Lightning strikes in Michigan by county
The detection network has located 100,137 lightning strikes in Michigan since the archive began, including 84,040 in the last 7 days. The table counts every strike the network placed inside a county boundary. Another 27,306 strikes fell inside Michigan but outside every county polygon, mostly over coastal or lake water.
| # | County | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson County | 8,023 | 8,022 | 8.0% |
| 2 | Lenawee County | 7,946 | 7,946 | 7.9% |
| 3 | Calhoun County | 7,045 | 7,032 | 7.0% |
| 4 | Van Buren County | 5,081 | 5,080 | 5.1% |
| 5 | Monroe County | 4,280 | 4,280 | 4.3% |
| 6 | Kalamazoo County | 3,742 | 3,737 | 3.7% |
| 7 | Hillsdale County | 3,699 | 3,699 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Berrien County | 3,569 | 3,557 | 3.6% |
| 9 | Washtenaw County | 3,068 | 3,068 | 3.1% |
| 10 | Kent County | 2,663 | 2,627 | 2.7% |
| 11 | Ionia County | 2,218 | 2,116 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Eaton County | 1,855 | 1,782 | 1.9% |
| 13 | Barry County | 1,513 | 1,494 | 1.5% |
| 14 | Ottawa County | 1,502 | 1,432 | 1.5% |
| 15 | Cass County | 1,350 | 1,338 | 1.3% |
| 16 | Allegan County | 1,295 | 1,284 | 1.3% |
| 17 | Branch County | 1,173 | 1,172 | 1.2% |
| 18 | Ingham County | 892 | 851 | 0.9% |
| 19 | Ontonagon County | 832 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 20 | St. Joseph County | 824 | 812 | 0.8% |
| 21 | Clinton County | 784 | 781 | 0.8% |
| 22 | Muskegon County | 755 | 755 | 0.8% |
| 23 | Luce County | 602 | 0 | 0.6% |
| 24 | Marquette County | 564 | 54 | 0.6% |
| 25 | Keweenaw County | 543 | 59 | 0.5% |
| 26 | Schoolcraft County | 538 | 0 | 0.5% |
| 27 | Gogebic County | 487 | 2 | 0.5% |
| 28 | Wayne County | 464 | 464 | 0.5% |
| 29 | Alger County | 448 | 15 | 0.4% |
| 30 | Chippewa County | 414 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 31 | Livingston County | 347 | 334 | 0.3% |
| 32 | Manistee County | 272 | 218 | 0.3% |
| 33 | Iron County | 267 | 30 | 0.3% |
| 34 | Delta County | 249 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 35 | Mackinac County | 242 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 36 | Houghton County | 227 | 48 | 0.2% |
| 37 | Baraga County | 224 | 26 | 0.2% |
| 38 | Osceola County | 190 | 83 | 0.2% |
| 39 | Tuscola County | 170 | 127 | 0.2% |
| 40 | Huron County | 161 | 139 | 0.2% |
| 41 | Menominee County | 156 | 72 | 0.2% |
| 42 | Sanilac County | 154 | 138 | 0.2% |
| 43 | Oakland County | 132 | 132 | 0.1% |
| 44 | Oscoda County | 126 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 45 | Ogemaw County | 121 | 26 | 0.1% |
| 46 | Montcalm County | 113 | 69 | 0.1% |
| 47 | Alpena County | 107 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 48 | Alcona County | 105 | 64 | 0.1% |
| 49 | Iosco County | 99 | 56 | 0.1% |
| 50 | Roscommon County | 92 | 34 | 0.1% |
| 51 | Shiawassee County | 90 | 75 | 0.1% |
| 52 | Wexford County | 83 | 76 | 0.1% |
| 53 | Clare County | 83 | 44 | 0.1% |
| 54 | St. Clair County | 82 | 73 | 0.1% |
| 55 | Gladwin County | 78 | 56 | 0.1% |
| 56 | Gratiot County | 75 | 37 | 0.1% |
| 57 | Newaygo County | 73 | 72 | 0.1% |
| 58 | Arenac County | 65 | 62 | 0.1% |
| 59 | Lapeer County | 63 | 46 | 0.1% |
| 60 | Lake County | 58 | 30 | 0.1% |
| 61 | Crawford County | 42 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 62 | Dickinson County | 41 | 15 | 0.0% |
| 63 | Bay County | 40 | 29 | 0.0% |
| 64 | Macomb County | 35 | 33 | 0.0% |
| 65 | Missaukee County | 29 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 66 | Genesee County | 27 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 67 | Montmorency County | 27 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 68 | Benzie County | 25 | 24 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Presque Isle County | 23 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 70 | Isabella County | 13 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Midland County | 10 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 72 | Kalkaska County | 8 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 73 | Saginaw County | 7 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 74 | Antrim County | 6 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 75 | Oceana County | 6 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 76 | Mecosta County | 5 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 77 | Otsego County | 5 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Mason County | 5 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 79 | Cheboygan County | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 80 | Leelanau County | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Strike positions carry the network's mean location error of about 5.6 km, so strikes near a county line can be filed one county over. Method and caveats are on the data hub; the full state table is on the United States page.
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