The Worst Natural Disaster In Michigan Happened Almost 140 Years Ago

Michigan weather is no joke, one moment it's sunny and 65 the next day we might have a few inches of snow on the ground. Michigan has had some crazy natural disasters including One Of The Deadliest Tornados Of All Time.

The website 24/7 Wallstreet just came out with a list of the worst natural disaster in every state.

How They Picked The Worst Natural Disaster In Each State

24/7 Wall St. reviewed natural disasters in each state and determined the worst event by the number of fatalities. For this list, they considered disasters caused by naturally occurring events, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, blizzards, floods, ice storms, heatwaves, avalanches, and volcanic eruptions.

They used government sources such as the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, The National Oceanic, and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the United States Geological Survey as well as media reports about these events to create the list of the worst natural disaster in every state.

Michigan's worst natural disaster wasn't one of the deadliest tornadoes of all time, and, honestly, was something that I had never heard of. While some posit that it was related to the Great Chicago Fire, others have different ideas as to what caused our worst natural disaster. (Learn more in the video below.)

These Are The Worst Natural Disasters In Every State

Alabama
Natural disaster: Deep South Tornado Outbreak
Date: March 21, 1932
Fatalities: 286

Arizona
Natural disaster: Tropical Storm Norma
Date: Sept. 4-5, 1970
Fatalities: 23

Arkansas
Natural disaster: Mississippi River Flood
Date: May-August 1927
Fatalities: 127

California
Natural disaster: San Francisco Earthquake
Date: April 18, 1906
Fatalities: 3,000

Colorado
Natural disaster: Big Thompson Canyon Flood
Date: July 31, 1976
Fatalities: 144

Connecticut
Natural disaster: Great New England Hurricane
Date: Sept. 21, 1938
Fatalities: 85

Delaware
Natural disaster: Gale of ’78
Date: Oct. 23, 1878
Fatalities: 100

Florida
Natural disaster: Lake Okeechobee Hurricane
Date: Sept. 6-20, 1928
Fatalities: 2,500-3,000

Georgia
Natural disaster: Sea Islands Hurricane
Date: Aug. 15, 1893
Fatalities: 2,000+

Hawaii
Natural disaster: Aleutian Islands Earthquake/Tsunami
Date: April 1,1946
Fatalities: 159

Idaho
Natural disaster: The Big Burn of 1910
Date: Aug. 20-21, 1910
Fatalities: 87

Illinois
Natural disaster: Chicago Heat Wave
Date: July 13-15, 1995
Fatalities: 750

Indiana
Natural disaster: The Great Flood of 1913
Date: March 1913
Fatalities: 100

Iowa
Natural disaster: The Armistice Day Blizzard
Date: Nov. 11, 1940
Fatalities: 154

Kansas
Natural disaster: Great Plains Tornado Outbreak
Date: May 25-26, 1955
Fatalities: 80

Kentucky
Natural disaster: Louisville Cyclone
Date: March 27, 1890
Fatalities: 100

Louisiana
Natural disaster: Hurricane Katrina
Date: Aug. 23-31, 2005
Fatalities: 1,577

Maine
Natural disaster: Ice Storm of ’98
Date: Jan. 4, 1998
Fatalities: 8

Maryland
Natural disaster: Pan American jet hit by lightning
Date: Dec. 8, 1963
Fatalities: 81

Massachusetts
Natural disaster: Worcester Tornado
Date: June 9, 1953
Fatalities: 90

Michigan
Natural disaster: Great Michigan Fire
Date: Sept. 5, 1881
Fatalities: 282

Minnesota
Natural disaster: Cloquet Fire
Date: Oct. 12, 1918
Fatalities: 450

Mississippi
Natural disaster: Hurricane Katrina
Date: Aug. 23-31, 2005
Fatalities: 238

Missouri
Natural disaster: Joplin Tornado
Date: May 22, 2011
Fatalities: 158

Montana
Natural disaster: The Big Burn of 1910
Date: Aug. 20-21, 1910
Fatalities: 87

Nebraska
Natural disaster: Schoolhouse Blizzard
Date: Jan. 12, 1888
Fatalities: 100

Nevada
Natural disaster: Heatwave
Date: July 14-23, 2005
Fatalities: 17

New Hampshire
Natural disaster: Great New England Hurricane
Date: Sept. 21, 1938
Fatalities: 13

New Jersey
Natural disaster: Superstorm Sandy
Date: Oct. 29, 2012
Fatalities: 43

New Mexico
Natural disaster: Blizzard
Date: Dec. 14, 1967
Fatalities: 51

New York
Natural disaster: Great Blizzard of 1888
Date: March 12-14, 1888
Fatalities: 200

North Carolina
Natural disaster: Hurricane Floyd
Date: Sept. 16, 1999
Fatalities: 26

North Dakota
Natural disaster: Schoolhouse Blizzard
Date: Jan. 12, 1888
Fatalities: 235

Ohio
Natural disaster: Great Ohio Flood
Date: March 23-27, 1913
Fatalities: 467

Oklahoma
Natural disaster: Glazier-Higgins-Woodward tornadoes
Date: April 9, 1947
Fatalities: 113

Oregon
Natural disaster: Heppner Flash Flood
Date: June 2, 1903
Fatalities: 247

Pennsylvania
Natural disaster: Johnstown Flood
Date: May 31, 1889
Fatalities: 2,209

Rhode Island
Natural disaster: Great New England Hurricane
Date: Sept. 21, 1938
Fatalities: 100

South Carolina
Natural disaster: Sea Islands Hurricane
Date: Aug. 15, 1893
Fatalities: 2,000+

South Dakota
Natural disaster: Black Hills Flood
Date: June 9-10, 1972
Fatalities: 238

Tennessee
Natural disaster: Southern United States Tornado Outbreak
Date: March 21-22, 1952
Fatalities: 67

Texas
Natural disaster: Galveston Hurricane
Date: Sept. 8, 1900
Fatalities: 8,000

Utah
Natural disaster: Bingham Canyon Avalanche
Date: Feb. 17, 1926
Fatalities: 36

Vermont
Natural disaster: Great Vermont Flood
Date: Nov. 2-4, 1927
Fatalities: 84

Virginia
Natural disaster: Hurricane Camille
Date: Aug. 19, 1969
Fatalities: 153

Washington
Natural disaster: Wellington Avalanche
Date: March 1, 1910
Fatalities: 96

West Virginia
Natural disaster: Great Appalachian Storm
Date: Nov. 24-30, 1950
Fatalities: 160

Wisconsin
Natural disaster: Peshtigo Fire
Date: Oct. 8, 1871
Fatalities: 1,500-2,500

Wyoming
Natural disaster: Blackwater Fire
Date: Aug. 18, 1937
Fatalities: 15