NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lanse, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Lanse, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 Lanse
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Lanse; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 18 miles away. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 85% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Lanse. The strongest of the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on August 22, 1968; its path came within 7 miles. The most recent tornado was on June 8, 2012. Of the 546 Michigan cities, 98% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Lanse. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 19 times since 1961, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 84% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Lanse.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lanse
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Lanse: 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 Lanse
By decade
- 2010s1
- 1980s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 1968 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 2012 | EF1 | 17 mi | 7.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 1980 | F0 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lanse
The Storm Prediction Center has 19 hail reports within 10 miles of Lanse since 1961, made on 17 separate days. Of these, 11 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 18, 2022, the most recent report. July has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lanse
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Herman, MI, 7 miles south of Lanse at 1,717 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 75°F and low of 54°F; January is the coolest, at 19°F and 7°F. July is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 38.3 inches over 98 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 1 days a year. Lows fall below freezing on about 199 nights a year. Snowfall averages 207.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.3 inches is more than at 115 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (88%). Chassell, 19 miles northwest, has its own station (Jacobsville, MI): 31.8 inches a year, 6.5 less than here, and a July average high of 77°F against 75°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | 7 | 2.2 | 8 | 47.8 |
| Feb | 23 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 35.0 |
| Mar | 34 | 14 | 2.3 | 6 | 27.8 |
| Apr | 47 | 26 | 2.9 | 7 | 16.4 |
| May | 62 | 39 | 3.4 | 8 | 2.2 |
| Jun | 71 | 49 | 3.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 75 | 54 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 73 | 52 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 65 | 46 | 4.2 | 9 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 50 | 35 | 4.4 | 10 | 8.0 |
| Nov | 36 | 23 | 3.0 | 9 | 28.7 |
| Dec | 24 | 13 | 2.7 | 9 | 41.7 |
| Year | 48 | 30 | 38.3 | 98 | 207.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Herman, MI (1,717 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 Lanse
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 36 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lanse: 30 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 floods, 1 flash flood and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $832,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on July 18, 2020.
May 4, 2023: flood 10 miles from the centre of Lanse — $500,000 damage.
July 18, 2013: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Lanse — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Storms caused sporadic straight-line wind damage over a path roughly one mile long and about one-half mile wide. The estimated 65 mph peak winds uprooted trees and broke off large limbs.”
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
Baraga County, which includes Lanse, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 27, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Baraga County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $3.8 million a year, the 77th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.2 million (33%), 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.