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Severe Storm history in Michigan

Michigan has 105 county-level severe storm declarations across 44 counties. Saginaw County leads with 6 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $294.2M.

This page shows every Michigan county in Michigan that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Michigan, see the Michigan state page.

Severe Storm in Michigan

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Saginaw County6$1.1M
2Wayne County6$262.7M
3Macomb County5$4.0M
4Oakland County5$3.7M
5Bay County4$683K
6Ionia County4$420K
7Ottawa County4$443K
8Genesee County3$466K
9Gladwin County3$90K
10Kent County3$108K
11Midland County3$3.2M
12Muskegon County3$27K
13Newaygo County3$0
14Sanilac County3$71K
15Shiawassee County3$61K
16St. Clair County3$858K
17Allegan County2$456K
18Barry County2$835K
19Clinton County2$0
20Eaton County2$842K
21Gratiot County2$0
22Ingham County2$4.4M
23Isabella County2$1.3M
24Jackson County2$93K
25Lapeer County2$0
26Mason County2$1.5M
27Mecosta County2$16K
28Montcalm County2$0
29Oceana County2$0
30Osceola County2$1.4M
31Tuscola County2$0
32Washtenaw County2$1.0M
33Arenac County1$0
34Berrien County1$71K
35Cass County1$23K
36Clare County1$0
37Lake County1$226K
38Livingston County1$47K
39Manistee County1$1.7M
40Missaukee County1$60K
41Roscommon County1$0
42St. Joseph County1$27K
43Van Buren County1$0
44Wexford County1$2.2M