Thunderstorm Wind in Gladwin County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind in Gladwin County, Michigan: 80 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,464 nationally and #52 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Gladwin County is the 2020s, when 20 of the county's 80 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 Gladwin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,464 for this hazard and #52 within Michigan, putting it in the 22.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Gladwin County with 22 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.

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Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Gladwin County, Michigan?

80 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Gladwin County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Gladwin County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Gladwin County measured 78.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Gladwin 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.