Storm History: Kalkaska County, Michigan
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Kalkaska 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
- 238
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $2.5 million
- Episodes
- 217
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 | 60 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 53 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Hail | 30 | 0 | 1 | $580,000 |
| Tornado | 21 | 1 | 6 | $1.4 million |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 17 | 0 | 0 | $46,000 |
| Blizzard | 11 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Flash Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | $38,000 |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $125,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Hail, August 2, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, September 1, 2014
- Wildfire, May 18, 2010
- Tornado, July 13, 1995
- Tornado, June 15, 1976
- Tornado, July 23, 1976
- Hail, May 28, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2006
- Blizzard, November 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2021
- High Wind, December 16, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2005
- Hail, June 8, 2003
- High Wind, November 13, 2005
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2018
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
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2024
- Hail, April 27, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2022
- High Wind, December 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2021
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2021
- Winter Storm, November 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2020
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2019
- Hail, July 10, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2018
- Tornado, August 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 30, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2018
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 8, 2016
- Winter Storm, November 19, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 18, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Hail, August 2, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2015
- Tornado, September 1, 2014
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 26, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 23, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 30, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, November 23, 2012
- Hail, May 28, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2012
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 17, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2012
- Heavy Snow, April 19, 2011
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 20, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 6, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 5, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 1, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Wildfire, May 18, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 15, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 8, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 16, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Hail, April 25, 2008
- Ice Storm, February 17, 2008
- Blizzard, February 10, 2008
- Blizzard, January 29, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2007
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, April 7, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 4, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 27, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 6, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2006
- Heavy Snow, October 12, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2006
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2006
- Hail, June 3, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2005
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2005
- High Wind, November 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2005
- Hail, June 27, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 2, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2004
- Hail, September 11, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 23, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2003
- Blizzard, November 12, 2003
- Hail, August 28, 2003
- Hail, June 8, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2003
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2002
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Blizzard, March 9, 2002
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2002
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2001
- Hail, August 9, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2001
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2001
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2001
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2000
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow, November 17, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2000
- Hail, June 9, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 31, 1999
- Hail, June 10, 1999
- Winter Storm, February 28, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 1999
- Blizzard, January 2, 1999
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 1998
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 1998
- Tornado, June 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1998
- Tornado, May 31, 1998
- Blizzard, March 9, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 14, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 8, 1998
- Heavy Snow, November 11, 1997
- Winter Storm, March 13, 1997
- Winter Storm, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm, February 21, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 24, 1997
- Blizzard, January 16, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 1996
- Hail, July 8, 1996
- Tornado, July 13, 1995
- Tornado, July 17, 1994
- Tornado, October 15, 1989
- Tornado, September 7, 1985
- Hail, July 17, 1981
- Tornado, July 23, 1976
- Tornado, June 15, 1976
- Tornado, July 3, 1974
- Hail, October 28, 1963
More
Tornadoes in Kalkaska CountyEvery warning in Kalkaska 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.