Allegan County, Michigan
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
37
Tornado reports
77
Hail reports
20
Floods since 1996
559
All events
4
Deaths
$48.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Allegan County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 37 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
At 3 a.m. EST June 8th, two people drowned when they were delivering newspapers and their car plunged into a fifty foot ravine created by a washed out road. A presidential disaster declaration was issued for Allegan county due to extensive flash flooding.
Wind gusts up to around 60 mph downed tree limbs and power lines and resulted in widespread power outages.
A half to three quarters of an inch of freezing rain resulted in numerous downed trees, limbs, power lines and widespread power outages.
Peak wind gusts in the 60 to 70 mph range resulted in numerous downed trees and limbs and power lines and widespread power outages.
An EF-1 tornado touched down just southwest of Bangor on and tracked northeast. The entire city lost power as well as hundreds of trees. Multiple structures in Bangor were damaged as well. Roof damage was noted on Main Street. New Beginning Ministries and the Bangor Police Depart…
The second tornado of the day began 6 miles southeast of Fennville and tracked to 4 miles northeast of Hamilton and was also rated EF-1 and caused heavy tree damage along it's path.
Heavy rain caused significant flooding on rivers and streams across Allegan county.
Numerous reports from trained spotters, fire department and media were received during event. Several reports of road washouts in and near the city of Wayland. There were also several reports of flooding in the vicinity of Old Mill Road. Additional reports of water in basements w…
Allegan County, which borders Ottawa County to the south, was impacted by the same slow-moving thunderstorms which trained across the area throughout the day of Friday, June 20th. The line of severe thunderstorms which moved across Allegan County Friday evening resulted in widesp…
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Trees and wires down at Cutler and Cedar Street.
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Trees and wires down at Lighthouse Way and 131st street.
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Trees down, damage to homes.
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Large tree uprooted and damaged roofline of house.
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Photos of trees down with damage to homes.
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Trees snapped and uprooted.
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Tree down blocking Patterson Road south of 136th.
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Power out with large branches down.
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Numerous downed large tree branches.
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Straight line wind damage that included isolated roof and significant tree damage. Most concentrated damage was near 146th avenue and 9th street.
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Scattered trees down between Plainwell and Pine Lake. Scattered power outages.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF-0 tornado with peak winds estimated near 80 mph. The tornado began near Schermerhorn Lake in Allegan County and was on the ground for around 6.5 miles before lifting west/northwest of Otsego.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Widespread tree damage occurred along the tornado path. Several large barns were heavily damaged and multiple homes and businesses lost roofing material or were damaged by fallen trees. Debris from one business landed on US-131 forcing it to be closed for a period of time followi…
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Several uprooted trees.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread 10 to 16 inches of snow across Allegan County. This fell in combined with wind gusts over 50 mph.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Wind gusts over 55 mph with sustained winds of 20 to 35 mph. Around 2 to 5 inches of snow county wide. Numerous traffic accidents and power outages occurred county wide. Travel was near impossible at times.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Many spotter reports of 10 plus inches were received for this storm. Some parts of Allegan County received over 12 inches of snow.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Wind gusts over 50 mph were common across Allegan County for more than 18 hours. Snow amounts of up to 6 inches occurred with significant travel impacts reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple reports of downed trees across Central Allegan Co.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado developed near Sandy Pines campground and became more intense near the intersection of 138th Avenue and 24th Street. Primary damage consisted of numerous trees uprooted and snapped. Some of the more significant damage and most intense winds occurred around Hilltop Vie…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado developed near the intersection of 114th Ave and N 16th Street where a power pole was pushed over. The developing tornado crossed Schnable Lake and heavily damaged the campground on the north side of the lake, including several flipped trailers and destroyed roofs fro…
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Trees snapped and uprooted across Saugatuck Township.
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A row of pine trees pushed over by wind.
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Tree fell on a home.
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Holland Asos.
High Wind High Wind
A 67 mph peak wind gust occurred at the Saugatuck pier. Scattered power outages were reported.
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Several trees were blown down near Allegan.
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There were several reports of downed trees, limbs and power lines and downed limbs caused damage to a few homes in the area.
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Several downed tree limbs and trees and power lines were reported.
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Allegan county emergency management reported that trees and wires were blown down across the county.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
One to a half to two and a half feet of snow fell from the morning of the 12th through the early morning hours of the 17th.
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Several trees were blown down near Martin.
Hail Hail
Hail up to an inch in diameter was reported near Glenn.
Hail Hail
Hail up to two inches in diameter was reported by trained spotters.
Hail Hail
Hail up to nearly two inches in diameter was reported. Car windshields were cracked and the hail did considerable damage to roofs and siding of homes.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Up to around three quarters of an inch of freezing rain was reported across portions of Allegan county. Seven tenths of an inch of freezing rain was reported near Hopkins.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | 11 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 1 |
| 2010 | 20 | 2 |
| 2009 | 14 | 1 |
| 2008 | 27 | 1 |
| 2007 | 26 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 16 | 0 |
| 2004 | 15 | 0 |
| 2003 | 21 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 1 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 1 |
| 1997 | 35 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 4 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 7 | 1 |
| 1975 | 7 | 1 |
| 1974 | 3 | 1 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | 4 | 0 |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 2 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 | 2 |
| 1955 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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