NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cheboygan, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Cheboygan, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Connie in 1955. Since 1950, 12 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 12
- 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 Cheboygan
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Cheboygan; the strongest was Connie in 1955, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 72 miles away. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 85% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Cheboygan. The highest rating among the 12 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 6 times; the most recent, on October 18, 2007, came within 12 miles. Of the 12, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 5. The most recent tornado was on September 1, 2014. Of the 546 Michigan cities, 92% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Cheboygan. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 9 times since 1973, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 98% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Cheboygan.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Cheboygan
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | ConnieAug 14 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Cheboygan: 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 Cheboygan
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s3
- 1990s2
- 1980s2
- 1970s2
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2007 | EF1 | 12 mi | 10.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 1993 | F1 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 1993 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 12, 1988 | F1 | 21 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 16, 1978 | F1 | 3 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 4, 1957 | F1 | 22 mi | 6.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 1, 2014 | EF0 | 25 mi | 0.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 1, 2002 | F0 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 1, 2002 | F0 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 18, 1987 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 2, 1970 | F0 | 20 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1955 | F0 | 5 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 12, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cheboygan
The Storm Prediction Center has 9 hail reports within 10 miles of Cheboygan since 1973. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 21, 2025, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cheboygan
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cheboygan, MI, 4 miles north of Cheboygan at 588 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 77°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 11°F. October is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 32.1 inches over 75 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 163 nights a year. Snowfall averages 87.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 32.1 inches is more than at 30 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (23%). Indian River, 13 miles southwest, has its own station (Pellston Regional Airport, MI): 30.0 inches a year, 2.1 less than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 77°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Mackinaw City, MI, 18 miles northwest, averaged 69°F in August and 33°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 11 | 1.8 | 5 | 24.2 | 33 |
| Feb | 29 | 10 | 1.3 | 4 | 18.1 | 33 |
| Mar | 38 | 18 | 1.8 | 5 | 11.6 | 34 |
| Apr | 49 | 30 | 2.8 | 7 | 4.9 | 40 |
| May | 62 | 41 | 2.9 | 7 | 0.1 | 49 |
| Jun | 72 | 52 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 | 58 |
| Jul | 77 | 58 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 68 |
| Aug | 77 | 57 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 | 69 |
| Sep | 70 | 50 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 | 64 |
| Oct | 56 | 39 | 4.1 | 9 | 0.5 | 56 |
| Nov | 44 | 30 | 2.6 | 7 | 6.2 | 45 |
| Dec | 33 | 21 | 2.1 | 6 | 22.0 | 36 |
| Year | 53 | 35 | 32.1 | 75 | 87.6 | 49 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cheboygan, MI (588 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Mackinaw City, MI, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Cheboygan
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 11 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cheboygan: 10 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $172,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on July 19, 2020.
July 19, 2020: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Cheboygan — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “A portion of the roof of the Bishop Baraga School caved in. Little additional wind damage was noted in the immediate neighborhood.”
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 Cheboygan's ZIP code 49721 have filed 17 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $650,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from 2026-04-Flooding in 2026: 13 claims (76% of all) and $650,000. 76% 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, 40 have fewer than Cheboygan.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-Flooding2026 | 13 | $650,000 |
Cheboygan County, which includes Cheboygan, 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 Cheboygan County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.3 million a year, the 41st highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.0 million (85%), 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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