NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Monroe, 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 Monroe, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 81 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 81
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
73 deaths in all
What the records show for Monroe
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Monroe; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 15 miles away. The record near Monroe begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 21 miles away. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Monroe has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 48% of the 546 Michigan cities on this site. The highest rating among the 81 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 6 times; the most recent, on June 5, 2010, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 23 people. Of the 81, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 31 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Monroe has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 73% of the 546 Michigan cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 53 times since 1963, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Monroe has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 546 Michigan cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Monroe
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 4 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Monroe: 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 Monroe
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s17(1 EF3+)
- 2000s4
- 1990s5
- 1980s9
- 1970s19(1 EF3+)
- 1960s12(5 EF3+)
- 1950s5(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 11 mi | 90.3 mi | 23 / 294 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 11 mi | 80.5 mi | 21 / 293 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 14 mi | 5.6 mi | 18 / 236 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF4 | 24 mi | 8.8 mi | 7 / 28 |
| Jun 8, 1953 | F4 | 10 mi | 5.4 mi | 4 / 18 |
| May 12, 1956 | F4 | 24 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 11 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 4, 1969 | F3 | 13 mi | 13.9 mi | 0 / 54 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F3 | 4 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 15 mi | 3.81 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | 18 mi | 11.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 2010 | EF2 | 6 mi | 13.01 mi | 0 / 11 |
The strongest 12 of 81, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Monroe
The Storm Prediction Center has 53 hail reports within 10 miles of Monroe since 1963, made on 38 separate days. Of these, 31 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on March 27, 1991. The most recent report is from July 14, 2023. June has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Monroe
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Newport 4SSE, MI, 7 miles east of Monroe at 578 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 18°F. May and August are the wettest at 3.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 33.2 inches over 75 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 125 nights a year. Snowfall averages 41.2 inches a year, most of it in February. That 33.2 inches is more than at 46 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (35%). Ida, 10 miles west, has its own station (Dundee, MI): 35.0 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 18 | 2.1 | 6 | 12.4 |
| Feb | 34 | 19 | 1.8 | 5 | 13.5 |
| Mar | 43 | 27 | 2.4 | 6 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 56 | 37 | 2.9 | 7 | 0.6 |
| May | 68 | 48 | 3.6 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 58 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 62 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 54 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 43 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 48 | 33 | 2.5 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 37 | 25 | 2.1 | 6 | 8.2 |
| Year | 58 | 40 | 33.2 | 75 | 41.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Newport 4SSE, MI (578 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 Monroe
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 133 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Monroe: 128 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 floods, 1 flash flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $7.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on July 18, 2011.
June 24, 1998: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Monroe — 1 injured, $15,000 damage.
July 21, 2002: thunderstorm wind in Monroe — 1 injured.
NWS: “A newspaper reported that a large tree blew over in thunderstorm winds and fell onto a man, trapping him in his back yard.”
November 1, 2019: flood 1 mile from the centre of Monroe — $4.0 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Monroe's 2 ZIP codes have filed 524 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $3.6 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1985: 169 claims (32% of all) and $862,000. 32% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 160 Michigan cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 155 have fewer than Monroe.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1985 | 169 | $862,000 |
Monroe County, which includes Monroe, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on February 8, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Monroe County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Relatively Low for coastal flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $54.7 million a year, the 12th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $34.0 million (62%), 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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