NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Newaygo, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Newaygo, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1941. Since 1950, 44 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 44
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
24 deaths in all
What the records show for Newaygo
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Newaygo; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 61 mph winds when its centre passed 21 miles away. The record near Newaygo begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1941, a tropical storm 43 miles away. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 75% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Newaygo. The strongest of the 44 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1956; its path came within 19 miles, and it killed 17 people. Of the 44, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 10 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Of the 546 Michigan cities, 65% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Newaygo. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 33 times since 1958, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 53% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Newaygo.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Newaygo
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 21 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 Newaygo: 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 Newaygo
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s2
- 2000s3
- 1990s11
- 1980s4
- 1970s6
- 1960s10(2 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1956 | F5 | 19 mi | 58.8 mi | 17 / 292 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 21 mi | 20.6 mi | 5 / 142 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F3 | 20 mi | 60.9 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Jun 17, 1975 | F2 | 2 mi | 1.5 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Sep 26, 1951 | F2 | 24 mi | 2.3 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Jun 9, 1974 | F2 | 23 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 9, 1968 | F2 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 20, 1966 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 4, 1965 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 1961 | F2 | 22 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | EF1 | 11 mi | 1.66 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | EF1 | 25 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 44, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Newaygo
The Storm Prediction Center has 33 hail reports within 10 miles of Newaygo since 1958, made on 27 separate days. Of these, 21 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 May 2, 2018. The most recent report is from November 6, 2023. June and July have the most reports, 7 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Newaygo
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hesperia 4 WNW, MI, 22 miles northwest of Newaygo at 780 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 14°F. October is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 36.0 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 166 nights a year. Snowfall averages 74.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 36.0 inches is more than at 92 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (70%). Howard City, 13 miles east, has its own station (Greenville 2 NNE, MI): 36.6 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 14 | 2.3 | 7 | 25.3 |
| Feb | 33 | 14 | 1.6 | 6 | 14.0 |
| Mar | 44 | 21 | 2.0 | 5 | 7.0 |
| Apr | 56 | 31 | 3.9 | 7 | 1.3 |
| May | 68 | 42 | 3.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 52 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 56 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 55 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 48 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 37 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 46 | 28 | 2.9 | 7 | 4.3 |
| Dec | 36 | 21 | 2.6 | 8 | 22.5 |
| Year | 57 | 35 | 36.0 | 77 | 74.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hesperia 4 WNW, MI (780 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 Newaygo
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 44 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Newaygo: 41 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $6.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on April 12, 2014.
July 31, 2012: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Newaygo — 2 killed.
April 12, 2014: flood 2 miles from the centre of Newaygo — $4.0 million damage.
NWS: “Four hundred and three homes were impacted by flooding along the Muskegon River as a result of melting of a significant snow cover and significant rainfall on April 12. Significant damage was also incurred to area roads.”
March 14, 2019: flood 4 miles from the centre of Newaygo — $1.7 million damage.
NWS: “The combination of rain and snowmelt resulted in flooding and closure of more than a hundred roads. 30 roads were completely washed out.”
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 Newaygo's ZIP code 49337 have filed 62 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $1.9 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1986: 12 claims (19% of all) and $218,000, then 2026-04-Flooding in 2026 with 10. The year with the most claims was 2014, with 25. 35% 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, 112 have fewer than Newaygo.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1986 | 12 | $218,000 |
| 2026-04-Flooding2026 | 10 | $493,000 |
Newaygo County, which includes Newaygo, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Newaygo County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.2 million a year, the 47th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.0 million (61%), 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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