Strong Wind Risk in Michigan

All Michigan counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index strong wind score

Strong Wind risk — damaging straight-line winds outside of tornadoes and hurricanes — is rated for 83 of 83 Michigan counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Wayne County carries the state's highest strong wind score at 99.7, with $13M in expected annual strong wind losses.

36 Michigan counties are rated High or Very High for strong wind, and expected annual losses from strong wind total roughly $164M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Strong Wind

#CountyStrong Wind ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Wayne County
99.7
Very High 5.10 / yr $13M
2 Mecosta County
99.6
Very High 2.30 / yr $11M
3 Kent County
99.0
Very High 2.84 / yr $10M
4 Oakland County
98.9
Very High 5.46 / yr $9M
5 Macomb County
98.6
Very High 4.87 / yr $7M
6 Ingham County
98.4
Very High 6.03 / yr $7M
7 Washtenaw County
98.0
High 5.70 / yr $6M
8 Genesee County
97.9
High 5.57 / yr $5M
9 Ottawa County
97.8
High 2.17 / yr $7M
10 Saginaw County
97.2
High 4.39 / yr $4M
11 Calhoun County
97.2
High 4.89 / yr $4M
12 Muskegon County
96.4
High 1.77 / yr $3M
13 Oceana County
96.1
High 1.34 / yr $3M
14 Berrien County
95.0
High 4.21 / yr $3M
15 Montcalm County
94.9
High 2.99 / yr $3M
16 Clare County
94.8
High 2.03 / yr $2M
17 Bay County
94.4
High 3.22 / yr $3M
18 Livingston County
93.8
High 5.99 / yr $5M
19 Shiawassee County
93.8
High 5.67 / yr $3M
20 Monroe County
93.6
High 5.01 / yr $3M
21 Eaton County
92.4
High 4.77 / yr $3M
22 Van Buren County
92.4
High 3.66 / yr $2M
23 Midland County
92.1
High 3.11 / yr $2M
24 Lapeer County
91.3
High 4.75 / yr $2M
25 Newaygo County
91.0
High 1.73 / yr $2M
26 Lenawee County
90.6
High 5.29 / yr $2M
27 Gratiot County
90.5
High 3.76 / yr $2M
28 Tuscola County
90.3
High 4.05 / yr $2M
29 Clinton County
90.2
High 4.66 / yr $3M
30 Ionia County
90.1
High 3.75 / yr $2M
31 Isabella County
90.0
High 2.78 / yr $2M
32 Kalamazoo County
89.9
High 4.30 / yr $2M
33 Jackson County
88.5
High 5.75 / yr $2M
34 Allegan County
86.5
High 2.88 / yr $2M
35 St. Clair County
85.8
High 3.52 / yr $2M
36 Cass County
85.1
High 4.33 / yr $1M
37 St. Joseph County
82.4
Medium 4.79 / yr $1M
38 Huron County
79.7
Medium 2.14 / yr $1M
39 Lake County
79.2
Medium 1.31 / yr $819K
40 Barry County
76.5
Medium 3.69 / yr $1M
41 Ogemaw County
75.6
Medium 1.74 / yr $788K
42 Osceola County
74.8
Medium 1.81 / yr $867K
43 Branch County
72.5
Medium 5.15 / yr $842K
44 Sanilac County
71.2
Medium 3.13 / yr $795K
45 Gladwin County
68.3
Medium 2.25 / yr $680K
46 Hillsdale County
62.7
Medium 5.38 / yr $656K
47 Mason County
58.7
Medium 1.08 / yr $540K
48 Grand Traverse County
58.2
Medium 0.88 / yr $862K
49 Roscommon County
55.6
Medium 1.66 / yr $452K
50 Wexford County
54.4
Medium 1.12 / yr $537K
51 Iosco County
52.2
Medium 1.49 / yr $415K
52 Marquette County
51.9
Medium 0.98 / yr $534K
53 Arenac County
48.0
Low 2.11 / yr $419K
54 Gogebic County
47.0
Low 0.93 / yr $332K
55 Otsego County
42.9
Low 0.87 / yr $494K
56 Missaukee County
40.0
Low 1.38 / yr $427K
57 Delta County
39.1
Low 0.90 / yr $340K
58 Manistee County
34.2
Low 0.96 / yr $272K
59 Menominee County
30.1
Low 1.14 / yr $234K
60 Iron County
26.7
Low 1.30 / yr $182K
61 Kalkaska County
26.6
Low 1.02 / yr $217K
62 Leelanau County
25.5
Low 0.67 / yr $243K
63 Dickinson County
24.7
Low 1.26 / yr $234K
64 Crawford County
23.1
Low 1.14 / yr $168K
65 Baraga County
22.2
Low 0.98 / yr $154K
66 Charlevoix County
21.1
Low 0.63 / yr $198K
67 Houghton County
18.4
Low 0.80 / yr $194K
68 Benzie County
18.4
Low 0.82 / yr $149K
69 Cheboygan County
17.1
Low 0.61 / yr $108K
70 Oscoda County
17.1
Low 0.96 / yr $99K
71 Ontonagon County
16.7
Very Low 0.82 / yr $118K
72 Antrim County
16.6
Very Low 0.82 / yr $160K
73 Alger County
15.3
Very Low 0.61 / yr $99K
74 Alcona County
14.7
Very Low 0.77 / yr $84K
75 Alpena County
14.3
Very Low 0.59 / yr $88K
76 Montmorency County
13.1
Very Low 0.77 / yr $69K
77 Emmet County
12.5
Very Low 0.54 / yr $105K
78 Presque Isle County
11.7
Very Low 0.57 / yr $61K
79 Chippewa County
7.5
Very Low 0.19 / yr $49K
80 Schoolcraft County
7.5
Very Low 0.45 / yr $50K
81 Luce County
6.7
Very Low 0.25 / yr $33K
82 Mackinac County
5.9
Very Low 0.29 / yr $29K
83 Keweenaw County
4.1
Very Low 0.32 / yr $17K

83 Michigan counties with measurable strong wind risk. See the national strong wind ranking or all Michigan counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Michigan county has the highest strong wind risk?

Wayne County has the highest FEMA strong wind risk score in Michigan at 99.7 (Very High), with $13M in expected annual losses and about 5.10 events per year.

How many Michigan counties face significant strong wind risk?

83 Michigan counties record measurable strong wind risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 36 of them are rated High or Very High.

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