NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marcellus, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Marcellus, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 73 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 73
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
73 deaths in all
What the records show for Marcellus
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Marcellus; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 61 mph winds when its centre passed 73 miles away. The record near Marcellus begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 56 miles away. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Marcellus has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 48% of the 546 Michigan cities on this site. The highest rating among the 73 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 2, 1977, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 36 people. Of the 73, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 28 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Marcellus has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 59% of the 546 Michigan cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 24 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Marcellus.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Marcellus
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Marcellus: 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 Marcellus
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s10
- 2000s11(1 EF3+)
- 1990s4
- 1980s10(2 EF3+)
- 1970s12(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8(3 EF3+)
- 1950s11(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 23 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 321 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 23 mi | 21.2 mi | 31 / 252 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F4 | 22 mi | 12.4 mi | 0 / 10 |
| May 13, 1980 | F3 | 19 mi | 10.6 mi | 5 / 79 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F3 | 2 mi | 47 mi | 1 / 2 |
| May 13, 1980 | F3 | 18 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 15 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F3 | 18 mi | 36.5 mi | 0 / 49 |
| Apr 3, 1956 | F3 | 24 mi | 60.6 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | EF2 | 2 mi | 8.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2024 | EF2 | 13 mi | 10.86 mi | 0 / 12 |
| May 7, 2024 | EF2 | 16 mi | 19.53 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 16 mi | 10.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 73, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marcellus
The Storm Prediction Center has 24 hail reports within 10 miles of Marcellus since 1974, made on 17 separate days. Of these, 16 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 9, 2000. The most recent report is from September 20, 2025. May and June have the most reports, 5 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marcellus
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Three Rivers, MI, 11 miles southeast of Marcellus at 810 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 39.9 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 13 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 145 nights a year. Snowfall averages 41.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.9 inches is more than at 126 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (96%). Lawton, 8 miles north, has its own station (Kalamazoo Battle Ck International Airport, MI): 33.3 inches a year, 6.6 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 17 | 2.9 | 7 | 15.0 |
| Feb | 34 | 18 | 2.1 | 5 | 9.7 |
| Mar | 45 | 26 | 2.3 | 6 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 58 | 36 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.6 |
| May | 69 | 48 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 57 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 61 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 59 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 51 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 40 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 47 | 31 | 3.0 | 7 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 36 | 23 | 2.4 | 7 | 9.3 |
| Year | 58 | 39 | 39.9 | 79 | 41.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Three Rivers, MI (810 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 Marcellus
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 62 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marcellus: 60 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flash flood and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on May 29, 2011.
June 13, 2022: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Marcellus — $2.0 million damage.
July 1, 2014: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Marcellus — $1.0 million damage.
September 13, 2008: flood 1 mile from the centre of Marcellus — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “The rainfall from the remnants of Lowell and Ike continued to drop heavy rainfall into the early morning hours of the 15th. When the rain finally stopped, total rainfall amounts of eight to ten inches was reported across the southern part of the county, including the Three Rivers area.”
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
Cass County, which includes Marcellus, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 27, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Cass County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.7 million a year, the 44th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.1 million (52%), 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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