NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Brooklyn, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Brooklyn, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 72 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 72
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
48 deaths in all
What the records show for Brooklyn
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Brooklyn; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 13 miles away. The record near Brooklyn begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 4 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 52% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Brooklyn. The highest rating among the 72 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 11, 1965, came within 11 miles. Of the 72, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on July 26, 2023. Brooklyn has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 58% of the 546 Michigan cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 34 times since 1962, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Brooklyn.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Brooklyn
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 4 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 59 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 Brooklyn: 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 Brooklyn
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s7(1 EF3+)
- 2000s3
- 1990s7
- 1980s16(1 EF3+)
- 1970s19
- 1960s12(3 EF3+)
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 11 mi | 90.3 mi | 23 / 294 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 10 mi | 80.5 mi | 21 / 293 |
| Jun 15, 1982 | F3 | 19 mi | 13 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F3 | 14 mi | 11.3 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Mar 15, 2012 | EF3 | 25 mi | 7.57 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 22, 1964 | F3 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 8 mi | 19.3 mi | 2 / 31 |
| Jun 6, 2010 | EF2 | 25 mi | 13.01 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Jun 13, 1994 | F2 | 21 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F2 | 18 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 25, 1984 | F2 | 15 mi | 2.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 1, 1983 | F2 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 72, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Brooklyn
The Storm Prediction Center has 34 hail reports within 10 miles of Brooklyn since 1962, made on 28 separate days. Of these, 16 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 21, 2004. The most recent report is from July 26, 2018. May and June have the most reports, 10 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Brooklyn
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Manchester, MI, 11 miles east of Brooklyn at 965 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 15°F. May is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 33.8 inches over 77 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 148 nights a year. That 33.8 inches is more than at 58 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (44%). Onsted, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Adrian 2 NNE, MI): 36.7 inches a year, 2.9 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 15 | 2.3 | 6 |
| Feb | 35 | 16 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Mar | 45 | 25 | 2.2 | 6 |
| Apr | 58 | 35 | 3.2 | 7 |
| May | 70 | 47 | 4.1 | 8 |
| Jun | 79 | 56 | 3.1 | 7 |
| Jul | 83 | 60 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Aug | 81 | 59 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Sep | 75 | 51 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Oct | 62 | 40 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Nov | 48 | 30 | 2.7 | 7 |
| Dec | 37 | 22 | 2.1 | 6 |
| Year | 59 | 38 | 33.8 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Manchester, MI (965 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 Brooklyn
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 89 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Brooklyn: 88 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $738,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on August 16, 1997.
June 5, 2005: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Brooklyn — 2 injured, $10,000 damage.
July 21, 1998: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Brooklyn — 1 injured, $65,000 damage.
August 12, 2021: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Brooklyn — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “There were numerous reports of downed, snapped and uprooted trees.”
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
Jackson County, which includes Brooklyn, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 27, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jackson County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $37.8 million a year, the 16th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $18.2 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.