Thunderstorm Wind in Wexford County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind in Wexford County, Michigan: 68 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 69. That places the county #2,576 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wexford County is the 1990s, when 20 of the county's 68 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 Wexford County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 54.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,576 for this hazard and #60 within Michigan, putting it in the 18.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wexford County with 18 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.

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

68 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wexford County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wexford County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wexford County measured 69.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wexford 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.