NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fruitport, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Fruitport, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1941. Since 1950, 40 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 40
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
22 deaths in all
What the records show for Fruitport
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Fruitport; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 61 mph winds when its centre passed 6 miles away. The record near Fruitport begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1941, a tropical storm 44 miles away. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 75% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Fruitport. The strongest of the 40 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1956; its path came within 20 miles, and it killed 17 people. Of the 40, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 8. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Of the 546 Michigan cities, 69% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fruitport. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 53 times since 1956, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Fruitport has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 546 Michigan cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fruitport
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Fruitport: 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 Fruitport
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s2
- 2000s6
- 1990s3
- 1980s1
- 1970s8
- 1960s9(2 EF3+)
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1956 | F5 | 20 mi | 58.8 mi | 17 / 292 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 13 mi | 20.6 mi | 5 / 142 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F3 | 25 mi | 13.6 mi | 0 / 32 |
| Jul 12, 1966 | F2 | 10 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 4, 1965 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 4, 1965 | F2 | 5 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 1961 | F2 | 17 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 22, 1957 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 6, 1956 | F2 | 13 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | EF1 | 21 mi | 1.66 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | EF1 | 20 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1991 | F1 | 5 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 40, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fruitport
The Storm Prediction Center has 53 hail reports within 10 miles of Fruitport since 1956, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on May 13, 1956. The most recent report is from June 25, 2024. July has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fruitport
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Muskegon Co Airport, MI, 6 miles northwest of Fruitport at 625 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 21°F. October is the wettest at 3.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 35.2 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 130 nights a year. Snowfall averages 87.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 35.2 inches is more than at 84 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (64%). West Olive, 14 miles south, has its own station (Holland Tulip City Airport, MI): 35.0 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" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 21 | 2.4 | 7 | 29.1 |
| Feb | 35 | 21 | 2.1 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Mar | 44 | 27 | 2.4 | 6 | 7.5 |
| Apr | 57 | 37 | 3.5 | 7 | 1.8 |
| May | 68 | 48 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 57 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 62 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 61 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 54 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 43 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 48 | 34 | 2.9 | 7 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 37 | 26 | 2.4 | 7 | 22.3 |
| Year | 58 | 41 | 35.2 | 76 | 87.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Muskegon Co Airport, MI (625 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 Fruitport
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 90 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fruitport: 86 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods, 1 flash flood and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 4 people and injured 23, and the NWS estimated $60.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 87 mph, on July 7, 2017.
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Fruitport — 1 killed, 20 injured, $44.6 million damage.
June 8, 2008: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Fruitport — 1 killed, 1 injured.
July 7, 2017: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Fruitport — 1 killed, $250,000 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
Muskegon County, which includes Fruitport, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 3 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Muskegon County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $27.7 million a year, the 24th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.1 million (62%), 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.