Storm History: Ontonagon County, Michigan
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Ontonagon 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
- 630
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $12 million
- Episodes
- 539
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 | 140 | 1 | 2 | $25,000 |
| Winter Weather | 97 | 1 | 1 | $17,000 |
| Hail | 74 | 0 | 0 | $34,000 |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 52 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 51 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 26 | 0 | 0 | $201,000 |
| Flash Flood | 22 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| High Wind | 19 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Tornado | 18 | 0 | 0 | $282,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $8.8 million |
| Dense Fog | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, April 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2025
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Flood, April 28, 2013
- Tornado, June 30, 1953
- Flood, April 12, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016
- Ice Storm, April 26, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2026
- Flash Flood, July 4, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2024
- Flood, April 20, 1996
- Tornado, August 19, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2011
- Blizzard, February 18, 2011
- High Wind, June 20, 2016
- Hail, June 29, 2018
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2018
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Hail, July 18, 2022
- Hail, June 8, 2000
- Hail, May 18, 2024
- Flood, July 21, 2002
- Hail, September 12, 2011
- Hail, April 24, 2009
- Hail, July 8, 2007
- Hail, April 18, 2004
- Hail, July 20, 2003
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Hail, June 25, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2002
- Hail, June 18, 2001
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2026
- Flood, June 24, 2026
- Ice Storm, April 2, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2026
- Blizzard, January 22, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 25, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2025
- Ice Storm, March 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Blizzard, March 1, 2025
- Blizzard, February 28, 2025
- Blizzard, February 6, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2024
- Hail, May 18, 2024
- Blizzard, April 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 27, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Blizzard, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 7, 2023
- Winter Storm, October 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2023
- Rip Current, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, May 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 29, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2023
- Flood, April 12, 2023
- Ice Storm, April 4, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2023
- Blizzard, December 20, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 17, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, October 16, 2022
- Hail, July 18, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2022
- Hail, June 30, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2022
- Wildfire, May 9, 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 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2021
- Winter Storm, November 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2021
- Hail, May 31, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 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 29, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 27, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 25, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 20, 2020
- Hail, July 18, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2020
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2020
- High Wind, March 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 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 2, 2019
- Hail, September 24, 2019
- Hail, July 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, April 11, 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 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, October 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2018
- Hail, June 29, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 14, 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 Storm, January 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2018
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 2, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 14, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, November 18, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 8, 2017
- Winter Storm, October 27, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2017
- Hail, June 3, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 2017
- Ice Storm, April 26, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2017
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 3, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 12, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 7, 2016
- Winter Storm, November 18, 2016
- Hail, October 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016
- High Wind, June 20, 2016
- Winter Storm, April 7, 2016
- Winter Weather, April 5, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, April 1, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 7, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 16, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 17, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 12, 2015
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 26, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2015
- Blizzard, February 13, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 24, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 19, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 10, 2014
- Lakeshore Flood, September 9, 2014
- Heavy Rain, August 29, 2014
- Dense Fog, April 29, 2014
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2014
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 27, 2014
- Blizzard, February 20, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2014
- Blizzard, January 26, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 24, 2014
- Blizzard, January 22, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 9, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 5, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 28, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2013
- Winter Weather, October 21, 2013
- Hail, August 21, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, June 3, 2013
- Winter Storm, May 1, 2013
- Flood, April 28, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 22, 2013
- Blizzard, April 18, 2013
- Winter Weather, April 14, 2013
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Ontonagon CountyEvery warning in Ontonagon 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.