118
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$395K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Houghton County, Michigan: 118 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #1,961 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Houghton County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Houghton County is the 2010s, when 44 of the county's 118 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 Houghton County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,961 for this hazard and #41 within Michigan, putting it in the 37.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Houghton County with 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2025 | HOUGHTON | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 5, 2024 | (CMX)HOUGHTON-HANCOC | 52 | $500 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | (CMX)HOUGHTON-HANCOC | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 5, 2024 | (CMX)HOUGHTON-HANCOC | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 27, 2023 | SIDNAW GROOMS ARPT | 56 | $3K |
| Jul 4, 2023 | BALTIC | 56 | $10K |
| Aug 3, 2022 | KENTON | 55 | $1K |
| May 25, 2021 | KEARSARGE | 52 | $1K |
| May 25, 2021 | HOUGHTON ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| May 25, 2021 | PILGRAM | 52 | $5K |
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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
The NWS storm survey confirmed extensive tree damage at Emily Lake Campground with over half an acre of trees blown down due to straight line winds estimated to be up to 90 mph. Local reports indicated that the strong winds lasted at least five minutes. Damage included trees down on two campers and one vehicle, but no injuries were reported. The time of the report was estimated from radar.
A damage path stretched from Mine Street through the intersection of US-41 and Church Street in North Calumet. The damage path was oriented from southwest to northeast and estimated to be one-quarter mile wide. Metal building housing a travel trailer destroyed. Several trees estimated to be between 18 to 24 inches in diameter were uprooted. A drill shop roof near the elementary school sustained significant damage.
There was a social media video taken just northeast of Nisula of at least twenty healthy trees snapped off about a quarter of the way from the ground with numerous other trees uprooted. The time of the delayed report was estimated from radar.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Houghton County, Michigan?
118 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Houghton County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Houghton County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Houghton County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Houghton 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 Houghton County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/houghton-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.