Storm History: Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Kalamazoo 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
- 487
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 131
- Damage
- $259 million
- Episodes
- 385
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 | 128 | 0 | 0 | $129 million |
| Tornado | 121 | 6 | 129 | $86 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 95 | 0 | 1 | $6.7 million |
| Winter Storm | 45 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Flash Flood | 24 | 0 | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Heavy Snow | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $18 million |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $18 million |
| Blizzard | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $325,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Tornado, May 13, 1980
- High Wind, March 8, 2017
- Flood, September 13, 2008
- Flood, April 17, 2013
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 2, 1977
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Flood, May 21, 2004
- Tornado, May 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2001
- Hail, July 11, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2014
- Tornado, May 21, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 1997
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Hail, June 25, 2024
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 11, 1965
- Tornado, April 21, 1967
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, April 2, 1977
- Tornado, May 13, 1980
- Tornado, September 14, 1990
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, April 7, 1954
- Tornado, May 28, 1955
- Tornado, April 20, 1966
- Tornado, October 24, 1967
- Tornado, June 11, 1968
- Tornado, August 16, 1968
- Tornado, June 26, 1973
- Tornado, April 12, 1974
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2026
- Tornado, April 14, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2025
- Tornado, May 15, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Hail, August 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Tornado, February 27, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- Hail, July 20, 2023
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 22, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2022
- High Wind, December 11, 2021
- Tornado, August 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2021
- Hail, June 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2020
- Hail, August 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2020
- Flood, May 18, 2020
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2019
- Flood, July 19, 2019
- Tornado, May 19, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2018
- Tornado, September 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2018
- High Wind, March 8, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2016
- Sleet, December 29, 2015
- Hail, August 14, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2015
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 17, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2014
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2014
- Hail, June 17, 2014
- Hail, May 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- High Wind, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Hail, July 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2013
- Hail, June 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Flood, April 17, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 21, 2013
- Hail, September 22, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2012
- Hail, March 15, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2012
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 2012
- Hail, August 24, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2011
- Hail, July 11, 2011
- Tornado, May 29, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 6, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Tornado, July 22, 2010
- Tornado, June 27, 2010
- Hail, June 18, 2010
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2009
- Tornado, June 19, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2009
- High Wind, December 28, 2008
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2008
- Tornado, September 13, 2008
- Flood, September 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Hail, June 6, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2008
- Blizzard, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Tornado, August 23, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2007
- Hail, June 27, 2007
- Strong Wind, June 7, 2007
- Hail, May 15, 2007
- Blizzard, February 2, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 29, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 27, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 4, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2006
- Hail, September 6, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2006
- Hail, July 17, 2006
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Hail, June 3, 2006
- Hail, June 2, 2006
- Tornado, May 10, 2006
- Hail, March 13, 2006
- Hail, March 13, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2005
- Hail, June 8, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2004
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2004
- High Wind, October 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2004
- Hail, August 17, 2004
- Hail, August 9, 2004
- Hail, July 6, 2004
- Hail, June 14, 2004
- Hail, May 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2004
- Flood, May 21, 2004
- Hail, May 21, 2004
- Hail, May 10, 2004
- Hail, May 9, 2004
- Hail, May 7, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2003
- Tornado, August 21, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2003
- Hail, August 1, 2003
- Hail, July 6, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2003
- Tornado, June 8, 2003
- Hail, March 20, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2002
- Tornado, August 13, 2002
- Tornado, August 1, 2002
- Tornado, July 27, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2001
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2001
- Hail, September 21, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2001
- Hail, June 11, 2001
- Hail, May 24, 2001
- Tornado, May 21, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2001
- Hail, May 15, 2001
- Hail, April 9, 2001
- Flood, February 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, February 9, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2000
- Winter Storm, November 19, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2000
- Flood, August 26, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2000
- Hail, July 28, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2000
- Flood, May 26, 2000
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2000
- Hail, May 18, 2000
- Hail, May 9, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2000
- Hail, June 11, 1999
- Hail, May 17, 1999
- Winter Weather, March 8, 1999
- Winter Weather, March 4, 1999
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 12, 1999
- Winter Weather, February 5, 1999
- Dense Fog, January 20, 1999
- Winter Weather, January 11, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 10, 1999
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 5, 1999
- Winter Weather, January 4, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 1999
- Blizzard, January 2, 1999
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 21, 1998
- Tornado, November 10, 1998
- Hail, September 7, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 21, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 1998
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Kalamazoo CountyEvery warning in Kalamazoo 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.