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Michigan, 1991

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

385events recorded143 in 1990
4deaths recorded45 injuries
$42Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations54 NFIP claims, $525K paid
← 19901992 →

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

Wind279
Hail72
Tornado34

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1991 was 385 against 143 in 1990.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1991
Calhoun County21
Washtenaw County19
Genesee County14
Ottawa County14
Berrien County13
Kent County12
Saginaw County12
Shiawassee County12
Wayne County12
St. Clair County11
Oakland County10
Alpena County9
Cass County9
Ogemaw County9
Lenawee County8
Macomb County8
Sanilac County8
Jackson County7
Lapeer County7
Clinton County6
Ingham County6
Kalamazoo County6
Livingston County6
Monroe County6
Montcalm County6

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
31 May 1991WashtenawThunderstorm Wind60 mph—1—
27 Mar 1991St. ClairThunderstorm Wind0 mph—1—
27 Mar 1991St. JosephThunderstorm Wind0 mph—1—
27 Mar 1991St. ClairThunderstorm Wind60 mph—1—
27 Mar 1991CalhounTornadoF3$250,000—18
27 Mar 1991BranchThunderstorm Wind0 mph——18
27 Mar 1991HillsdaleTornadoF3$25,000,000——
24 May 1991OaklandThunderstorm Wind0 mph——2
27 Mar 1991St. ClairThunderstorm Wind0 mph——2
14 Jun 1991JacksonTornadoF1$25,000—1
3 Jul 1991LenaweeThunderstorm Wind70 mph——1
27 Mar 1991LapeerThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
7 Jul 1991LapeerThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
14 Jun 1991JacksonThunderstorm Wind60 mph——1
27 Mar 1991IoscoTornadoF3$2,500,000——
27 Mar 1991OgemawTornadoF3$2,500,000——
27 Mar 1991OgemawTornadoF3$2,500,000——
27 Mar 1991IoscoTornadoF3$2,500,000——
27 Mar 1991AlconaTornadoF3$2,500,000——
27 Mar 1991AlconaTornadoF3$2,500,000——
7 Jul 1991OaklandTornadoF2$250,000——
28 May 1991MenomineeTornadoF2$250,000——
28 May 1991MenomineeTornadoF3$250,000——
27 Mar 1991OgemawTornadoF2$250,000——
28 May 1991OceanaTornadoF2$250,000——
27 Mar 1991InghamTornadoF2$250,000——
27 Mar 1991St. ClairTornadoF1$25,000——
23 Apr 1991BranchTornadoF0$2,500——
30 May 1991OttawaTornadoF1$2,500——
28 May 1991HuronTornadoF1$2,500——
27 Mar 1991OsceolaTornadoF2$2,500——
7 Jul 1991KentTornadoF0$2,500——
7 Jul 1991InghamTornadoF0$2,500——
17 Aug 1991ShiawasseeTornadoF1$2,500——
27 Mar 1991MecostaTornadoF1$2,500——
27 Mar 1991OsceolaTornadoF1$250——
27 Mar 1991OsceolaTornadoF0$250——
17 Aug 1991ShiawasseeTornadoF0———
27 Mar 1991InghamTornadoF0———
27 Mar 1991MonroeTornadoF0———

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 1991

No declaration touching Michigan was made in 1991.

Flood insurance claims with a 1991 date of loss

54 NFIP claims, 25 of them paid, for $525,219.

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.