County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Shiawassee County, Michigan Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 434 storm events on record for Shiawassee County, Michigan, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest event on record is an excessive heat event on 30 Jun 2026.

FEMA has 14 disaster declarations on record for the county from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is DR-4494 of 27 Mar 2020.

OpenFEMA has 62 NFIP claims on record for the county from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. The NFIP paid $106 thousand on these claims.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through . OpenFEMA disaster declarations through . NFIP claims through .

Since the last update: no change is on record for Shiawassee County. The site compares the agency data at each update. Updates of the data

The five hazards

Storm events on record for Shiawassee County by hazard and period (NCEI, through 30 Jun 2026)
Hazard1950 to 20262000 to 20092010 to 20192020 to 2026Newest event
Hail552935
Tornado35583
Flood15831
Wind232744144
Winter5928175
Other event types38Heat, cold, drought, wildfire, lightning, fog, tropical and other types
All storm events4341618660

A hazard name opens the page of that hazard for the county. A hazard has a page from 10 events. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

Forecast zones with the name of the county give 125 of the 434 events. A county count has the events that NCEI gives to the county. It also has the events of a forecast zone that has the name of the county. A zone with another name counts for the state only.

Rates of Shiawassee County beside the total of the counties of Michigan and of the United States
MeasureShiawasseeAll counties of MichiganAll counties of the United States
Storm events for each 100 square miles, 1950 to 202681.761.749.3
Storm events for each 10,000 residents, 1950 to 202663.934.852.5
NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 202523.3201.9185.3

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. The site gives a rate for each 10,000 residents only from 10,000 residents. Residents and area: Census Bureau, 2021.

Newest storm events on record

Excessive Heat

On record for the forecast zone

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of OWOSSO

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of LAINGSBURG

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of LAINGSBURG

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

6 miles WSW of BYRON

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of PITTSBURG

TornadoEF0

2 miles SSW of VERNON. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of PITTSBURG

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of PITTSBURG

High Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

On record for the forecast zone. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles WSW of SHAFTSBURG

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of NEW HAVEN

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of DURAND

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of HENDERSON

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of OWOSSO

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSE of DURAND

Thunderstorm Wind81 mph (70 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SSW of DURAND

Thunderstorm Wind81 mph (70 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SE of BANCROFT

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSE of BANCROFT

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SSE of BANCROFT

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles SSE of PERRY

TornadoEF1

1 mile S of NEW HAVEN

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of BYRON

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of PERRY

Lightning

2 miles S of BURTON. Damage estimate: $35 thousand

The 25 events above are the newest in the NCEI record. A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Download these events (CSV)

Storm events on record for Shiawassee County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000112004
1960s00000104308
1970s321113411017
1980s200021132617
1990s61240921010171181
2000s1315141320161439143161
2010s714813108548986
2020s9118731210 (part of the year)60

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NCEI recorded tornado events from 1950, and hail and thunderstorm wind events from 1955. It recorded all event types from 1996. A count before 1996 has fewer event types.

FEMA disaster declarations

FEMA has 14 disaster declarations on record for Shiawassee County from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is DR-4494: COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

Disaster declarations that name Shiawassee County (OpenFEMA, through 1 Oct 2026)
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordAssistance
DR-4494Major disasterBiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMICIndividual, Public
EM-3455EmergencyBiologicalCOVID-19Public
EM-3225EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATIONPublic
DR-1527Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGIndividual
EM-3160EmergencySnowstormSNOWPublic
DR-1226Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMSPublic
DR-774Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual
DR-744Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual
EM-3057EmergencySnowstormBLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMSPublic
EM-3030EmergencySnowstormSNOWSTORMSPublic
DR-495Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, ICING & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-486Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS, HIGH WINDS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-465Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS, HIGH WINDS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-190Major disasterTornadoTORNADOES & SEVERE STORMSIndividual, Public

DR is a major disaster declaration. EM is an emergency declaration. FM is a fire management assistance declaration. A declaration for the whole state is on the Michigan page. What a disaster declaration is

The dataset includes declared recovery programs and geographic areas (county not available before 1964; Fire Management records are considered partial due to historical nature of the dataset).

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

Flood insurance claims (NFIP)

OpenFEMA has 62 NFIP claims on record for Shiawassee County from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $106,287 on 29 claims.

The county has 23.3 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 5 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 215 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.

NFIP claims in Shiawassee County by year of loss, 1978 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1970s000
1980s0216001100029
1990s00110131007
2000s1100121002219
2010s00010001204
2020s0001011 (part of the year)3

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NFIP claims by year of loss with the amount paid: 21 years
NFIP claims in Shiawassee County by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of lossClaimsClaims with a paymentAmount paid
20261not shownnot shown
20251not shownnot shown
20231not shownnot shown
20182not shownnot shown
20171not shownnot shown
20131not shownnot shown
20092not shownnot shown
20082not shownnot shown
20051not shownnot shown
2004125$17,550
20011not shownnot shown
20001not shownnot shown
19971not shownnot shown
19963not shownnot shown
19951not shownnot shown
19931not shownnot shown
19921not shownnot shown
19861not shownnot shown
19851not shownnot shown
19826not shownnot shown
19812112$18,550

A year with fewer than 5 claims shows the count of claims and no amount. A year with 1 to 4 claims with a payment shows no amount either. Such an amount could point to one property. The amount is the sum of the building, contents and increased cost of compliance payments. FEMA counts 2 multiple-loss properties in the county (2 Aug 2026). How FEMA redacts NFIP claims

This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report.

Note, the County Code field may not reflect the individual county the property is located as projects can be associated with more than one county

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

FEMA cannot verify the quality and/or timeliness of any data or any analysis derived therefrom after the data has been retrieved from FEMA.gov.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions, copied on . The page gives: last updated 2025-01-22.

National Risk Index

Risk Index rating
Relatively Low
Risk Index score
62.2 of 100
Expected Annual Loss rating
Relatively Low
Expected Annual Loss
$22 million
Social Vulnerability rating
Relatively Moderate
Community Resilience rating
Very High
National Risk Index of Shiawassee County by hazard type (FEMA, December 2025 release)
Hazard typeRisk Index ratingExpected Annual Loss
Cold waveRelatively Moderate$5,048,871
EarthquakeVery Low$144,153
HailRelatively Low$426,508
Heat waveRelatively Low$475,172
HurricaneVery Low$27,577
Ice stormRelatively Moderate$193,370
Inland floodingRelatively Low$7,538,244
LandslideVery Low$775
LightningRelatively Low$114,167
Strong windRelatively High$2,606,240
TornadoRelatively Moderate$5,467,139
WildfireVery Low$2,657
Winter weatherVery Low$19,412

The National Risk Index dataset leverages available source data for natural hazard and community risk factors to develop a baseline relative risk measurement for each United States county and Census tract.

The rating is a qualitative categorization that describes the community in comparison to all other communities at the same level, ranging from “Very Low” to “Very High.”

The National Risk Index data are meant for planning purposes only.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, National Risk Index Data: Frequently Asked Questions (December 2025, v1.20), copied on .

The labels and the ratings are those of FEMA. Expected Annual Loss is a figure for a whole county. It is not a figure for a property. How to read the National Risk Index

Tropical storm and hurricane tracks

The HURDAT2 record of the National Hurricane Center has 6 tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of the county, through the 2025 season. 0 of them were within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

Storm names, years and distances: 6 tracks
Tropical storm and hurricane tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of Shiawassee County (NHC HURDAT2)
Storm nameYearNearest point of the trackHighest wind within 100 miles
Connie195598 miles46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm194197 miles46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm193268 miles46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm192339 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm190031 miles63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm189290 miles58 mph

A name is the storm name that the National Hurricane Center gave. The distance is from the centre line of the track. It does not show how far the wind, the rain or the surge of a storm went.

ZIP Codes, cities and towns of Shiawassee County

Each ZIP Code below has a page with its NFIP claims by year. 1 more ZIP Code has fewer than 5 claims and no page.

A city or town has no page of its own. This page is the record for the whole county, which has these places:

  • Bancroft
  • Byron
  • Corunna
  • Durand
  • Henderson
  • Laingsburg
  • Lennon
  • Middletown
  • Morrice
  • New Lothrop
  • Owosso
  • Perry
  • Shaftsburg
  • Vernon

Official channels

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Shiawassee County, Michigan: storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record". https://countyhazards.com/county/mi/shiawassee/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026; FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026; FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. Page made on .

Where the data comes from

  • Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026.
  • Disaster declarations: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, read on 1 Oct 2026.
  • NFIP claims: OpenFEMA NFIP Claims, as of 8 Sep 2026. Multiple-loss properties: 2 Aug 2026. Policies in force: 3 Aug 2026.
  • National Risk Index: FEMA, December 2025 release. Storm tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through the 2025 season.
  • Residents, area, places and adjacent counties: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage.

How the counts are made · Corrections · Hazards in all states: hail, tornado, flood, wind, winter

Questions

How many tornado events are on record for Shiawassee County?
NCEI has 35 tornado events on record for Shiawassee County from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. 8 events have a rating of EF2 or F2, or a higher rating.
How large is the hail on record for Shiawassee County?
NCEI has 55 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. 10 events have a hail size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.
Which month has the most storm events on record for Shiawassee County?
June has 72 of the 434 storm events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many NFIP claims are there for each 1,000 policies in force in Shiawassee County?
The county has 23.3 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 5 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 215 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.