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Wind in Bay County, Michigan
197 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Bay County, Michigan, has 197 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 51 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 41 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 104 events against 77 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 14,692 wind events recorded in Michigan; its 44.5 per 100 square miles compares with 26.0 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
132 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 10 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Michigan
| Measure | Bay County | Michigan | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 197 | 14,692 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 44.5 | 26.0 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 19.1 | 14.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 72 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
3Mar
8Apr
10May
21Jun
41Jul
41Aug
37Sep
14Oct
8Nov
8Dec
6
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
All 197 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | High Wind | 60 mph | $1.3M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | $7.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Oct 2011 | High Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Oct 2011 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Oct 2010 | High Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2010 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Dec 2008 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2006 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $450K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 2004 | High Wind | 62 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2004 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 60 mph | $700K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Nov 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $90K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1999 | Strong Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1998 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1998 | High Wind | 52 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1997 | High Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 1997 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $400K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 1996 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 5 | County |
| 7 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 98 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Bay County had?
197 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Bay County?
10 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 70 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Bay County?
The high wind of 8 Mar 2017, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $7.0M.
How does Bay County compare with Michigan for wind?
44.5 events per 100 square miles against 26.0 statewide; the county holds 197 of the state's 14,692 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.