NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Boyne Falls, 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 Boyne Falls, Michigan since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 22 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 22
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Boyne Falls
The highest rating among the 22 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 20, 2022, came within 15 miles. Of the 22, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 8 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on September 22, 2025. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 87% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Boyne Falls. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 19 times since 1962, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 84% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Boyne Falls.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Boyne Falls
By decade
- 2020s2(1 EF3+)
- 2010s4
- 2000s2
- 1990s1
- 1980s3
- 1970s3(1 EF3+)
- 1960s2
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2022 | EF3 | 15 mi | 17.54 mi | 2 / 44 |
| Jul 3, 1974 | F3 | 10 mi | 11.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 31, 1977 | F2 | 5 mi | 19.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1964 | F2 | 23 mi | 16.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | EF1 | 23 mi | 0.85 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 1, 2014 | EF1 | 25 mi | 4.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 18, 2007 | EF1 | 25 mi | 10.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 1, 2002 | F1 | 6 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1993 | F1 | 12 mi | 11.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 7, 1985 | F1 | 15 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 1969 | F1 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 16, 1958 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 22, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Boyne Falls
The Storm Prediction Center has 19 hail reports within 10 miles of Boyne Falls since 1962, made on 18 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on April 24, 1993. The most recent report is from May 20, 2022. May has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Boyne Falls
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Boyne Falls, MI, 4 miles southwest of Boyne Falls at 728 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 14°F. October is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.7 inches; the year adds up to 36.5 inches over 89 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 16 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 160 nights a year. Snowfall averages 111.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 36.5 inches is more than at 100 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (76%). Petoskey, 11 miles north, has its own station (Petoskey Ncmc, MI): 36.7 inches a year, 0.2 more than here, and a July average high of 76°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 14 | 2.7 | 9 | 32.0 |
| Feb | 32 | 13 | 1.7 | 6 | 20.4 |
| Mar | 42 | 21 | 1.9 | 5 | 11.2 |
| Apr | 56 | 32 | 3.1 | 7 | 4.7 |
| May | 70 | 43 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 80 | 53 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 58 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 57 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 50 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 40 | 4.4 | 10 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 45 | 30 | 3.3 | 9 | 11.4 |
| Dec | 33 | 22 | 2.7 | 9 | 31.2 |
| Year | 57 | 36 | 36.5 | 89 | 111.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Boyne Falls, MI (728 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 Boyne Falls
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 19 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Boyne Falls: 16 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $206,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on September 26, 1998.
July 14, 2024: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Boyne Falls — 3 injured, $65,000 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
Charlevoix County, which includes Boyne Falls, has been named in 8 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 4 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 Charlevoix County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.1 million a year, the 59th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.9 million (48%), 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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