74
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$235K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Iosco County, Michigan: 74 recorded events between 1969 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 62. That places the county #2,524 nationally and #55 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Iosco County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Iosco County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 74 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 Iosco County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 45.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,524 for this hazard and #55 within Michigan, putting it in the 20.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Iosco County with 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2019 | HALE | 55 | 0 | 1 | $18K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2025 | EAST TAWAS | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | WHITTEMORE | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2022 | TAWAS CITY | 50 | $1K |
| Apr 24, 2022 | NATIONAL CITY | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 28, 2021 | TAWAS CITY | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 28, 2021 | WHITTEMORE | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 28, 2021 | SAND LAKE | 50 | $2K |
| Jul 19, 2020 | EAST TAWAS IOSCO ARP | 54 | $5K |
| Jul 19, 2020 | NATIONAL CITY | 50 | $15K |
| Jun 10, 2020 | EAST TAWAS | 57 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Iosco County
- Hail 71
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Considerable tree damage extended from just upstream of Cooke Dam to the upper reaches of the Foote Dam Pond. Many trees knocked over at the Sawmill Point Campground in the Huron National Forest. A sign, a boat trailer, and a camper were all destroyed or heavily damaged by fallen trees.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Iosco County, Michigan?
74 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Iosco County between 1969 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Iosco County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Iosco County measured 62.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Iosco 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 Iosco County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/iosco-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.