126
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Delta County, Michigan: 126 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #1,848 nationally and #38 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Delta County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Delta County is the 2000s, when 38 of the county's 126 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 Delta County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,848 for this hazard and #38 within Michigan, putting it in the 41.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Delta County with 50 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1998 | CORNELL | 60 | 0 | 2 | $400K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2025 | SAC BAY | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 17, 2024 | CORNELL | 52 | $1K |
| May 22, 2024 | CHANDLER | 54 | $0 |
| May 22, 2024 | FLAT ROCK | 60 | $1K |
| May 22, 2024 | GLADSTONE | 52 | $1K |
| May 22, 2024 | FORD RIVER | 56 | $5K |
| May 22, 2024 | ESCANABA | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 28, 2023 | HYDE | 52 | $5K |
| Aug 3, 2022 | RAPID RIVER | 56 | $5K |
| Jun 16, 2022 | GARDEN | 52 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Delta County
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
There was a delayed report via social media of damaging thunderstorm winds in the town of Rock. Two barns, two large greenhouses and a transformer were destroyed, and several vehicles were also damaged. Hundreds of large trees were downed with diameters estimated to range between eight inches to a foot. Several power lines were down causing power outages in the Rock area. The time of the report was estimated from radar.
An EF1-rated microburst snapped off or uprooted numerous large trees in the OB Fuller County Park and Campground in Delta County on the evening of the 17th. The fallen trees also caused damage to a motorcycle and camping trailer.
Photo received via local news media of a large tree uprooted at a farm near Cornell. That resident also reported several other trees down and fences were blown over on their farm.|The time of the report was estimated from radar.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Delta County, Michigan?
126 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Delta County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Delta County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Delta County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Delta 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 Delta County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/delta-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.