NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Clio, 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
7 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Clio, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 101 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 7
- Tornadoes
- 101
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
120 deaths in all
What the records show for Clio
None of the 7 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Clio; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 63 mph winds when its centre passed 21 miles away. The record near Clio begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 59 miles away. Of the 7 systems, one has come since 2000. Clio is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 546 Michigan cities on this site. The strongest of the 101 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 8, 1953; its path came within 4 miles, and it killed 116 people. Of the 101, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on May 15, 2025. Clio has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 95% of the 546 Michigan cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 66 times since 1962, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Clio has more hail reports within 10 miles than 77% of the 546 Michigan cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Clio
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1955 | ConnieAug 14 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 4 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 12 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 14 | 58 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 Clio: 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 Clio
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s13
- 2000s17
- 1990s21(3 EF3+)
- 1980s17(1 EF3+)
- 1970s14(1 EF3+)
- 1960s3
- 1950s7(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1953 | F5 | 4 mi | 18.9 mi | 116 / 844 |
| May 12, 1956 | F4 | 12 mi | 6.6 mi | 3 / 116 |
| Jul 2, 1997 | F3 | 5 mi | 1.7 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jul 2, 1997 | F3 | in town | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1996 | F3 | 11 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 8, 1984 | F3 | 12 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 1974 | F3 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF2 | 18 mi | 5.73 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | EF2 | 17 mi | 18.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2015 | EF2 | 5 mi | 11.27 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 28, 2013 | EF2 | 20 mi | 4.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 28, 2013 | EF2 | 19 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 101, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Clio
The Storm Prediction Center has 66 hail reports within 10 miles of Clio since 1962, made on 43 separate days. Of these, 39 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 3 days, most recently August 28, 2020. The most recent report is from July 20, 2023. July and August have the most reports, 18 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Clio
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Flint 7W, MI, 10 miles south of Clio at 679 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 16°F. May is the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.7 inches; the year adds up to 33.1 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 148 nights a year. Snowfall averages 40.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 33.1 inches is more than at 44 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (34%). Birch Run, 7 miles northwest, has its own station (Vassar, MI): 34.4 inches a year, 1.3 more than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 16 | 2.2 | 6 | 13.1 |
| Feb | 33 | 16 | 1.7 | 4 | 10.4 |
| Mar | 43 | 24 | 1.9 | 5 | 4.3 |
| Apr | 56 | 35 | 3.4 | 7 | 1.2 |
| May | 68 | 46 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 56 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 60 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 59 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 51 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 40 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 47 | 30 | 2.4 | 6 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 35 | 22 | 2.1 | 6 | 9.6 |
| Year | 57 | 38 | 33.1 | 71 | 40.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Flint 7W, MI (679 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 Clio
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 118 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Clio: 114 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on September 25, 2007.
September 21, 2010: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Clio — 1 injured.
NWS: “A large tree was blown down which struck a man on a motorcyle.”
August 2, 2006: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Clio — $1.3 million damage.
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Clio — $125,000 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
Genesee County, which includes Clio, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 27, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Genesee County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $113.1 million a year, the 5th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $50.9 million (45%), 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).
Clio in the notable storm records: The June 8, 1953 F5 Tornado in Michigan, near Flushing
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.