NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hastings, 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 Hastings, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1941. Since 1950, 84 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 84
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Hastings
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hastings; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 62 mph winds when its centre passed 37 miles away. The record near Hastings begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1941, a tropical storm 10 miles away. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 52% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Hastings. The highest rating among the 84 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 2, 1977, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an EF1 on June 8, 2008, killed 1 person. Of the 84, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 35 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on May 15, 2025. Hastings has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 77% of the 546 Michigan cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 18 times since 1980, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hastings.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hastings
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 4 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hastings: 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 Hastings
By decade
- 2020s13
- 2010s8
- 2000s14(1 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s13
- 1970s12(2 EF3+)
- 1960s12(3 EF3+)
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1977 | F4 | 20 mi | 16.6 mi | 1 / 44 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F4 | 20 mi | 12.4 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Aug 24, 2007 | EF3 | 24 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F3 | 24 mi | 13.6 mi | 0 / 32 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | in town | 14.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 19 mi | 14.2 mi | 0 / 17 |
| Apr 3, 1956 | F3 | 15 mi | 60.6 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Jun 19, 2009 | EF2 | 20 mi | 0.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 2001 | F2 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 27, 1989 | F2 | 23 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 26, 1986 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 1986 | F2 | 11 mi | 42.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 84, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hastings
The Storm Prediction Center has 18 hail reports within 10 miles of Hastings since 1980, made on 16 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on April 4, 2023, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hastings
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hastings, MI, in Hastings at 821 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 16°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 39.5 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 11 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 151 nights a year. Snowfall averages 68.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.5 inches is more than at 122 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (93%). Lake Odessa, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Ionia 2SSW, MI): 36.0 inches a year, 3.5 less than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 16 | 2.6 | 7 | 21.5 |
| Feb | 34 | 16 | 2.1 | 5 | 15.3 |
| Mar | 44 | 24 | 2.5 | 6 | 7.2 |
| Apr | 57 | 34 | 3.8 | 8 | 2.1 |
| May | 69 | 45 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 55 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 57 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 50 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 39 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 47 | 30 | 2.9 | 7 | 5.4 |
| Dec | 35 | 22 | 2.5 | 7 | 16.2 |
| Year | 58 | 37 | 39.5 | 82 | 68.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hastings, MI (821 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 Hastings
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 50 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hastings: 47 thunderstorm wind reports and 3 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on December 23, 2007.
June 7, 2008: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Hastings — $700,000 damage.
July 28, 2011: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Hastings — $350,000 damage.
June 1, 2019: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Hastings — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “Barry county dispatch reported trees and power lines were blown down across large portions of the county.”
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 Hastings's ZIP code 49058 have filed 177 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $2.0 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1985: 25 claims (14% of all) and $119,000. The year with the most claims was 2004, with 35. 14% 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, 140 have fewer than Hastings.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1985 | 25 | $119,000 |
Barry County, which includes Hastings, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 snowstorms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Barry County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.1 million a year, the 38th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.2 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).
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