Wayne storm history
Storm events recorded in Wayne, Michigan between 1950 and 2025.
1,110
Total events
40
Tornadoes
216
Hail
114
Floods
30
Deaths
$1.6B
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
The tornado touched down just east of the intersection of Schoolcraft Rd and Eckles Rd and traveled northeast into Mason Rd, just north of I-96. The tornado continued into the intersection of Nola Rd and Lyndon Rd, uprooting large trees, snapping off large tree limbs, and produci…
A man was killed due to a fallen wire.
A 60 year old man died due to hyperthermia, as he was found in his car with the windows rolled up. A 57 year old man was also found dead due to hyperthermia in his Redford Township group home.
An 81 year old Grosse Pointe Farms man was found dead due to the heat in his un-air conditioned home on July 7th.
A golfer was struck and killed by lightning after seeking refuge under a tree at the Rogell Golf Course near 7 Mile and Lahser Roads.
A 50 year old Detroit man died of exposure. He was found dead in a vacant, unheated home on Detroit's northwest side on Sunday, February the 4th.
A couple was struck by lightning after taking shelter from the rain under a tree at 2301 EST in Krainz Park near East Hildale and Justine on Detroit's east side. The pair was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital, where the 44 year old woman was later pronounced dead. The 2nd perso…
A 74-year old man wandered out of a retirement home in Westland and died of Hypothermia.
An 86-year old woman died from Hypothermia after wandering away from a nursing home in Livonia.
A 70-year old woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease wandered from her home and was found frozen to death behind her garage.
A 50-year old homeless man died in a Detroit alley. Hypothermia was the suspected cause.
Wind damage reported to structures at the River Rouge Days Festival, minor injuries occurred. Multiple trees and festival tents blown down.
Flood waters from the flash flooding slowly receded.
Numerous roads and highways became impassable due to flooding. Four to eight inches of rainfall was reported in and around downtown Detroit, with Grosse Pointe Park reporting the highest total of 8.19 inches. Almost 15,000 homes suffered major flood damage, with close to 6000 hom…
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 45 | 4 |
| 2022 | 22 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | 0 |
| 2020 | 38 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28 | 0 |
| 2018 | 26 | 3 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 |
| 2016 | 23 | 0 |
| 2015 | 18 | 1 |
| 2014 | 49 | 0 |
| 2013 | 23 | 0 |
| 2012 | 20 | 0 |
| 2011 | 64 | 0 |
| 2010 | 37 | 1 |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | 34 | 1 |
| 2007 | 44 | 0 |
| 2006 | 37 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | 0 |
| 2004 | 50 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 38 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 1 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 1 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 1 |
| 1987 | 12 | 2 |
| 1986 | 8 | 2 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 1 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 2 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 7 | 2 |
| 1973 | 8 | 5 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 5 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | 3 | 1 |
| 1968 | 8 | 1 |
| 1967 | 4 | 0 |
| 1966 | 6 | 1 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | 6 | 0 |
| 1962 | 6 | 0 |
| 1961 | 4 | 0 |
| 1960 | 3 | 0 |
| 1959 | 4 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 7 | 3 |
| 1955 | 4 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |