NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Constantine, 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 Constantine, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 76 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 76
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
101 deaths in all
What the records show for Constantine
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Constantine; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 42 miles away. The record near Constantine begins with an unnamed storm in 1923; 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 Constantine. The highest rating among the 76 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on April 3, 1974, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 36 people. Of the 76, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 32 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Constantine has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 65% of the 546 Michigan cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 41 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Constantine has more hail reports within 10 miles than 59% of the 546 Michigan cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Constantine
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Constantine: 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 Constantine
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s13
- 2000s8(1 EF3+)
- 1990s4
- 1980s7
- 1970s11(1 EF3+)
- 1960s12(5 EF3+)
- 1950s10
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 9 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 321 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 11 mi | 21.2 mi | 31 / 252 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 22 mi | 108.7 mi | 18 / 285 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 14 mi | 21.6 mi | 5 / 41 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 22 mi | 35.6 mi | 10 / 82 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F3 | 12 mi | 47 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F3 | 10 mi | 36.5 mi | 0 / 49 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | EF2 | 8 mi | 8.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2024 | EF2 | 24 mi | 10.86 mi | 0 / 12 |
| May 7, 2024 | EF2 | 8 mi | 19.53 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 2 mi | 10.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 21 mi | 2.73 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 76, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Constantine
The Storm Prediction Center has 41 hail reports within 10 miles of Constantine since 1974, made on 31 separate days. Of these, 32 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on September 10, 1987. The most recent report is from June 16, 2024. June has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Constantine
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Three Rivers, MI, 6 miles north of Constantine at 810 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 39.9 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 13 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 145 nights a year. Snowfall averages 41.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.9 inches is more than at 126 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (96%). Shipshewana, IN, 11 miles south, has its own station (Lagrange, IN): 38.5 inches a year, 1.4 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 17 | 2.9 | 7 | 15.0 |
| Feb | 34 | 18 | 2.1 | 5 | 9.7 |
| Mar | 45 | 26 | 2.3 | 6 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 58 | 36 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.6 |
| May | 69 | 48 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 57 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 61 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 59 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 51 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 40 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 47 | 31 | 3.0 | 7 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 36 | 23 | 2.4 | 7 | 9.3 |
| Year | 58 | 39 | 39.9 | 79 | 41.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Three Rivers, MI (810 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 Constantine
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 163 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Constantine: 157 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 lightning strikes and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $801,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on May 15, 2007.
June 16, 2024: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Constantine — 2 injured, $20,000 damage.
August 7, 2018: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Constantine — 2 injured.
June 11, 2026: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Constantine — 1 injured, $10,000 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
St. Joseph County, which includes Constantine, has been named in 8 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 27, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives St. Joseph County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes and inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.9 million a year, the 36th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.4 million (60%), 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.