51
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$793K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Osceola County, Michigan: 51 recorded events between 1980 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,713 nationally and #71 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Osceola County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Osceola County is the 1990s, when 18 of the county's 51 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 Osceola County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.5% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,713 for this hazard and #71 within Michigan, putting it in the 14.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Osceola County with 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1998 | TUSTIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | $100K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2024 | LE ROY | 52 | $15K |
| Jul 20, 2023 | EVART MUNI ARPT | 52 | $10K |
| Jun 29, 2023 | REED CITY | 52 | $25K |
| Sep 7, 2021 | HERSEY | 52 | $100K |
| Aug 24, 2021 | REED CITY | 52 | $5K |
| Aug 28, 2018 | LE ROY | 70 | $100K |
| Jul 2, 2018 | INA | 52 | $20K |
| Jul 13, 2017 | LE ROY | 52 | $25K |
| Jul 27, 2016 | HERSEY | 52 | $10K |
| Jun 6, 2016 | EVART | 52 | $2K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A narrow corridor of damaging winds was surveyed near Wells lake. The damage started just west of 170th ave and continued over Wells lake eastward. Several trees were uprooted or snapped west of the lake with winds estimated near 70 mph. More extensive damage was found on the east side of the lake where two boats were flipped and nearly every tree was snapped or uprooted. ||Eyewitness accounts of the winds lasting on the order of minutes as well as the prevalence of damage oriented northwestward suggested straight line winds rather than a tornado.
A report submitted to the Michigan State Police Emergency Management Division indicated that the entire county was impacted by the derecho. One person was reported as injured. Numerous roads were blocked by downed trees and power lines. Private property damage estimates topped $100,000. Osceola County declared a local state of emergency.
Damage to a mobile home and structural damage to a store were reported. A path was cut through some trees near Tustin by straight-line winds. A funnel cloud was sighted in this area eleven minutes later and was believed to be a tornado because of the prior damage. Numerous funnel clouds were sighted across the northern half of the county on this afternoon and evening.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Osceola County, Michigan?
51 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Osceola County between 1980 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Osceola County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Osceola County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Osceola 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 Osceola County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/osceola-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.