Thunderstorm Wind in Shiawassee County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind in Shiawassee County, Michigan: 201 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 77. That places the county #1,021 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Shiawassee County is the 2000s, when 65 of the county's 201 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 Shiawassee County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 65.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,021 for this hazard and #24 within Michigan, putting it in the 67.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Shiawassee County with 51 recorded events, while Feb 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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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Shiawassee County, Michigan?

201 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Shiawassee County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Shiawassee County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Shiawassee County measured 77.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Shiawassee 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.