Storm History: Houghton County, Michigan
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Houghton 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
- 1,005
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $130 million
- Episodes
- 681
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm | 203 | 1 | 0 | $114,000 |
| Winter Weather | 169 | 2 | 7 | $47,000 |
| Hail | 117 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Blizzard | 97 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 69 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 60 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Heavy Snow | 53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 52 | 0 | 0 | $272,000 |
| Flash Flood | 30 | 1 | 0 | $107 million |
| Tornado | 24 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 20 | 0 | 0 | $21 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $9,000 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Lakeshore Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seiche | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2018
- Flood, April 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2025
- Flood, April 28, 2013
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2018
- Flood, May 4, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2025
- Wildfire, May 9, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016
- Hail, July 18, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2011
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Ice Storm, April 26, 2017
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2017
- Blizzard, January 29, 1996
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2023
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2026
- High Wind, May 4, 2026
- Flood, April 12, 2026
- Ice Storm, April 3, 2026
- Ice Storm, April 2, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2026
- High Wind, February 28, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2026
- Blizzard, January 22, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2026
- Blizzard, January 14, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2025
- High Wind, December 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 18, 2025
- Blizzard, November 26, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 8, 2025
- Heat, July 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2025
- Heat, June 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2025
- Ice Storm, March 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Blizzard, March 1, 2025
- Blizzard, February 28, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 9, 2025
- Blizzard, February 6, 2025
- High Wind, January 27, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2024
- Winter Weather, November 25, 2024
- High Wind, November 21, 2024
- High Wind, November 11, 2024
- High Wind, November 7, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2024
- Hail, June 5, 2024
- High Wind, May 22, 2024
- Hail, May 18, 2024
- Blizzard, April 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 27, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 13, 2024
- Blizzard, January 12, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, October 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2023
- Flood, May 4, 2023
- Winter Storm, May 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 29, 2023
- Winter Weather, April 20, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2023
- Flood, April 12, 2023
- High Wind, April 6, 2023
- Ice Storm, April 4, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2023
- Blizzard, December 20, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 18, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 17, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, October 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2022
- High Wind, June 26, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2022
- High Wind, June 16, 2022
- Wildfire, May 9, 2022
- Flood, April 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, April 14, 2022
- Flood, April 13, 2022
- High Wind, April 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, April 7, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 29, 2022
- Ice Storm, March 22, 2022
- Ice Storm, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2022
- Blizzard, February 18, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2022
- High Wind, February 1, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2021
- Winter Weather, November 27, 2021
- Winter Weather, November 25, 2021
- High Wind, November 21, 2021
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2021
- Winter Storm, November 1, 2021
- High Wind, August 29, 2021
- High Wind, June 18, 2021
- Hail, June 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2021
- Winter Weather, April 19, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2020
- High Wind, November 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 26, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 25, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 20, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 16, 2020
- High Wind, October 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2020
- High Wind, September 3, 2020
- Hail, August 21, 2020
- Rip Current, August 11, 2020
- Tornado, August 9, 2020
- Hail, July 18, 2020
- Strong Wind, June 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2020
- High Wind, March 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2019
- Hail, September 24, 2019
- Hail, August 2, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2019
- Hail, July 12, 2019
- Flood, May 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, May 1, 2019
- Flood, April 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2019
- Flood, April 8, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 15, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 4, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2019
- Blizzard, January 26, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 20, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 8, 2018
- High Wind, October 3, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2018
- Heavy Rain, August 25, 2018
- Hail, August 5, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2018
- Hail, June 29, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 30, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2018
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 2, 2018
- Flood, December 29, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 14, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, November 18, 2017
- Winter Weather, November 17, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 8, 2017
- Winter Storm, October 27, 2017
- Hail, September 22, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 2017
- Ice Storm, April 26, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 23, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2017
- High Wind, March 7, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2017
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2017
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Houghton CountyEvery warning in Houghton 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.