NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Newberry, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Newberry, Michigan since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 8
- 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 Newberry
The strongest of the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on July 14, 1984; its path came within 17 miles. Of the 8, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 2 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on July 8, 2016. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Newberry. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 14 times since 1979, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 92% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Newberry.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Newberry
By decade
- 2010s2
- 1980s4
- 1970s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1984 | F2 | 17 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 16, 1988 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 16, 1978 | F1 | 18 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 22, 1977 | F1 | 8 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 2016 | EF0 | 10 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF0 | 15 mi | 2.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 1987 | F0 | 25 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1983 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Newberry
The Storm Prediction Center has 14 hail reports within 10 miles of Newberry since 1979, made on 9 separate days. Of these, 10 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 15, 1979. The most recent report is from June 29, 2024. June has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Newberry
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Tahquamenon Falls Sp, MI, 19 miles northeast of Newberry at 745 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 76°F and low of 50°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 8°F. October is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and March the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 39.6 inches over 99 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 203 nights a year. Snowfall averages 169.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.6 inches is more than at 123 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (94%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 8 | 3.6 | 12 | 46.1 |
| Feb | 25 | 6 | 2.5 | 9 | 36.5 |
| Mar | 35 | 12 | 2.4 | 6 | 16.3 |
| Apr | 47 | 25 | 2.8 | 7 | 9.7 |
| May | 62 | 36 | 2.6 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 72 | 45 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 76 | 50 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 75 | 49 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 68 | 43 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 53 | 33 | 4.6 | 11 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 40 | 25 | 3.5 | 10 | 17.2 |
| Dec | 29 | 15 | 3.6 | 11 | 42.7 |
| Year | 50 | 29 | 39.6 | 99 | 169.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Tahquamenon Falls Sp, MI (745 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 Newberry
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 23 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Newberry: 18 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $30,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on June 29, 2024.
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
Luce County, which includes Newberry, 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 Luce County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, coastal flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $1.7 million a year, the 82nd highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.4 million (80%), 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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