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Wind in Lapeer County, Michigan
296 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.
NCEI records 296 wind events in Lapeer County, Michigan, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 47 years.
July is the busiest month, with 90 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 157 events against 122 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2% of the 14,692 wind events recorded in Michigan; its 45.8 per 100 square miles compares with 26.0 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
211 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 15 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 | Lapeer County | Michigan | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 296 | 14,692 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 45.8 | 26.0 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 33.4 | 14.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 72 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
3Mar
13Apr
17May
30Jun
47Jul
90Aug
46Sep
17Oct
14Nov
12Dec
4
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
The 171 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 296. 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 | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | $250K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 May 2018 | High Wind | 60 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | $10M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jan 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2013 | High Wind | 61 mph | $750K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Oct 2011 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Oct 2010 | High Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2010 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2008 | High Wind | 64 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $450K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 2004 | High Wind | 62 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 60 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2001 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $95K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Dec 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | 60 mph | $12K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1997 | High Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 98 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 27 Mar 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Lapeer County had?
296 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 Lapeer County?
10 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 64 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Lapeer County?
The high wind of 8 Mar 2017, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $10M.
How does Lapeer County compare with Michigan for wind?
45.8 events per 100 square miles against 26.0 statewide; the county holds 296 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.