Detroit, MI Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Detroit, Michigan over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.
Detroit, Michigan storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Detroit — home to roughly 645,705 residents in Wayne County — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 95 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Detroit in the trailing 12 months — 85 wind events and 10 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 82 mph. Wayne County as a whole recorded 101 events (86 wind · 15 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.
Biggest storm days near Detroit
- July 3, 2026 — 14 recorded events · 14 wind
- March 13, 2026 — 11 recorded events · 11 wind
- May 19, 2026 — 10 recorded events · 8 wind · 2 hail
- April 15, 2026 — 7 recorded events · 7 wind
- January 9, 2026 — 5 recorded events · 5 wind
Detroit hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Detroit or severe wind in Detroit? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Michigan — including the Detroit metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Wayne County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Detroit weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Detroit address, and the Address Lookup adds free Detroit wind history and free Detroit hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Detroit storm data download
The Detroit dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Wayne County totals above. Statewide files are on the Michigan storm data page.
More Michigan city storm pages: Grand Rapids hail & wind history · Warren hail & wind history · Sterling Heights hail & wind history · Ann Arbor hail & wind history · Lansing hail & wind history · Flint hail & wind history · Michigan statewide storm data
About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.