Friday, Oct 9: Michigan has thunderstorms in the outlook but no severe risk, and none through Sunday.
The Storm Prediction Center's outlook for Michigan over the next three days, and what a typical severe weather year looks like here.
SPC outlook for Michigan
Day 1 (Friday, October 9): General thunderstorms
Day 2 (Saturday, October 10): No severe risk
Day 3 (Sunday, October 11): General thunderstorms
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Severe weather in Michigan, by the numbers
Michigan averages 14.1 tornadoes a year (1996–2025), about 1.2 of them rated EF2 or stronger.
56% of them touch down between May and July, and June alone accounts for 21%. The busiest year on record in that span was 2001, with 34.
Storm reports average about 84 for large hail a year (6.3 of them 2 inches or larger) and 275 for damaging wind (2016–2025).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Tornadoes are counted in the state where they began. One storm can produce many reports. spc.noaa.gov