102
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$51.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Roscommon County, Michigan: 102 recorded events between 1962 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,195 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Roscommon County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Roscommon County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 102 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 Roscommon County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 59.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,195 for this hazard and #43 within Michigan, putting it in the 30.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Roscommon County with 33 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 1995 | 0 | 2 | 0 | $50.0M | |
| Jul 18, 2010 | (HTL)HOUGHTON LAKE A | 57 | 0 | 1 | $20K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2022 | (HTL)HOUGHTON LAKE A | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | LOXLEY | 50 | $4K |
| Aug 28, 2021 | LYON MANOR | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 19, 2020 | PRUDENVILLE | 52 | $6K |
| Jul 27, 2019 | ST HELEN | 51 | $7K |
| Jul 5, 2019 | HOUGHTON LAKE | 60 | $70K |
| Aug 29, 2018 | MAPLE VLY | 60 | $40K |
| Aug 28, 2018 | SUMMIT HGTS | 52 | $20K |
| Jul 13, 2018 | MAPLE VLY | 55 | $12K |
| Jul 6, 2017 | HIGGINS LAKE | 52 | $6K |
Other hazards here
More from Roscommon County
- Hail 56
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hundreds of trees were snapped off or uprooted across the county by thunderstorm winds. Most damage occurred along two lines, one extending from the St. Helen area (in Roscommon County) southeast to near the intersection of M-30 and Greenwood Road, with the second extending from Clear Lake southeast across the county fairgrounds and Lake Ogemaw, nine miles east-southeast of West Branch, to near Skidway Lake. Damage to property was not nearly as extensive nor pronounced. There were a few reports of roof damage due to falling trees. Trees also fell on and damaged a few vehicles, including a sport utility vehicle and tractor seven miles northwest of West Branch. Numerous wheat fields along the primary storm tracks were partially flattened by the strong downburst winds.
Several trees were downed, and many others were damaged, along the northeast shore of Houghton Lake, and extending inland a bit from Prudenville. One home east of Prudenville was struck by a falling tree. A man on the porch of the home suffered minor injuries from broken glass.
Strong winds blew an 8-inch diameter hardwood off 7 feet above the ground at 119 Terrace Drive in the Village of Prudenville. Strong winds caused extensive tree damage at the Pineview Golf Course on M-55 at the east edge of Rudenville snapping one 12- to 14-inch diameter pine tree off 3 feet above the ground and tearing large live 12- to 15-inch diameter limbs off of another. Just to the east at the Roscommon minibus facility the top 25 feet of a large pine was snapped off 25 feet above the ground and damaged three cars.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Roscommon County, Michigan?
102 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Roscommon County between 1962 and 2022, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Roscommon County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Roscommon County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Roscommon 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 Roscommon County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/roscommon-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.