Storm History: Otsego County, Michigan
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Otsego 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
- 327
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 45
- Damage
- $54 million
- Episodes
- 261
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 | 79 | 0 | 0 | $87,000 |
| Tornado | 55 | 2 | 44 | $51 million |
| Hail | 55 | 0 | 0 | $120,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 42 | 0 | 0 | $215,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 26 | 0 | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Blizzard | 10 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| High Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $72,000 |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2018
- Lightning, July 22, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2014
- Tornado, July 3, 1974
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, September 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020
- Tornado, July 13, 1995
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2012
- Hail, July 15, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2003
- Tornado, August 28, 2018
- High Wind, December 16, 2021
- Tornado, July 11, 1969
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- High Wind, December 24, 2015
- Ice Storm, March 1, 2007
- Hail, August 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2005
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
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2026
- Ice Storm, March 10, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2025
- Tornado, September 22, 2025
- Ice Storm, March 28, 2025
- High Wind, March 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2024
- Flood, July 29, 2024
- Hail, July 8, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 18, 2022
- Tornado, May 20, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2022
- High Wind, December 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2021
- Winter Storm, November 1, 2021
- Tornado, August 11, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, April 13, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Hail, July 10, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2019
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 24, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2018
- Tornado, August 28, 2018
- Hail, July 29, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 30, 2018
- Hail, May 26, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 6, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 8, 2016
- Winter Storm, November 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 18, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- High Wind, December 24, 2015
- Hail, August 2, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 19, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 17, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2014
- Tornado, September 1, 2014
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- Hail, May 8, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 15, 2013
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Hail, May 30, 2013
- Ice Storm, April 11, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, March 19, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 29, 2012
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 28, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2012
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Hail, May 31, 2011
- Heavy Snow, April 19, 2011
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 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
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 27, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2009
- Lightning, July 22, 2009
- High Wind, March 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 4, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 16, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 9, 2008
- Hail, July 15, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 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 28, 2007
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2007
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Tornado, July 10, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 4, 2007
- Ice Storm, March 1, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 9, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2006
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2006
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Hail, May 30, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2006
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2005
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2005
- High Wind, November 16, 2005
- High Wind, November 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2005
- Hail, July 18, 2005
- Hail, June 27, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2005
- Heavy Snow, April 24, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 2, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2004
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 23, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2004
- Blizzard, November 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2003
- Hail, August 25, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2003
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2002
- Hail, August 12, 2002
- Tornado, August 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2002
- Hail, May 30, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Blizzard, March 9, 2002
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2002
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2002
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2001
- Hail, August 9, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Tornado, June 15, 2001
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2001
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2000
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2000
- Hail, August 26, 2000
- High Wind, August 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 31, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 1999
- Hail, June 10, 1999
- Winter Storm, February 28, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 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
- Tornado, June 25, 1998
- Hail, June 24, 1998
- Tornado, May 31, 1998
- Tornado, May 19, 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, February 4, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 24, 1997
- Blizzard, January 16, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 1997
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 1996
- Hail, August 14, 1996
- Hail, August 14, 1996
- Hail, August 14, 1996
- Hail, August 14, 1996
- Hail, August 14, 1996
- Hail, July 8, 1996
- Hail, July 8, 1996
- Hail, July 8, 1996
- Hail, July 8, 1996
- Hail, July 8, 1996
- Hail, July 8, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1996
- Tornado, July 13, 1995
- Hail, April 18, 1995
- Tornado, July 5, 1994
- Tornado, April 24, 1993
- Hail, May 29, 1991
- Tornado, May 28, 1991
- Hail, August 27, 1990
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Otsego CountyEvery warning in Otsego 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.