Michigan damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 2,746 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Michigan, 2,716 of them 58 mph or more and 112 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 344 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was May 30, 1998 (124 reports in Michigan). The highest wind on record is 201 mph, on September 11, 1996. 2026 so far: 383 preliminary reports.
Michigan's biggest wind day since 2016: March 30, 2025
97 damaging wind reports in Michigan, 14 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Michigan
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1998 | 124 | 33 | 92 mph |
| June 8, 2008 | 118 | 9 | 85 mph |
| June 17, 1992 | 103 | 5 | 90 mph |
| March 30, 2025 | 97 | 14 | 96 mph |
| August 11, 2021 | 89 | 1 | 75 mph |
| October 18, 2007 | 89 | 0 | 71 mph |
| July 17, 2006 | 89 | 4 | 98 mph |
| June 5, 2005 | 89 | 1 | 81 mph |
| May 15, 2025 | 88 | 9 | 100 mph |
| July 13, 1995 | 79 | 1 | 78 mph |
| August 2, 2015 | 78 | 2 | 90 mph |
| June 10, 2020 | 76 | 2 | 81 mph |
| September 5, 2014 | 75 | 1 | 75 mph |
| August 27, 2024 | 72 | 2 | 76 mph |
| May 18, 2026 | 71 | 4 | 90 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Michigan
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 11, 1996 | 5 | 3 | 201 mph |
| May 17, 1999 | 42 | 2 | 115 mph |
| October 5, 1997 | 6 | 2 | 115 mph |
| June 15, 2022 | 13 | 1 | 110 mph |
| July 7, 1996 | 1 | 1 | 109 mph |
| October 24, 2001 | 38 | 5 | 104 mph |
| April 24, 1993 | 4 | 1 | 104 mph |
| July 22, 1960 | 5 | 2 | 104 mph |
| September 7, 1959 | 1 | 1 | 104 mph |
| June 19, 1955 | 2 | 1 | 101 mph |
Michigan damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 383 | 71 | 8 | 90 mph | 40 |
| 2025 | 308 | 294 | 23 | 100 mph | 32 |
| 2024 | 263 | 255 | 6 | 81 mph | 30 |
| 2023 | 274 | 272 | 12 | 100 mph | 28 |
| 2022 | 239 | 238 | 8 | 110 mph | 31 |
| 2021 | 467 | 465 | 9 | 90 mph | 40 |
| 2020 | 324 | 324 | 21 | 100 mph | 35 |
| 2019 | 272 | 271 | 9 | 100 mph | 39 |
| 2018 | 230 | 230 | 5 | 90 mph | 37 |
| 2017 | 184 | 183 | 11 | 96 mph | 35 |
| 2016 | 185 | 184 | 8 | 100 mph | 37 |
| 2015 | 264 | 264 | 10 | 90 mph | 32 |
| 2014 | 380 | 380 | 20 | 90 mph | 28 |
| 2013 | 395 | 392 | 5 | 81 mph | 37 |
| 2012 | 257 | 255 | 6 | 90 mph | 36 |
| 2011 | 457 | 456 | 47 | 100 mph | 38 |
| 2010 | 334 | 334 | 24 | 96 mph | 37 |
| 2009 | 144 | 142 | 6 | 75 mph | 20 |
| 2008 | 444 | 441 | 20 | 90 mph | 36 |
| 2007 | 602 | 602 | 18 | 96 mph | 40 |
| 2006 | 384 | 384 | 7 | 98 mph | 41 |
| 2005 | 404 | 404 | 14 | 92 mph | 39 |
| 2004 | 371 | 371 | 28 | 98 mph | 39 |
| 2003 | 359 | 359 | 13 | 81 mph | 37 |
| 2002 | 396 | 373 | 39 | 92 mph | 36 |
| 2001 | 322 | 291 | 10 | 104 mph | 43 |
| 2000 | 226 | 199 | 12 | 86 mph | 31 |
| 1999 | 344 | 276 | 12 | 115 mph | 33 |
| 1998 | 458 | 338 | 57 | 92 mph | 40 |
| 1997 | 258 | 115 | 11 | 115 mph | 29 |
| 1996 | 153 | 98 | 10 | 201 mph | 22 |
| 1995 | 223 | 90 | 3 | 90 mph | 30 |
| 1994 | 166 | 58 | 5 | 98 mph | 24 |
| 1993 | 128 | 42 | 7 | 104 mph | 24 |
| 1992 | 167 | 67 | 6 | 90 mph | 17 |
| 1991 | 279 | 106 | 9 | 85 mph | 28 |
| 1990 | 96 | 30 | 1 | 92 mph | 16 |
| 1989 | 89 | 28 | 2 | 78 mph | 22 |
| 1988 | 173 | 38 | 5 | 100 mph | 28 |
| 1987 | 130 | 31 | 3 | 85 mph | 21 |
| 1986 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 68 mph | 18 |
| 1985 | 126 | 16 | 2 | 75 mph | 18 |
| 1984 | 66 | 10 | 1 | 97 mph | 21 |
| 1983 | 247 | 24 | 3 | 81 mph | 26 |
| 1982 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 71 mph | 13 |
| 1981 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 71 mph | 10 |
| 1980 | 114 | 41 | 8 | 92 mph | 29 |
| 1979 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 90 mph | 14 |
| 1978 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 77 mph | 15 |
| 1977 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 75 mph | 16 |
| 1976 | 78 | 8 | 1 | 81 mph | 21 |
| 1975 | 118 | 21 | 4 | 90 mph | 28 |
| 1974 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 98 mph | 21 |
| 1973 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 94 mph | 25 |
| 1972 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 70 mph | 9 |
| 1971 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 81 mph | 17 |
| 1970 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 92 mph | 18 |
| 1969 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 75 mph | 23 |
| 1968 | 69 | 17 | 3 | 100 mph | 24 |
| 1967 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 81 mph | 17 |
| 1966 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 86 mph | 15 |
| 1965 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 79 mph | 20 |
| 1964 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 98 mph | 20 |
| 1963 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 86 mph | 19 |
| 1962 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 86 mph | 12 |
| 1961 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 90 mph | 20 |
| 1960 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 104 mph | 17 |
| 1959 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 104 mph | 10 |
| 1958 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 98 mph | 13 |
| 1957 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 81 mph | 11 |
| 1956 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 90 mph | 16 |
| 1955 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 101 mph | 9 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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