Storm History: Wayne County, Michigan

Events

1,138

Deaths

30

Injuries

822

Damage

$1.7 billion

Episodes

623

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.

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• Tornado, July 2, 19975 deaths · 98 injured · $102 million · F3 · 11 events here
• Hail, July 21, 19982 deaths · 2 injured · $27 million · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 3, 20022 deaths · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20112 deaths · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20192 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 20, 19571 death · 12 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 20071 death · 10 injured · $25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20071 death · $15,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 19981 death · 2 injured · $2,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 19871 death · F2 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 9, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20061 death · 1 injured · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 4, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 20111 death · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 23, 20131 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, August 11, 2014$1.1 billion · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 2001$150 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2021$139 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 2, 19975 deaths · 98 injured · $102 million · F3 · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2019$64 million · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 19982 deaths · 2 injured · $27 million · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, July 16, 1980$25 million · F2 · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 8, 2017$25 million · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 2000$20 million · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 2023$16 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20003 injured · $7.1 million · 3 in hail · 8 events here
• High Wind, February 19, 2016$7.0 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 2018$5.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 6, 2005$4.2 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, March 13, 1997$4.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2018$3.5 million · 70 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 23, 2023$3.3 million · EF1 · 14 events here
• High Wind, December 28, 2008$3.0 million · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, September 7, 2010$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, November 17, 2013$3.0 million · 61 kt wind · 3 events here

• Hail, July 26, 19784.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 13, 19554 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20013.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 27, 20143 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20003 injured · $7.1 million · 3 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 25, 19943 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20232.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2007$12,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 9, 19912.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 23, 19622.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20202 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 4, 20172 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2011$20,000 · 2 in hail · 27 events here
• Hail, June 4, 2010$35,000 · 2 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20042 in hail · 12 events here

• Tornado, May 12, 195622 injured · $275,000 · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 2, 19975 deaths · 98 injured · $102 million · F3 · 11 events here
• Tornado, November 20, 19571 death · 12 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 19681 injured · $25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 196950 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 1974F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 1974$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 1983F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, September 14, 1990F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1991F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 19871 death · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 1953$250 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1954$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 1956F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Wayne County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 30, 20261 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 20261 injured · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 10, 20261.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20261 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 202670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 202656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2026$125,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2026$75,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 13, 2026$300,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 2026$1.0 million · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 29, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2025$15,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 202556 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 2025EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 2, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2025EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 20241 injured · 66 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 20241 death · 2 injured · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 202460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 23, 2023$3.3 million · EF1 · 14 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 2023$15,000 · EF0 · 12 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20232.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 202359 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 2023EF1 · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 2023$16 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• High Wind, November 5, 202257 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 21, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 29, 20221 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 3, 2022$30,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2022$100,000 · 59 kt wind · 7 events here
• High Wind, April 14, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20221 event here
• High Wind, December 11, 2021$500,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 22, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 2021$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 202157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 202165 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 24, 2021EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 20, 202155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 16, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 30, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202156 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 25, 2021$139 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2021EF1 · 2 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, May 28, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20211 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, November 15, 2020$750,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20202 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20201 event here
• Flood, August 1, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020$200,000 · 56 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, June 12, 20202 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 1, 20201 event here
• Flood, May 18, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20201 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, May 12, 20201 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, May 5, 20202 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, May 3, 20201 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, April 26, 20202 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, April 23, 20202 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, March 29, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, March 22, 20201 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, January 18, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, January 11, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 30, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 27, 201954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 11, 20191 event here
• Flood, November 1, 2019$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 27, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 3, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201963 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2019$250,000 · 2 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, July 6, 20191 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20191.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, June 12, 20191 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, June 8, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 25, 20192 injured · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, May 12, 20191 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, May 8, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2019$64 million · 2 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, April 14, 20191 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, April 11, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 2019$1.0 million · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20192 deaths · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 20, 201863 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2018$650,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 6, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20182 events here
• Tornado, July 31, 2018$50,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, July 1, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, June 30, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2018$3.5 million · 70 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 2018$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20171 event here
• Hail, September 4, 20172 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20171 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 201754 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, July 23, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2017$500 · 54 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 8, 2017$25 million · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 11, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 29, 2016$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 201652 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, August 16, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2016$5,000 · EF0 · 12 events here
• Flood, July 7, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 2016$7.0 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 2015$500,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 3, 201556 kt wind · 4 events here
• Lightning, August 3, 2015$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 2, 2015EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2015$8,000 · 54 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 24, 2014$250,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 20, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 5, 20145 injured · $9,000 · 64 kt wind · 13 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 201456 kt wind · 10 events here
• Hail, August 19, 2014$4,000 · 56 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2014$1.1 billion · 2 events here
• Hail, August 4, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20143 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2014$3,000 · 64 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 201465 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 2014$50,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20131 event here
• Hail, November 17, 2013$3.0 million · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 20131 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 11, 2013$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2013$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 23, 20131 death · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, July 14, 201380 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2013$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 18, 2013$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 19, 2013$2.0 million · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201262 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20121.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Heat, July 1, 201225 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, June 28, 201214 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 201256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2012$3,000 · 54 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 16, 2012$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 2012$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, October 15, 2011$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 201110 injured · $10,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 24, 20111.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 18, 20110.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2011$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 20111 death · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20112 deaths · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 201165 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, July 2, 2011$20,000 · 2 in hail · 27 events here
• Flood, June 22, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2011$500 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 25, 2011$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 2011$9,000 · 1.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, December 12, 20101 event here
• Strong Wind, September 7, 2010$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2010$30,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 2010$26,000 · EF0 · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, July 4, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 2010$510,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2010$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 2010EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 2010$35,000 · 2 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 201052 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20100.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20101 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 2009$250,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 7, 2009$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2009$250,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20090.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 200960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 8, 2009$20,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20091 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20091 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 5, 20091 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20091 event here
• High Wind, December 28, 2008$3.0 million · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20081 event here
• Flood, September 14, 2008$350,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 2008$250,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 2008$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 2008$10,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 23, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20081.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 200854 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 2008$162,000 · 74 kt wind · 7 events here

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Tornadoes in Wayne CountyEvery warning in Wayne County since 1986Every county in Michigan

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.