NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mt Pleasant, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Mt Pleasant, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1941. Since 1950, 41 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 41
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Mt Pleasant
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Mt Pleasant; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 62 mph winds when its centre passed 21 miles away. The record near Mt Pleasant begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1941, a tropical storm 17 miles away. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 52% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Mt Pleasant. The highest rating among the 41 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 10 times; the most recent, on June 8, 1985, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on May 12, 1956, killed 1 person. Of the 41, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 14 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 11. The most recent tornado was on July 5, 2024. Of the 546 Michigan cities, 68% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Mt Pleasant. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 38 times since 1968, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Mt Pleasant has more hail reports within 10 miles than 54% of the 546 Michigan cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Mt Pleasant
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 4 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 21 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 Mt Pleasant: 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 Mt Pleasant
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s2
- 2000s9
- 1990s4
- 1980s5
- 1970s7
- 1960s7
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1956 | F2 | 24 mi | 3.8 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Jun 8, 1985 | F2 | 25 mi | 24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 1974 | F2 | 14 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 7, 1965 | F2 | 12 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F2 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F2 | 17 mi | 15.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 12, 1956 | F2 | 11 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1955 | F2 | 22 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | EF1 | 25 mi | 12.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | EF1 | 22 mi | 2.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 41, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mt Pleasant
The Storm Prediction Center has 38 hail reports within 10 miles of Mt Pleasant since 1968, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on October 4, 2006. The most recent report is from April 7, 2020. July has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mt Pleasant
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Alma, MI, 17 miles southeast of Mt Pleasant at 729 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 29°F and 15°F. May and August are the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 34.5 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 11 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 156 nights a year. Snowfall averages 39.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 34.5 inches is more than at 72 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (55%). Coleman, 15 miles northeast, has its own station (Gladwin, MI): 34.1 inches a year, 0.4 less than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 15 | 2.2 | 6 | 10.7 |
| Feb | 32 | 15 | 1.8 | 4 | 9.9 |
| Mar | 43 | 23 | 2.1 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Apr | 56 | 35 | 3.5 | 7 | 2.1 |
| May | 69 | 46 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 56 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 58 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 50 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 39 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 46 | 30 | 2.7 | 6 | 2.7 |
| Dec | 35 | 22 | 2.0 | 5 | 8.2 |
| Year | 57 | 37 | 34.5 | 72 | 39.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Alma, MI (729 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 Mt Pleasant
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 57 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mt Pleasant: 50 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 floods, 2 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $96.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 10, 2007.
June 23, 2017: flood 6 miles from the centre of Mt Pleasant — $91.0 million damage.
NWS: “The Isabella County Road Commission reported that at one point over 100 roads across portions of Isabella county in and around Mount Pleasant were closed due to flooding. A mesonet station near Mt.”
August 11, 2010: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Mt Pleasant — $4.0 million damage.
NWS: “Isabella county emergency management and law enforcement reported that several roads were flooded and washed out and that the Central Michigan Community Hospital also was partially flooded due to over 4 inches of rain that fell in just two and a half hours during the evening hours of August 11th.”
July 16, 2008: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Mt Pleasant — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “Law enforcement from Isabella county reported that a washout occurred on Green Road near Pleasant Valley road, where approximately one hundred feet of roadway was under three feet of water. 34 inches of rain that was reported in a short time period.”
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 Mt Pleasant's ZIP code 48858 have filed 22 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1986, and were paid $436,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2017, with 16. 9% 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, 49 have fewer than Mt Pleasant.
Isabella County, which includes Mt Pleasant, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 27, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Isabella County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Low for 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 $22.4 million a year, the 30th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.3 million (55%), 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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