NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Interlochen, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Interlochen, Michigan since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 11 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 11
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Interlochen
The strongest of the 11 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 3, 1956; its path came within 6 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 11, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on September 22, 2025. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 94% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Interlochen. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 24 times since 1958, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Interlochen.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Interlochen
By decade
- 2020s1
- 1980s4
- 1970s2
- 1960s3(1 EF3+)
- 1950s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1956 | F4 | 6 mi | 50.3 mi | 1 / 25 |
| Jun 26, 1969 | F3 | 11 mi | 6.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1964 | F2 | 23 mi | 16.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 1961 | F2 | 18 mi | 14.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 15, 1989 | F1 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 15, 1989 | F1 | 12 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1986 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 1983 | F1 | 2 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1978 | F1 | 25 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1977 | F1 | 19 mi | 8.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Unrated | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 11 of 11, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Interlochen
The Storm Prediction Center has 24 hail reports within 10 miles of Interlochen since 1958, made on 20 separate days. Of these, 8 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 9, 2000. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. July has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Interlochen
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Traverse City Munson, MI, 12 miles northeast of Interlochen at 635 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 15°F. October is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 36.2 inches over 88 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 6 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 154 nights a year. Snowfall averages 101.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 36.2 inches is more than at 96 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (73%). Lake Ann, 7 miles north, has its own station (Maple City 1E, MI): 35.7 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 15 | 2.7 | 8 | 32.3 |
| Feb | 30 | 14 | 2.0 | 7 | 21.4 |
| Mar | 39 | 21 | 2.1 | 6 | 12.3 |
| Apr | 52 | 31 | 3.4 | 8 | 4.7 |
| May | 65 | 42 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 75 | 53 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79 | 58 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 57 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 50 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 39 | 4.1 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 44 | 30 | 3.2 | 8 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 33 | 22 | 2.7 | 9 | 24.6 |
| Year | 54 | 36 | 36.2 | 88 | 101.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Traverse City Munson, MI (635 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 Interlochen
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 28 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Interlochen: 26 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flash flood and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $7.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 74 mph, on June 18, 2012.
August 2, 2015: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Interlochen — $5.2 million damage.
October 6, 2012: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Interlochen — $1.8 million 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
Grand Traverse County, which includes Interlochen, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 2 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Grand Traverse County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes, coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.2 million a year, the 20th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.5 million (34%), 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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