NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Leroy, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Leroy, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1941. Since 1950, 32 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 32
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Leroy
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Leroy; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 62 mph winds when its centre passed 57 miles away. The record near Leroy begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1941, a tropical storm 61 miles away. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Leroy. The strongest of the 32 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on April 23, 1968; its path came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on September 26, 1951, killed 1 person. Of the 32, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 8 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 9. The most recent tornado was on August 28, 2018. Of the 546 Michigan cities, 77% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Leroy. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 11 times since 1983, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 96% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Leroy.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Leroy
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 57 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 Leroy: 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 Leroy
By decade
- 2010s3
- 2000s5
- 1990s9
- 1980s5
- 1970s3
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1968 | F3 | 22 mi | 60.9 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Sep 26, 1951 | F2 | 24 mi | 2.3 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F2 | 15 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1985 | F2 | 6 mi | 24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1974 | F2 | 22 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 7, 1974 | F2 | 14 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 3, 1964 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1963 | F2 | 13 mi | 19.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 2018 | EF1 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 2008 | EF1 | 9 mi | 5.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 2005 | F1 | 22 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 1, 2002 | F1 | 5 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 32, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Leroy
The Storm Prediction Center has 11 hail reports within 10 miles of Leroy since 1983. Of these, 6 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 21, 1996. The most recent report is from June 12, 2008. June has the most reports, 4.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Leroy
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cadillac, MI, 17 miles north of Leroy at 1,295 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 12°F. October is the wettest at 3.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 35.3 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from June to July. Lows fall below freezing on about 172 nights a year. That 35.3 inches is more than at 85 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (65%). Reed City, 9 miles south, has its own station (Big Rapids Wtp, MI): 38.1 inches a year, 2.8 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 12 | 2.1 | 6 |
| Feb | 30 | 13 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Mar | 40 | 20 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Apr | 53 | 31 | 3.6 | 8 |
| May | 66 | 43 | 3.6 | 8 |
| Jun | 76 | 53 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Jul | 80 | 58 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 78 | 55 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Sep | 70 | 48 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Oct | 56 | 37 | 3.9 | 8 |
| Nov | 43 | 28 | 2.7 | 7 |
| Dec | 32 | 20 | 2.0 | 6 |
| Year | 54 | 35 | 35.3 | 79 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cadillac, MI (1,295 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 Leroy
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 18 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Leroy: 15 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $4.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 31, 1998.
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Leroy — 1 injured, $100,000 damage.
April 17, 2013: flood 5 miles from the centre of Leroy — $3.0 million damage.
June 13, 2008: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Leroy — $1.3 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
Osceola County, which includes Leroy, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 3 snowstorms, 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 Osceola County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, 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 $6.4 million a year, the 67th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.4 million (53%), 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.
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