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Michigan, 1976

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

141events recorded182 in 1975

3deaths recorded93 injuries

$32Mproperty 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

Wind78

Tornado42

Hail21

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1976 was 141 against 182 in 1975.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1976
Van Buren County	10
Allegan County	7
Berrien County	7
St. Joseph County	7
Kalamazoo County	6
Ottawa County	6
Hillsdale County	5
Isabella County	5
Macomb County	5
Ogemaw County	5
Kent County	4
Oakland County	4
Shiawassee County	4
Calhoun County	3
Cass County	3
Clare County	3
Eaton County	3
Gladwin County	3
Jackson County	3
Lapeer County	3
Montcalm County	3
Alcona County	2
Barry County	2
Branch County	2
Clinton County	2

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
20 Mar 1976	Oakland	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	1	55
30 Mar 1976	Ogemaw	Tornado	F3	$250,000	1	7
20 Mar 1976	Macomb	Tornado	F3	$250,000	1	3
30 Mar 1976	Ogemaw	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	10
4 Mar 1976	Berrien	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	9
23 Jul 1976	Kalkaska	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	5
21 Apr 1976	Shiawassee	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	1
12 Mar 1976	Ottawa	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
28 Jul 1976	Kent	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
7 Jul 1976	Macomb	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
15 Jun 1976	Allegan	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
15 Jun 1976	Ottawa	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
12 Mar 1976	Hillsdale	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
12 Mar 1976	Lenawee	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
12 Mar 1976	Hillsdale	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
12 Mar 1976	Jackson	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
12 Mar 1976	Jackson	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
20 Mar 1976	Eaton	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
20 Mar 1976	Ingham	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
4 Mar 1976	Van Buren	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
12 Mar 1976	Kalamazoo	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 Mar 1976	Calhoun	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 Mar 1976	Ionia	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
12 Mar 1976	Berrien	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
12 Mar 1976	St. Joseph	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
15 Jun 1976	Kent	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Jun 1976	Wexford	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Jun 1976	Kalkaska	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 Jun 1976	Eaton	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 Jun 1976	Clinton	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 Jun 1976	Gladwin	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
24 Jun 1976	Lenawee	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
30 Mar 1976	Iosco	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Apr 1976	Midland	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
21 Apr 1976	Shiawassee	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
22 Apr 1976	Calhoun	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
2 May 1976	Oakland	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
12 Mar 1976	Branch	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
30 Mar 1976	Clare	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 Jun 1976	Saginaw	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—

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 1976

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
19 Mar 1976	DR-495	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Icing & Flooding	29

Flood insurance claims with a 1976 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Michigan carry a 1976 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.