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Michigan, 2022

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

827events recorded964 in 2021
6deaths recorded45 injuries
$75Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations47 NFIP claims, $446K paid
← 20212023 →

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

Winter383
Wind284
Hail76
Cold31
Heat22
Flood18
Tornado6
Other4
Wildfire3

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2022 was 827 against 964 in 2021.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2022
Marquette County65
Baraga County34
Alger County32
Ontonagon County28
Gogebic County27
Berrien County23
Wayne County22
Cass County19
Iron County19
St. Joseph County19
Dickinson County18
Delta County16
Lapeer County14
Genesee County12
Menominee County12
Oakland County12
Antrim County11
Keweenaw County11
Macomb County11
Saginaw County11
Tuscola County11
Van Buren County11
Allegan County9
Hillsdale County9
Ionia County9

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
20 May 2022OtsegoTornadoEF3$50,000,000244
18 Dec 2022LuceWinter Weather—$35,00011
23 Jul 2022KentThunderstorm Wind70 mph$500,0001—
3 Aug 2022LapeerThunderstorm Wind62 mph—1—
3 Aug 2022CassThunderstorm Wind63 mph—1—
18 Jul 2022BaragaHail2.75 in$10,000,000——
12 May 2022MarquetteFlash Flood—$3,000,000——
13 Jun 2022Van BurenThunderstorm Wind75 mph$3,000,000——
11 May 2022MecostaFlood—$2,500,000——
13 Jun 2022KalamazooThunderstorm Wind75 mph$2,000,000——
15 Jun 2022MenomineeThunderstorm Wind110 mph$500,000——
29 Aug 2022AlleganThunderstorm Wind60 mph$250,000——
29 Aug 2022KalamazooThunderstorm Wind60 mph$250,000——
9 May 2022Forecast zoneWildfire—$200,000——
20 May 2022AntrimTornadoEF1$175,000——
3 Aug 2022AlleganThunderstorm Wind60 mph$150,000——
29 Aug 2022CalhounThunderstorm Wind58 mph$150,000——
16 Oct 2022MarquetteWinter Storm—$100,000——
11 May 2022IsabellaFlood—$100,000——
29 Aug 2022KentThunderstorm Wind60 mph$100,000——
29 Aug 2022MecostaThunderstorm Wind60 mph$100,000——
29 Aug 2022IoniaThunderstorm Wind60 mph$100,000——
23 Jul 2022IoniaThunderstorm Wind60 mph$100,000——
18 Oct 2022AlgerHigh Wind63 mph$75,000——
29 Aug 2022IsabellaThunderstorm Wind60 mph$75,000——
29 Aug 2022InghamThunderstorm Wind60 mph$75,000——
9 May 2022MarquetteHigh Wind63 mph$70,000——
18 Oct 2022DeltaStrong Wind40 mph$50,000——
29 Aug 2022MidlandThunderstorm Wind64 mph$50,000——
21 Jul 2022BerrienThunderstorm Wind60 mph$50,000——
21 Jul 2022OttawaThunderstorm Wind60 mph$50,000——
16 Jun 2022BayThunderstorm Wind64 mph$50,000——
16 Jun 2022OaklandThunderstorm Wind64 mph$50,000——
11 Jul 2022GeneseeTornadoEF0$35,000——
11 Jul 2022OaklandTornadoEF0$35,000——
1 Aug 2022TuscolaTornadoEF0———
1 Aug 2022TuscolaTornadoEF0———

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 2022

No declaration touching Michigan was made in 2022.

Flood insurance claims with a 2022 date of loss

47 NFIP claims, 19 of them paid, for $445,579.

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.