62
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$369K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Cheboygan County, Michigan: 62 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 67. That places the county #2,628 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Cheboygan County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cheboygan County is the 1990s, when 20 of the county's 62 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Cheboygan County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 63.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,628 for this hazard and #64 within Michigan, putting it in the 16.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cheboygan County with 23 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2025 | WEADOCK | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | COLD SPGS | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 11, 2021 | BURT LAKE | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 19, 2020 | CHEBOYGAN | 60 | $100K |
| Jul 18, 2020 | INDIAN RIVER | 52 | $22K |
| Jul 18, 2020 | WOLVERINE | 55 | $24K |
| Sep 30, 2019 | INDIAN RIVER ARPT | 52 | $5K |
| Jul 20, 2019 | WOLVERINE | 52 | $5K |
| Jun 11, 2017 | BLACK LAKE | 54 | $14K |
| Jun 11, 2017 | ALOHA | 55 | $12K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous trees down with reports of a funnel cloud in the vicinity of Weadock in northern Cheboygan county. Additional reports and photos of a funnel and/or wall cloud all the way to the city of Cheboygan with this storm.
Sixty mph gusts at Mackinaw City prompted the closure of the Macinac Bridge. Before all vehicles could be cleared from the bridge, building truses were blown from a flat bed truck that was on the bridge. On the south side of the bridge in Mackinac City, a travel trailer was blown over.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Cheboygan County, Michigan?
62 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cheboygan County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cheboygan County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cheboygan County measured 67.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cheboygan County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Cheboygan County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/cheboygan-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.