Wildfire in Michigan

Events

29

Deaths

0

Injuries

4

Damage

$23 million

• Wildfire in Michigan, May 20 to 31, 2012$12 million · 2 eventsLightning strikes from a line of thunderstorms ignited The Duck Lake Wildfire 14 miles north of Newberry and the Pine Creek North Wildfire in the Seney National Wildlife Refuge on the evening of the 20th.
• Wildfire in Michigan, May 2 to 7, 19994 injured · $2.0 million · 4 eventsHot, dry and windy weather, along with abundant dry fuel left over from winter set the stage and careless campers and an unattended campfire added the spark to start a major wildfire in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
• Wildfire in Michigan, May 20 to 26, 2009$4.0 million · 2 eventsA warm frontal passage on the 20th pushed record heat and very dry conditions across Upper Michigan. This warm front combined with wind gusts up to 50 mph to spark two large wildfires in the afternoon across Marquette and Baraga Counties.
• Wildfire in Michigan, October 18 to 31, 2024$2.0 million · 1 eventAn abnormally and record dry September into the first half of October led to the ignition of the Summit Lake Wildfire which was discovered on the evening of October 18th in the northwest corner of the McCormick Wilderness between Summit Lake and Evergreen Lake.
• Wildfire in Michigan, May 18 to 26, 2010$950,000 · 2 eventsDry and gusty east to southeast winds on the 18th contributed to the rapid growth of two wildfires that afternoon. The Meridian Boundary Fire and Range 9 Fire would both be among the most significant wildfires of the spring wildfire season.
• Wildfire in Michigan, April 24, 2008$750,000 · 1 eventThe Four Mile Road Fire developed early in the afternoon on the 24th, a few miles south-southeast of Grayling. Sparks from a passing train were a possible cause. It was a warm, dry, windy day, and a Red Flag Warning was in effect.
• Wildfire and High Wind in Michigan, May 9, 2022$303,000 · 55 kt wind · 8 eventsA potent low pressure system lifting north through Ontario brought a strong low-level jet max across Upper Michigan resulting in widespread damaging winds and sporadic power outages over much of west and central Upper Michigan on the 9th.
• Wildfire in Michigan, April 30, 2006$350,000 · 1 eventThe Hughes Lake Fire started early in the afternoon of April 30th, near the Ogemaw/Oscoda County line, southeast of Hughes Lake. Southeast winds of 10 to 20 mph pushed the fire quickly to the northwest.
• Wildfire in Michigan, May 1, 2006$250,000 · 1 eventConditions were very dry across Northern Michigan, with most of the region seeing less than an inch of rain since the first week of April. Vegetation was vulnerable to wildfires given the dry weather and that most trees had not greened up yet.
• Wildfire in Michigan, July 29, 2007$40,000 · 1 eventDry conditions contributed to the development of a significant wildfire in Iosco County.
• Wildfire in Michigan, August 2 to 31, 2007$40,000 · 1 eventOn August 2, a lightning strike ignited a wildfire over the Lake Superior State Forest in Luce County during a period of moderate to extreme drought conditions.
• Wildfire in Michigan, April 27 to 30, 2007$36,000 · 2 eventsA prescribed burn by the U.S. Forest Service on the 27th blazed out of control by the 29th fueled by low relative humidity and strong west winds gusting over 40 mph.
• Wildfire in Michigan, April 26, 2003$20,000 · 1 eventA grass fire burned half of a square mile between 24 Mile and Sugarbush roads in Chesterfield Township. No homes were damaged, but a barn was burned on Sugarbush Road.
• Wildfire in Michigan, July 1 to 31, 2016$20,000 · 1 eventA wildfire started by a lightning strike on Poverty Island just south of the Garden Peninsula burned ten acres over the first couple weeks of July.
• Wildfire in Michigan, October 20 to 22, 20001 eventUnseasonably warm temperatures and moderate drought conditions after October 18 set the stage for wildfires in western Upper Michigan. The Carp River fire was discovered in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park on October 20.
• Wildfire in Michigan, April 16 to 17, 20051 eventA long period of warm and dry weather affected northern Michigan from the end of March through mid April. Once the spring melt was completed, the fire danger rapidly increased. A number of wildfires developed in northern Lower Michigan in mid April.
• Wildfire in Michigan, April 16, 20071 eventVery dry and windy conditions fueled a wildfire that took out over 100 acres of brush and reeds in and around Metro Beach Metropark in Harrison Township. Winds in the area were gusting to as high as 50 MPH at the time of the fire.
• Wildfire in Michigan, July 29 to 31, 2011$10,000 · 1 eventThe Grapevine Wildfire near Silver Lake Basin north of Ishpeming burned between 80 and 100 acres in late July.
• Wildfire in Michigan, April 18, 20121 eventDry conditions and southerly winds of 15 to 20 mph allowed a wildfire to spread and burn over 300 acres of marsh near the Saginaw Bay at the Quanicassee River.
• Wildfire in Michigan, August 10 to 31, 2021$10,000 · 1 eventLightning sparked a wildfire on Isle Royale. The fire began August 10, 2021. The Horne Fire in a remote are of Isle Royale National Park near the shore of Duncan Bay by the Tobin-Duncan Portage burned approximately 521 acres by the end of August.
• Wildfire in Michigan, July 2 to 5, 20221 eventThe Creighton Swamp Fire burned 203 acres over a four-day period in a swamp north of M-28 in northern Schoolcraft. The fire burned in a remote area which was difficult to access, east of County Road 454. A lightning strike most likely caused the fire.
• Wildfire in Michigan, July 17 to 19, 20221 eventA 46-acre wildfire burned over a three-day period approximately three-quarters of a mile south of the 12 Mile Beach Campground or just south of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Alger County.

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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.