Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 36 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.
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
March 20, 1976 · Oakland, Michigan
Tornado F4 Tornado1 death, 55 injuries, $25.0M damage July 4, 1957 · Oakland, Michigan
September 14, 1990 · Oakland, Michigan
August 2, 1972 · Oakland, Michigan
June 8, 1953 · Oakland, Michigan
May 4, 2018 · Oakland, Michigan
High Wind High Wind1 death, 1 injury, $5.0M damage January 1, 2018 · Oakland, Michigan
July 17, 2011 · Oakland, Michigan
A 37 year old highland man died from several factors including an enlarged heart, obesity and hyperthermia.
July 4, 2010 · Oakland, Michigan
A 56-year-old homeless woman died in her car Sunday Afternoon July 4th around 3:15 PM in Waterford. The Oakland County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death to be hyperthermia.
December 1, 2007 · Oakland, Michigan
Trained spotters reported one to two inches of snow and one to two tenths of an inch of ice on top of the snow.
April 16, 2007 · Oakland, Michigan
March 13, 2006 · Oakland, Michigan
April 3, 2003 · Oakland, Michigan
Ice Storm Ice Storm1 death, 2 injuries, $100.0M damage June 28, 2002 · Oakland, Michigan
March 3, 2002 · Oakland, Michigan
In Troy, an 84-year-old woman was found dead on the patio outside her retirement home. Hypothermia was the suspected cause of death.
August 6, 2001 · Oakland, Michigan
Heat Heat1 death, 80 injuries January 4, 1999 · Oakland, Michigan
July 2, 1997 · Oakland, Michigan
July 29, 1996 · Oakland, Michigan
June 18, 1996 · Oakland, Michigan
June 17, 1992 · Oakland, Michigan
September 6, 1990 · Oakland, Michigan
June 21, 1987 · Oakland, Michigan
Tornado F2 Tornado1 death, 6 injuries, $2.5M damage July 14, 2013 · Oakland, Michigan
July 1, 2012 · Oakland, Michigan
June 28, 2012 · Oakland, Michigan
February 3, 2007 · Oakland, Michigan
May 29, 2006 · Oakland, Michigan
July 4, 1999 · Oakland, Michigan
May 14, 1987 · Oakland, Michigan
August 24, 2023 · Oakland, Michigan
Widespread trees reported blown down. The South Lyon DPW main building was severely damaged (roof torn off, all overhead doors blown in, walls bowing out). One South Lyon PD patrol vehicle was severely damaged on a flooded road responding to a stranded vehicle requiring rescue. H…
February 22, 2023 · Oakland, Michigan
October 8, 2021 · Oakland, Michigan
July 24, 2021 · Oakland, Michigan
A tornado touched down 1 mile NNE of White Lake just west of the intersection of Teggerdine Rd and Pontiac Lake Rd. The tornado began as an EF-0 in which several healthy trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado then tracked southeast toward a neighborhood at the intersection …
July 7, 2021 · Oakland, Michigan
Multiple trees blown down, blocking roadways. Trees blown down with property damage across parts of Farmington. The City of Farmington estimates property damage close to 1.5 million.
June 26, 2021 · Oakland, Michigan
Roads and basements became flooding across southern Oakland county as 3 to 4 inches of rain was reported.
April 14, 2018 · Oakland, Michigan
March 8, 2017 · Oakland, Michigan
February 19, 2016 · Oakland, Michigan
August 11, 2014 · Oakland, Michigan
July 27, 2014 · Oakland, Michigan
July 27, 2014 · Oakland, Michigan
July 27, 2014 · Oakland, Michigan
July 27, 2014 · Oakland, Michigan
July 27, 2014 · Oakland, Michigan
July 27, 2014 · Oakland, Michigan
July 27, 2014 · Oakland, Michigan
July 27, 2014 · Oakland, Michigan
A mobile home park was damaged, with 80 percent of the homes suffering broken windows.
December 21, 2013 · Oakland, Michigan
November 17, 2013 · Oakland, Michigan