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Wind in St. Clair County, Michigan
324 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 324 wind events in St. Clair County, Michigan, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 48 years.
July is the busiest month, with 83 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 191 events against 113 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.2% of the 14,692 wind events recorded in Michigan; its 44.9 per 100 square miles compares with 26.0 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
218 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 7 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 | St. Clair County | Michigan | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 324 | 14,692 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 44.9 | 26.0 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 20.2 | 14.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 72 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
3Mar
15Apr
26May
48Jun
45Jul
83Aug
52Sep
25Oct
12Nov
9Dec
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 184 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 324. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | $300K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | $250K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | High Wind | 70 mph | $3.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | $25M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2014 | High Wind | 62 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2014 | High Wind | 61 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2013 | High Wind | 61 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 74 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Apr 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Mar 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $175K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2008 | High Wind | 64 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $450K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 2004 | High Wind | 62 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 60 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2001 | High Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $22K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $14K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Dec 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1997 | High Wind | 81 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 1997 | High Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has St. Clair County had?
324 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 St. Clair County?
25 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 St. Clair County?
The high wind of 8 Mar 2017, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $25M.
How does St. Clair County compare with Michigan for wind?
44.9 events per 100 square miles against 26.0 statewide; the county holds 324 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.