NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Manistique, 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 Manistique, Michigan since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 5 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 5
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Manistique
The strongest of the 5 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on July 11, 1987; its path came within 8 miles. Of the 5, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and none has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on October 5, 1997. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 97% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Manistique. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 18 times since 1990, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Manistique.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Manistique
By decade
- 1990s1
- 1980s2(1 EF3+)
- 1970s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 1987 | F3 | 8 mi | 71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 1984 | F2 | 9 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 5, 1997 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 1975 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 1958 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 5 of 5, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Manistique
The Storm Prediction Center has 18 hail reports within 10 miles of Manistique since 1990, made on 14 separate days. Of these, 6 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on August 27, 1990. The most recent report is from August 26, 2020. July has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Manistique
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Garden Corners, MI, 14 miles southwest of Manistique at 587 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 78°F and low of 54°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 8°F. September is the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 34.2 inches over 75 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 185 nights a year. That 34.2 inches is more than at 65 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (50%). Rapid River, 28 miles west, has its own station (Cornell 5SE, MI): 30.1 inches a year, 4.1 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 78°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 8 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Feb | 28 | 7 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Mar | 36 | 13 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Apr | 48 | 28 | 3.1 | 7 |
| May | 62 | 40 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Jun | 73 | 50 | 3.4 | 7 |
| Jul | 78 | 54 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 77 | 50 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Sep | 69 | 44 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Oct | 55 | 35 | 3.5 | 8 |
| Nov | 41 | 27 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Dec | 31 | 16 | 2.3 | 6 |
| Year | 52 | 31 | 34.2 | 75 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Garden Corners, MI (587 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 Manistique
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 24 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Manistique: 19 thunderstorm wind reports and 5 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $61,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on July 14, 2021.
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
Schoolcraft County, which includes Manistique, 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 hurricane, 1 snowstorm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 27, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Schoolcraft County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, coastal flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $3.4 million a year, the 79th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.6 million (77%), 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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