Storm History: Saint Joseph County, Michigan
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Saint Joseph 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
- 497
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 19
- Damage
- $3.4 million
- Episodes
- 333
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 175 | 2 | 0 | $700,000 |
| Hail | 110 | 0 | 5 | $140,000 |
| Tornado | 71 | 2 | 12 | $1.3 million |
| Winter Storm | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $706,000 |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $507,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, February 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2008
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Tornado, August 25, 1998
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026
- Hail, August 16, 1997
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Flood, July 17, 2022
- Tornado, July 9, 1966
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 21, 1967
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, May 2, 1983
- Tornado, March 3, 2026
- Tornado, May 17, 1953
- Tornado, July 6, 1955
- Tornado, July 9, 1966
- Tornado, June 15, 1974
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, May 20, 1975
- Tornado, May 21, 1975
- Tornado, March 12, 1976
- Tornado, June 20, 1979
- Tornado, July 16, 1980
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2026
- Hail, May 4, 2026
- Strong Wind, April 27, 2026
- Tornado, March 3, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 4, 2024
- Tornado, August 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2024
- Hail, June 16, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2023
- Tornado, July 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 3, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 22, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 19, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2022
- Flood, July 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2022
- High Wind, December 11, 2021
- Tornado, September 7, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2021
- Flood, June 25, 2021
- Hail, June 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2019
- Hail, June 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 12, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2018
- Flood, February 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2018
- Dense Fog, January 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 12, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017
- Hail, April 20, 2017
- High Wind, March 8, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2016
- Hail, June 20, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, April 25, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2015
- Flood, July 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2015
- High Wind, November 24, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 17, 2014
- Hail, September 5, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2014
- Hail, June 18, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2013
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2013
- Hail, June 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2013
- Hail, January 29, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2012
- Hail, May 3, 2012
- Hail, March 15, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2012
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 2012
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2011
- Hail, September 3, 2011
- Hail, August 13, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Hail, July 2, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2011
- Tornado, May 29, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2010
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2010
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 21, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2009
- High Wind, December 28, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, October 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2007
- Hail, March 22, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 27, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 14, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 7, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2006
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Hail, June 3, 2006
- Lightning, June 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2005
- Hail, September 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2005
- Hail, July 4, 2005
- Hail, June 30, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2005
- Tornado, July 21, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2004
- Hail, May 6, 2004
- High Wind, March 5, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2004
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- Hail, August 27, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2003
- Hail, August 1, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, March 20, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 31, 2002
- High Wind, October 25, 2001
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2001
- Tornado, May 25, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2000
- Hail, June 14, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2000
- Hail, May 9, 2000
- Hail, August 4, 1999
- Hail, August 4, 1999
- Hail, July 28, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Tornado, August 25, 1998
- Hail, July 21, 1998
- Hail, June 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 20, 1998
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Saint Joseph CountyEvery warning in Saint Joseph 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.