NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cadillac, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Cadillac, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1941. Since 1950, 26 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 26
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Cadillac
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Cadillac; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 62 mph winds when its centre passed 72 miles away. The record near Cadillac begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1941, a tropical storm 72 miles away. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Cadillac. The highest rating among the 26 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 6 times; the most recent, on March 27, 1991, came within 21 miles. Of the 26, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 8. The most recent tornado was on July 18, 2010. Of the 546 Michigan cities, 82% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Cadillac. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 30 times since 1984, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 59% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Cadillac.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Cadillac
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Cadillac: 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 Cadillac
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s4
- 1990s7
- 1980s6
- 1970s4
- 1960s3
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1991 | F2 | 21 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1985 | F2 | 19 mi | 24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 1976 | F2 | 25 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 7, 1974 | F2 | 1 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 3, 1964 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1963 | F2 | 5 mi | 19.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 2008 | EF1 | 24 mi | 5.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 1, 2002 | F1 | 10 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F1 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 15, 1989 | F1 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1985 | F1 | 20 mi | 6.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 1983 | F1 | 12 mi | 9.2 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 Cadillac
The Storm Prediction Center has 30 hail reports within 10 miles of Cadillac since 1984, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 8 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on September 7, 2021. The most recent report is from February 27, 2024. June has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cadillac
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cadillac, MI, 4 miles northeast of Cadillac at 1,295 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 12°F. October is the wettest at 3.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 35.3 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from June to July. Lows fall below freezing on about 172 nights a year. That 35.3 inches is more than at 85 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (65%). Mc Bain, 14 miles east, has its own station (Lake City Exp Farm, MI): 33.4 inches a year, 1.9 less than here, and the same July average high, 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 12 | 2.1 | 6 |
| Feb | 30 | 13 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Mar | 40 | 20 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Apr | 53 | 31 | 3.6 | 8 |
| May | 66 | 43 | 3.6 | 8 |
| Jun | 76 | 53 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Jul | 80 | 58 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 78 | 55 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Sep | 70 | 48 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Oct | 56 | 37 | 3.9 | 8 |
| Nov | 43 | 28 | 2.7 | 7 |
| Dec | 32 | 20 | 2.0 | 6 |
| Year | 54 | 35 | 35.3 | 79 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cadillac, MI (1,295 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 Cadillac
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 42 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cadillac: 36 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $3.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 31, 1998.
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Cadillac — 1 injured, $100,000 damage.
April 17, 2013: flood 10 miles from the centre of Cadillac — $3.0 million damage.
June 13, 2008: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Cadillac — $150,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Cadillac's ZIP code 49601 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2008, and were paid $261,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 54% 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, 16 have fewer than Cadillac.
Wexford County, which includes Cadillac, 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 Wexford County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.4 million a year, the 56th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 million (52%), 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.
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