NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Munising, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Munising, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 7 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 7
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Munising
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Munising; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 65 miles away. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 85% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Munising. The strongest of the 7 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on May 6, 1964; its path came within 15 miles. Of the 7, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on July 28, 2005. Of the 546 Michigan cities, 96% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Munising. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 22 times since 1988, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Munising.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Munising
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Munising: 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 Munising
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1990s1
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1964 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1987 | F1 | 7 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 28, 2005 | F0 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1992 | F0 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 1975 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 1958 | F0 | 8 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 6, 1953 | F0 | 7 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 7 of 7, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Munising
The Storm Prediction Center has 22 hail reports within 10 miles of Munising since 1988, made on 13 separate days. Of these, 11 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 15, 2017. The most recent report is from July 27, 2025. May and July have the most reports, 6 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Munising
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Munising, MI, 3 miles northeast of Munising at 680 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 73°F and low of 55°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 11°F. October is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and March the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 39.7 inches over 105 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 169 nights a year. Snowfall averages 161.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.7 inches is more than at 125 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (95%). Manistique, 29 miles southeast, has its own station (Garden Corners, MI): 34.2 inches a year, 5.5 less than here, and a July average high of 78°F against 73°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 11 | 3.5 | 12 | 46.0 |
| Feb | 25 | 12 | 2.4 | 8 | 32.4 |
| Mar | 33 | 19 | 2.0 | 6 | 17.9 |
| Apr | 45 | 29 | 2.9 | 8 | 9.6 |
| May | 59 | 39 | 3.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 68 | 49 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 73 | 55 | 3.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 72 | 55 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 65 | 49 | 4.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 52 | 38 | 4.9 | 11 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 39 | 28 | 3.5 | 10 | 14.9 |
| Dec | 29 | 18 | 3.4 | 12 | 39.1 |
| Year | 48 | 33 | 39.7 | 105 | 161.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Munising, MI (680 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 Munising
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 25 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Munising: 16 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 4 heavy rain events and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on October 17, 2016.
July 5, 1999: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Munising — 1 injured.
NWS: “Downed trees blocking roads. A hiker was injured by a falling tree.”
May 5, 2023: flood 9 miles from the centre of Munising — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “The Alger County EM reported record flooding in Au Train where around 200 homes were impacted with flooding along the Au Train River and Au Train Lake during early May. Water was overtopping the Forest Lake Dam upstream due to heavy water equivalent precipitation in the basin from the May 1-2 storm system.”
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
Alger County, which includes Munising, has been named in 5 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 1 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 Alger County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, coastal flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $3.6 million a year, the 78th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.1 million (56%), 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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