NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kincheloe, 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 Kincheloe, Michigan since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 4
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Kincheloe
The strongest of the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on August 5, 1977; its path came within 14 miles. The most recent tornado was on August 11, 2021. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 97% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kincheloe. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 18 times since 1961, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kincheloe.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kincheloe
By decade
- 2020s1
- 1980s1
- 1970s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 1977 | F1 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 11, 2021 | EF0 | 14 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 1, 1987 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1972 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kincheloe
The Storm Prediction Center has 18 hail reports within 10 miles of Kincheloe since 1961, made on 16 separate days. Of these, 8 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 18, 2012. The most recent report is from March 14, 2025. June has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kincheloe
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rudyard 4N, MI, 6 miles west of Kincheloe at 753 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 53°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 8°F. October is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 35.9 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from June. Lows fall below freezing on about 181 nights a year. Snowfall averages 94.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 35.9 inches is more than at 91 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (69%). Sault Sainte Marie, 15 miles northeast, has its own station (Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Field, MI): 34.4 inches a year, 1.5 less than here, and a July average high of 77°F against 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 8 | 2.0 | 7 | 24.2 |
| Feb | 29 | 9 | 1.5 | 5 | 15.6 |
| Mar | 39 | 17 | 1.9 | 5 | 12.6 |
| Apr | 52 | 29 | 3.2 | 6 | 6.1 |
| May | 66 | 39 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 76 | 48 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79 | 53 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77 | 53 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 69 | 46 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 55 | 36 | 4.4 | 9 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 41 | 27 | 3.4 | 8 | 12.7 |
| Dec | 31 | 17 | 2.5 | 8 | 21.6 |
| Year | 53 | 32 | 35.9 | 82 | 94.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rudyard 4N, MI (753 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 Kincheloe
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 14 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kincheloe: 11 thunderstorm wind reports and 3 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $89,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 67 mph, on August 20, 2010.
August 11, 2021: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Kincheloe — 1 injured, $20,000 damage.
NWS: “Drone pictures show numerous trees down about 1/4 mile west of M-129 on M-80.”
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
Chippewa County, which includes Kincheloe, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 2 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 drought, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 27, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Chippewa County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding, coastal flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.8 million a year, the 61st highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.0 million (76%), 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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