NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bellaire, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Bellaire, Michigan since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 26 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 26
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Bellaire
The strongest of the 26 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 3, 1956; its path came within 19 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an EF3 on May 20, 2022, killed 2 people. Of the 26, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 9 have come since 2000. July and August have had the most tornadoes, 6 each. The most recent tornado was on September 22, 2025. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 82% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bellaire. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 19 times since 1989, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 84% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bellaire.
Compare Bellaire's storm record with another city →
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bellaire
By decade
- 2020s3(1 EF3+)
- 2010s3
- 2000s3
- 1990s6
- 1980s2
- 1970s3(1 EF3+)
- 1960s3(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1956 | F4 | 19 mi | 50.3 mi | 1 / 25 |
| May 20, 2022 | EF3 | 16 mi | 17.54 mi | 2 / 44 |
| Jul 3, 1974 | F3 | 9 mi | 11.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 26, 1969 | F3 | 20 mi | 6.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 18, 2007 | EF2 | 17 mi | 4.45 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jul 31, 1977 | F2 | 6 mi | 19.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1964 | F2 | in town | 16.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 1961 | F2 | 14 mi | 14.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | EF1 | in town | 0.85 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 1, 2014 | EF1 | 14 mi | 4.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 1, 2002 | F1 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1998 | F1 | 14 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 26, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bellaire
The Storm Prediction Center has 19 hail reports within 10 miles of Bellaire since 1989, made on 14 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 8, 2016. The most recent report is from May 20, 2022. May and June have the most reports, 6 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bellaire
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is E Jordan, MI, 13 miles north of Bellaire at 587 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 55°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 15°F. October is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 32.8 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 12 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 162 nights a year. Snowfall averages 122.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 32.8 inches is more than at 39 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (30%). Mancelona, 10 miles southeast, has its own station (Kalkaska, MI): 33.8 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 15 | 2.0 | 7 | 37.4 |
| Feb | 33 | 14 | 1.3 | 4 | 23.1 |
| Mar | 43 | 21 | 1.5 | 4 | 11.0 |
| Apr | 56 | 31 | 2.5 | 7 | 4.6 |
| May | 70 | 41 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 51 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 55 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 54 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 48 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 38 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 47 | 30 | 2.8 | 8 | 10.0 |
| Dec | 35 | 22 | 2.2 | 7 | 35.4 |
| Year | 58 | 35 | 32.8 | 80 | 122.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at E Jordan, MI (587 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 Bellaire
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 50 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bellaire: 47 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on August 2, 2015.
August 11, 2021: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Bellaire — 1 injured, $325,000 damage.
NWS: “Alden highway completely washed out near Comfort Rd. Two vehicles fell into road wash out causing injury to 1 person.”
August 2, 2015: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Bellaire — $600,000 damage.
August 2, 2015: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Bellaire — $540,000 damage.
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
Antrim County, which includes Bellaire, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Antrim County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, coastal flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.6 million a year, the 53rd highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.2 million (53%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Bellaire
- Kewadin, MI8 mi
- Central Lake, MI8 mi
- Mancelona, MI10 mi
- Rapid City, MI10 mi
- Elk Rapids, MI11 mi
- East Jordan, MI12 mi
- Williamsburg, MI17 mi
- Kalkaska, MI17 mi
- Elmira, MI18 mi
- Boyne City, MI20 mi
- Suttons Bay, MI21 mi
- South Boardman, MI22 mi
All Michigan cities →All hurricanes since 1851 →Compare Bellaire with another place →