NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Davison, 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 Davison, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 96 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 7
- Tornadoes
- 96
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
121 deaths in all
What the records show for Davison
None of the 7 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Davison; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 64 mph winds when its centre passed 33 miles away. The record near Davison begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 44 miles away. Of the 7 systems, one has come since 2000. Davison is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 546 Michigan cities on this site. The strongest of the 96 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 8, 1953; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 116 people. Of the 96, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 32 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on May 15, 2025. Davison has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 90% of the 546 Michigan cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 137 times since 1961, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Davison has more hail reports within 10 miles than 98% of the 546 Michigan cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Davison
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1955 | ConnieAug 14 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 4 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 12 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 14 | 45 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 Davison: 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 Davison
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s11
- 2000s14
- 1990s20(3 EF3+)
- 1980s19(1 EF3+)
- 1970s15(1 EF3+)
- 1960s3
- 1950s7(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1953 | F5 | 8 mi | 18.9 mi | 116 / 844 |
| May 12, 1956 | F4 | 4 mi | 6.6 mi | 3 / 116 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 19 mi | 33.8 mi | 0 / 23 |
| Jul 2, 1997 | F3 | 12 mi | 1.7 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jul 2, 1997 | F3 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1996 | F3 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 8, 1984 | F3 | 9 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 1974 | F3 | 2 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | EF2 | 7 mi | 5.73 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | EF2 | 21 mi | 18.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2015 | EF2 | 15 mi | 11.27 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 28, 2013 | EF2 | 7 mi | 4.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 96, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Davison
The Storm Prediction Center has 137 hail reports within 10 miles of Davison since 1961, made on 67 separate days. Of these, 63 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 20, 2023. The most recent report is from May 15, 2025. July has the most reports, 55.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Davison
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Goodrich, MI, 8 miles south of Davison at 910 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 15°F. May and July are the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 32.3 inches over 74 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 32.3 inches is more than at 34 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (26%). Burton, 6 miles southwest, has its own station (Flint Bishop International Airport, MI): 32.1 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 15 | 2.2 | 6 |
| Feb | 33 | 16 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Mar | 44 | 24 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Apr | 56 | 34 | 3.0 | 6 |
| May | 69 | 46 | 3.7 | 8 |
| Jun | 78 | 56 | 3.1 | 7 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Aug | 80 | 58 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Sep | 74 | 51 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Oct | 60 | 40 | 2.7 | 8 |
| Nov | 47 | 31 | 2.3 | 6 |
| Dec | 35 | 22 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Year | 57 | 38 | 32.3 | 74 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Goodrich, MI (910 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 Davison
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 194 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Davison: 187 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 2 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $4.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 21, 1996.
September 11, 2000: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Davison — 1 injured, $12,000 damage.
August 9, 2009: flood 6 miles from the centre of Davison — $3.0 million damage.
June 8, 2008: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Davison — $600,000 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 Davison's ZIP code 48423 have filed 33 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $191,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1985: 14 claims (42% of all) and $59,000. 42% 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, 75 have fewer than Davison.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1985 | 14 | $59,000 |
Genesee County, which includes Davison, 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).
Davison 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.