severe thunderstorms over central Upper Michigan from the evening of the 4th into the morning of the 5th.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Michigan, July 15 to 16, 2006$30,000 · 2 in hail · 15 eventsAn upper disturbance interacting with a very warm airmass and frontal boundary over southern Lake Superior helped set the stage for severe thunderstorms across portions of northern Upper Michigan during the late evening of the 15th into the morning hours of the 16th.
• Hail and Heavy Rain in Michigan, October 24 to 25, 2012$30,000 · 1 in hail · 11 eventsPassage of a strong cold front generated widespread showers and thunderstorms which dumped heavy rain across much of the west half of Upper Michigan on the 25th. A few of the storms in Marquette and Menominee counties turned severe producing large hail.
• Tornado and Heavy Rain in Michigan, August 10 to 11, 2016$12,000 · EF1 · 3 eventsA cold front moving slowly through a warm and unstable air mass produced thunderstorms with heavy rain over Upper Michigan from the evening of the 10th into the 11th. The front also spawned a tornado over Menominee County on the afternoon of the 11th.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Michigan, September 4 to 6, 2018$30,000 · 6 eventsHeavy rainfall of 3 to 5 inches from late on the 4th into the morning of the 5th caused flooding over portions of central Upper Michigan which continued into the 6th.
• Heavy Rain in Michigan, May 30, 2006$35,000 · 1 eventStrong thunderstorms dumped very heavy rain across Williams Township in the western part of Bay County. The Williams Township Supervisor reported that 3.7 inches of rain fell in parts of the township during the storm and much of that occurred in the first hour or so.
• Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Michigan, July 4, 2022$22,000 · 2 eventsHeavy rain estimates of 4 to 5 inches from early morning through late afternoon caused a washout of Norwich Road in Ontonagon County 13 miles south of Highway M-64.
• 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.

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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.