NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database

Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Reed City, 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 October 26, 2026

2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Reed City, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1941. Since 1950, 31 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes: 0
Tropical storms: 2
Tornadoes: 31
EF3 or stronger: 1

What the records show for Reed City

None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Reed City; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 62 mph winds when its centre passed 50 miles away. The record near Reed City begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1941, a tropical storm 58 miles away. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Reed City. The strongest of the 31 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on April 23, 1968; its path came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on September 26, 1951, killed 1 person. Of the 31, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 10 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on August 28, 2018. Of the 546 Michigan cities, 78% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Reed City. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 13 times since 1966, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 94% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Reed City.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Reed City

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Reed City, Michigan, newest first
Year	Storm	Closest	Strength when closest	Peak
1941	Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25	58 mi	Tropical storm (51 mph)	Category 3
1900	Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11	50 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 Reed City: 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 Reed City

By decade

2010s5
2000s5
1990s8
1980s3
1970s4
1960s4(1 EF3+)
1950s2

Strongest tornadoes near Reed City, Michigan
Date	Rating	Distance	Path	Killed / injured
Apr 23, 1968	F3	14 mi	60.9 mi	0 / 11
Sep 26, 1951	F2	17 mi	2.3 mi	1 / 3
Mar 27, 1991	F2	20 mi	4 mi	0 / 0
Jun 8, 1985	F2	2 mi	24 mi	0 / 0
Jun 9, 1974	F2	14 mi	1.5 mi	0 / 2
Jun 7, 1974	F2	22 mi	1.2 mi	0 / 1
Jul 31, 1963	F2	21 mi	19.6 mi	0 / 0
Aug 28, 2018	EF1	15 mi	1 mi	0 / 0
Jun 8, 2008	EF1	5 mi	5.27 mi	0 / 0
Jul 25, 2005	F1	17 mi	4 mi	0 / 0
Aug 1, 2002	F1	14 mi	6.5 mi	0 / 1
Oct 6, 1998	F1	14 mi	10 mi	0 / 12

The strongest 12 of 31, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Reed City

The Storm Prediction Center has 13 hail reports within 10 miles of Reed City since 1966. Of these, 8 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on September 7, 2021, the most recent report. April and June have the most reports, 3 each.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Reed City

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Big Rapids Wtp, MI, 14 miles south of Reed City at 898 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 57°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 13°F. August is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 38.1 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 168 nights a year. Snowfall averages 61.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.1 inches is more than at 110 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (84%). Leroy, 9 miles north, has its own station (Cadillac, MI): 35.3 inches a year, 2.8 less than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 81°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Big Rapids Wtp, MI
Month	High °F	Low °F	Precip. in	Days ≥ 0.1"	Snow in
Jan	28	13	2.4	6	17.8
Feb	31	12	2.0	5	16.0
Mar	42	20	2.6	6	7.7
Apr	55	31	4.0	8	1.5
May	68	43	3.8	8	0.0
Jun	77	53	3.4	7	0.0
Jul	81	57	3.5	6	0.0
Aug	79	55	4.2	7	0.0
Sep	72	47	3.0	7	0.0
Oct	58	36	3.8	7	0.2
Nov	44	28	3.1	7	3.8
Dec	33	19	2.3	6	14.3
Year	56	34	38.1	80	61.3

Averages for 1991–2020 at Big Rapids Wtp, MI (898 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Reed City

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 25 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Reed City: 21 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $8.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on August 28, 2018.

January 30, 2013: flood 10 miles from the centre of Reed City — $4.6 million damage.
April 17, 2013: flood 10 miles from the centre of Reed City — $3.0 million damage.
July 29, 2001: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Reed City — $175,000 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

Osceola County, which includes Reed City, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Osceola County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, 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 $6.4 million a year, the 67th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.4 million (53%), 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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