NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Au Gres, MI
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
6 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Au Gres, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Connie in 1955. Since 1950, 30 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 30
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Au Gres
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Au Gres; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 64 mph winds when its centre passed 38 miles away. The record near Au Gres begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Connie in 1955, a tropical storm 32 miles away. None of the 6 systems has come since 2000. Au Gres has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 76% of the 546 Michigan cities on this site. The highest rating among the 30 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on March 27, 1991, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on June 8, 1953, killed 4 people. Of the 30, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 10. The most recent tornado was on August 28, 2018. Of the 546 Michigan cities, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Au Gres. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 14 times since 1981, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 92% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Au Gres.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Au Gres
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | ConnieAug 14 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 4 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 12 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 14 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Au Gres: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Au Gres
By decade
- 2010s5
- 2000s2
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s7(1 EF3+)
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1976 | F3 | 20 mi | 6.4 mi | 1 / 7 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F3 | 24 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1984 | F3 | 21 mi | 48 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F2 | 18 mi | 16.6 mi | 4 / 13 |
| Jul 13, 1995 | F2 | 20 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F2 | 17 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 4, 1977 | F2 | 2 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 12, 1974 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1973 | F2 | 18 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 2018 | EF1 | 4 mi | 0.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2014 | EF1 | 23 mi | 1.58 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 2, 1997 | F1 | 2 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 30, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Au Gres
The Storm Prediction Center has 14 hail reports within 10 miles of Au Gres since 1981, made on 13 separate days. Of these, 8 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 23, 2023. The most recent report is from August 23, 2023. June and July have the most reports, 4 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Au Gres
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Standish 4NE, MI, 12 miles west of Au Gres at 615 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 14°F. June is the wettest at 3.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.4 inches; the year adds up to 30.6 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 6 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 164 nights a year. That 30.6 inches is more than at 17 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (13%). Tawas City, 14 miles north, has its own station (E Tawas, MI): 32.3 inches a year, 1.7 more than here, and the same July average high, 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 14 | 1.6 | 5 |
| Feb | 30 | 14 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Mar | 40 | 23 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Apr | 53 | 33 | 3.3 | 7 |
| May | 66 | 44 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Jun | 76 | 54 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Jul | 80 | 58 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Aug | 78 | 57 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Oct | 59 | 39 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Nov | 45 | 30 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Dec | 34 | 22 | 1.6 | 5 |
| Year | 55 | 37 | 30.6 | 71 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Standish 4NE, MI (615 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Au Gres
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 19 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Au Gres: 16 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 1 flash flood. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 63 mph, on August 27, 2004.
May 27, 2012: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Au Gres — 4 injured, $27,000 damage.
May 18, 2020: flood 7 miles from the centre of Au Gres — $1.2 million damage.
NWS: “Widespread areal flooding developed in central and southern Iosco County on the 18th. Many creeks and rivers rose out of their banks, including the Au Gres River system and Silver Creek and its tributaries.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Au Gres's ZIP code 48703 have filed 24 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $277,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2020, with 12. 25% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 160 Michigan cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 55 have fewer than Au Gres.
Arenac County, which includes Au Gres, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on July 9, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Arenac County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.9 million a year, the 68th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.5 million (60%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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