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Michigan, 1965

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

83events recorded49 in 1964

53deaths recorded800 injuries

$310Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

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.

Events by hazard

Wind41

Tornado28

Hail14

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1965 was 83 against 49 in 1964.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1965
Branch County	6
Kent County	6
Genesee County	5
Ottawa County	5
Calhoun County	4
Clinton County	4
Gratiot County	4
Hillsdale County	4
Ingham County	3
Lenawee County	3
Monroe County	3
Barry County	2
Eaton County	2
Gogebic County	2
Jackson County	2
Tuscola County	2
Wayne County	2
Allegan County	1
Alpena County	1
Antrim County	1
Bay County	1
Berrien County	1
Cheboygan County	1
Dickinson County	1
Huron County	1

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
11 Apr 1965	Branch	Tornado	F4	$250,000,000	9	200
11 Apr 1965	Branch	Tornado	F4	—	9	200
11 Apr 1965	Kent	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	5	142
11 Apr 1965	Monroe	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	6	5
11 Apr 1965	Lenawee	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	5	42
11 Apr 1965	Monroe	Tornado	F4	—	5	5
11 Apr 1965	Lenawee	Tornado	F4	—	4	41
11 Apr 1965	Hillsdale	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	3	47
11 Apr 1965	Hillsdale	Tornado	F4	—	3	47
11 Apr 1965	Monroe	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	2	29
11 Apr 1965	Allegan	Tornado	F1	$250,000	1	9
11 Apr 1965	Clinton	Tornado	F4	$250,000	1	8
11 Apr 1965	Kalamazoo	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	17
11 Apr 1965	Barry	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	5
11 Apr 1965	Bay	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	2
11 Apr 1965	Gratiot	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
11 Apr 1965	Barry	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
11 Apr 1965	Montcalm	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
11 Apr 1965	Tuscola	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
11 Apr 1965	Shiawassee	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	—
4 Sep 1965	Ottawa	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
4 Sep 1965	Muskegon	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
7 Oct 1965	Isabella	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
11 Apr 1965	Gratiot	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
11 Apr 1965	Ottawa	Tornado	F4	$25,000	—	—
11 Apr 1965	Gratiot	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
11 Apr 1965	Gratiot	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
11 Apr 1965	Kent	Tornado	F4	—	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1965

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
14 Apr 1965	DR-190	Major disaster	Tornado	Tornadoes & Severe Storms	16

Flood insurance claims with a 1965 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Michigan carry a 1965 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.