Ionia County, Michigan
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
25
Tornado reports
37
Hail reports
9
Floods since 1996
309
All events
0
Deaths
$49.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Ionia County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 25 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.
Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down. 15 power poles were snapped and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in Saranac. In Portland several trees were also snapped or uprooted.
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.
A 62 mph peak wind gust was measured at the Ionia airport. Peak wind gusts in the 60 to 70 mph range resulted in numerous downed trees and limbs and power lines and widespread power outages.
A NWS storm survey determined that an EF-1 tornado struck Portland in Ionia county. The estimated peak wind speed was 110 mph. There was damage to homes and businesses throughout portions of Portland and more than 50 structures were impacted with roof damage and broken windows. D…
Heavy rainfall caused significant flooding on rivers and streams across Ionia county.
Trained spotters reported that a severe thunderstorm produced hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter on the northeast side of Belding. The swath was up to one mile wide and was part of the swath that began in extreme northeast Ottawa County based on correlation with spotter reports an…
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Extensive tree damage with multiple trees down along M 66 Just past Bippley Road.
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Tree fell on House.
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Multiple trees reported down in the Lyons and Muir area.
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Numerous trees down blocking roads between Caledonia and Lowell.
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Widespread tree damage.
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Trees down with widespread power outages.
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Large trees down. Minor property damage.
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Dispatch reports numerous trees and wires down across the county.
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Public report of a barn with significant damage near Portland.
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Maple tree down and golf cart blown over.
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Ionia County AWOS measured gust.
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Several trees uprooted or snapped. Section of a barn roof was blown off.
Hail Hail
Ping pong size hail from media and the public.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Between 6 and 10 inches of snow fell across the county.
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Scattered trees and powerlines down across the Clarksville.
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One barn sustained significant wind damage.
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Uprooted trees along Tuttle Road.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Several farm or outbuildings sustained damage with a couple of homes seeing siding or roofing damage. A number of trees were also knocked down or has large snapped branches/small trunks along the path. This tornado lifted off less than one-tenth of a mile into Montcalm County.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Minor property damage and tree damage occurred along this brief tornado path.
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Garage doors blown out at the Ionia County Road Commission garage.
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Several power poles snapped and a couple large trees tipped over.
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Downed trees.
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Several large trees were blown down and there were power outages in the Ionia area.
Hail Hail
Hail up to an inch and three quarters in diameter was reported.
Hail Hail
The public reported one inch diameter hail near Saranac.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Observers reported two 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.
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Multiple trees and limbs were blown down in the Portland area and across portions of the county.
Hail Hail
Hail up to tennis ball sized was reported across portions of Ionia county. It did considerable damage to area roofs and siding of homes.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Several inches of snow and sleet fell along with wind gusts to around 40 mph.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Six to twelve inches of snow was reported along with strong winds that resulted in near whiteout conditions as times.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Ten inches of snow was reported in Clarksville and there were several other reports of six to ten inches of snow across the county.
Hail Hail
Nickel sized hail was reported and several small trees were blown down in and near Belding.
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Several trees and power lines were blown down across Ionia county.
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A tree was blown down onto a house on Charlotte Highway near Butler road.
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Wind gusts to around 60 mph brought down several trees and power lines.
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A peak wind gust to 60 mph was measured near Lake Odessa.
Hail Hail
Up to one inch diameter hail was reported across portions of Ionia county late in the evening.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Trained spotters reported up to six to eight inches of snow across southeastern Ionia county.
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A 58 mph peak wind gust was measured at AWOS station KY70 Ionia County Airport.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An NWS storm survey determined an EF-0 tornado occurred with path length of a mile.There was damage to 2 properties - including a farm off Vedder Road with the silo top ripped off and barns damaged. Tree line damage just northeast of the Bell Road/Vedder Road intersection is appr…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An NWS storm survey determined that an EF-1 tornado occurred north of Lake Odessa. Multiple homes and barns were damaged at the following locations: Bippley/Jordan Lake Road, Ainsworth Road, and Harwood Road. Convergent tracks were observed through corn and wheat fields. Trees we…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | 12 | 1 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 5 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 | 1 |
| 1988 | 10 | 1 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 1 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 1 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
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