Otsego County, Michigan
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1963 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
5
Tornado reports
57
Hail reports
3
Floods since 1996
327
All events
2
Deaths
$53.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Otsego County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 5 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.
This tornado formed in Antrim county 4 miles east of Alba and continued into Otsego county 100 yards SE of the Alba Rd/Old Alba Rd intersection. The tornado continued to move east northeast for almost 16 additional miles before dissipating around 1.75 miles northeast of Sparr. Th…
Tornado F3 Tornado
A swath of widespread wind damage extended from west-southwest to east of the city of Gaylord. Some of the most concentrated damage was along Van Tyle Road between Hayes Tower Road and Dickerson Road. Hundreds of trees were snapped off or uprooted. Several buildings and vehicles …
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Total snow and sleet for the event was 13-21 inches, with higest snowfall totals across the northern portion of the county. Storm total at WFO Gaylord, MI, 9 mi SSW of the city of Gaylord, was 13.2 inches, several of which fell as sleet, with less than a tenth of ice accretion ov…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Official snowfall observation at WFO Gaylord, MI reported a total of 10.4 inches of snow by midnight going into the 14th. CoCoRaHS observer between the office and Gaylord measured 9.0 inches.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Flat ice accretion reached 0.25 inches between 2100 and 2300 with the bulk of this occurring between 2200 and 2300; an additional 0.10 of flat ice accretion was reported by midday, bringing the storm total flat ice accretion to 0.35, ending 1400 on the 11th. The NWS Gaylord, MI f…
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Gaylord Regional Airport in Gaylord, MI reported an apparent temperature of -22F. Low temperature reported by cooperative observer 11mi ENE of Vanderbilt was -17F.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Gaylord Regional Airport reported apparent temperatures as cold as -17F.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills as cold as -18 at the Gaylord Regional Airport, KGLR.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Apparent temperatures as low as -26F at Gaylord Regional Airport.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Dickerson Rd in Gaylord closed between Van Tyle Rd and O'Rourke Blvd near the airport due to whiteout conditions.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Observers at NWS Gaylord, MI forecast office 9mi SSW of Gaylord, MI reported approximately 0.10in of radial ice between 19:00 and midnight on the 29th, with 9.1 inches of snow by 1pm, most of which fell between 07:00 and 13:00. 24hr snowfall total ending at midnight going into th…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Twenty-four hour snowfall total between midnight on the 27th and 28th at WFO Gaylord, 9mi SSW of the city of Gaylord, MI, was 13.1 inches, with a storm total of 19.6 inches. Areas just west and south of the office, particularly the Wilderness Valley and Waters area were more cons…
Hail Hail
Video of hail of at least quarter to half dollar size falling on Old Alba Rd southwest of Gaylord, MI in Otsego county.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Widespread radial ice reports of one-half to as much as three-quarters of an inch of ice across the county, with highest amounts in the Gaylord and Elmira areas. Significant damage to trees and property, including homes. Extensive damage to power and communication infrastructure,…
High Wind High Wind
Wind equipment at the NWS Gaylord, MI 9miles SSW of Gaylord, MI recorded a gust to 64mph.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Highest snowfall totals ended up occurring from Lakes of the North to the Waters area, with 18hr snowfall totals of 8.4 inches at the NWS Gaylord, MI office by 0700am.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall totals in Otsego county as high as 15-19 inches by the morning of December 12th. 24-hr snowfall total by 0700EST at NWS Gaylord, MI, 9 miles SSW of Gaylord, was 16.3 inches with a snow depth of 19inches. CoCoRaHS observer 2.2 miles ESE of Elmira reported 17.0 inches of n…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
CoCoRaHS observer 2 miles ESE of Elmira in NW Otsego county reported snowfall of 8.2 inches ending 0700EST on the 5th. Additional reports from Otsego county, including a CoCoRaHS observer 4 miles S of Gaylord and 24-hr snowfall totals ending on the morning of the 5th at the NWS G…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Storm total ending 1300EST December 2 of 46.7 inches 6 miles SSW of Gaylord, MI. Areas east of this toward Michaywe and west toward Lake Manuka reported in excess of 2-3 feet of snow through the event. NWS Employee 4 miles ESE of Elmira, MI reported a storm total of 46 inches end…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall intensity began to increase at NWS Gaylord, MI overnight on the 28th-29th, reaching 9 inches by 0700EST. High snow-to-liquid ratios and intense, generally persistent bands with consistent 1 inch per hour snowfall rates resulted in the accumulation of 24.8 inches of snow …
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Pigeon River State Forest Headquarters reported a 24 hour total of 12.5 inches of snow ending the morning of the 30th.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Storm total ending 1300EST December 2 of 46.7inches 6miles SSW of Gaylord, MI. Areas east of this toward Michaywe and west toward Lake Manuka reported in excess of 2-3feet of snow through the event.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
NWS Employee/CoCoRaHS observer at 2.2miles ESE of Elmira, MI reported 19.5in in 24hours ending 0700EST on the 30th, with a 2 day total of 26.2inches.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
NWS Employee 4miles SSE of Elmira, MI reported a storm total of 46 inches ending 0900EST December 2. By 1300EST on the 1st, 39.6inches of snow had fallen at this location, with 8inches alone in the previous 24hours.
Flood Flood
NWS Employee reported flooding of underpass at I-75 and M-32 in Gaylord, along with several other instances of street flooding in the city. KGLR ASOS reported 1.30 inches of rain in approximately 20 minutes; 24 hour total of 2.07 inches ending 7am EST July 30th.
Flood Flood
Three to six inches of rain fell in the Elmira area in a few hours resulting in flooding in yards and farm fields. A photo of a washout in a gravel driveway showed the rear end of an extended cab pickup partially engulfed by the washout, up to the depth of the top of the rear tir…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Reports of downed powerlines and multiple healthy large trees down on the southwest side of Otsego lake, including a tree on a house and a tree down over West Otsego Lake Drive, which resulted in West Otsego Lake Drive being closed for a time.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report of downed power lines on the east side of Otsego Lake near Otsego Lake State Park.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Reports of large limbs and trees up to around 9 inch diameter broken and knocked down in the vicinity of Michaywe, including a snapped off birch tree leaning on a house on Opal Lake Rd near the golf course.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
NWS Employee passed along a report from a neighbor of a large part of a tree downed that punctured a garage roof.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Powerlines down.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Measured one inch hail by NWS employee.
Hail Hail
Report of 1.5 inch hail just west of Gaylord.
Hail Hail
Delayed report of large hail. Photos submitted to NWS Gaylord support hailstones of about golf ball size, along with significant accumulations of hail in the area. Time estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
Report of 1 inch hail near Sparr. Time estimated by radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees downed on Old State Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Delayed report of a tree down at a residence in Michaywe.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Blizzard Blizzard
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Hail Hail
Facebook photo of hailstone in Elmira. Time estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail 5 miles northwest of Gaylord.
Hail Hail
Nickel sized hail in Corwith Twp via Facebook. Time estimated by radar.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 1 |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 14 | 0 |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 |
| 2005 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 13 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
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