41
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$264K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Charlevoix County, Michigan: 41 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 175. That places the county #2,795 nationally and #78 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Charlevoix County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Charlevoix County is the 2000s, when 15 of the county's 41 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 Charlevoix County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.6% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,795 for this hazard and #78 within Michigan, putting it in the 11.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Charlevoix County with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2025 | EAST JORDAN | 44 | $40K |
| Aug 29, 2021 | BIRCH HILLS | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 9, 2021 | CHARLEVOIX ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2021 | EAST JORDAN | 50 | $2K |
| Jul 19, 2020 | WALLOON LAKE | 50 | $7K |
| Oct 4, 2018 | ADAMS | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2017 | ST JAMES BEAVER ARPT | 50 | $5K |
| Sep 6, 2016 | BOYNE MTN ARPT | 52 | $12K |
| May 30, 2013 | HORTON BAY | 55 | $75K |
| May 20, 2013 | WALLOON LAKE | 60 | $15K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A 64 mph gust was measured at the Charlevoix Airport. Numerous trees were downed in Hayes Township and Boyne City. Some the the worst damage was along the south shore of Lake Charlevoix, where docks, boats, and hoists were damaged. A vehicle was damaged when a tree limb fell on it. A seaplane was also blown onto shore and tipped over. Walloon Lake was hard hit as well, with several boats tipped over.
Large tree blown down onto home, and a roof blown off a campground building, amid other wind damage reports from the East Jordan area. Trained spotter reported a gust to 52 mph in the Boyne City area, and the AWOS sensor at the Boyne Falls airport reported a gust to 51mph at 21:34. Several power outages were noted in the East Jordan area during the evening and overnight, prior to icing-related outages.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Charlevoix County, Michigan?
41 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Charlevoix County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Charlevoix County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Charlevoix County measured 175.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/charlevoix-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.