NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Saint Ignace, 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 Saint Ignace, Michigan since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- 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 Saint Ignace
The highest rating among the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on July 5, 1993, came within 10 miles. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 99% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Saint Ignace. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 5 times since 1979, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 100% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Saint Ignace.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Saint Ignace
By decade
- 1990s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1993 | F1 | 10 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 1993 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Saint Ignace
The Storm Prediction Center has 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Saint Ignace since 1979. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on August 5, 1979. The most recent report is from October 17, 2016.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Saint Ignace
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Moran, MI, 7 miles northwest of Saint Ignace at 695 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 77°F and low of 54°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 7°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 35.1 inches over 82 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 182 nights a year. Snowfall averages 80.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 35.1 inches is more than at 81 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (62%). Cheboygan, 26 miles southeast, has its own station (Cheboygan, MI): 32.1 inches a year, 3.0 less than here, and the same July average high, 77°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Mackinaw City, MI, 10 miles south, averaged 69°F in August and 33°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 7 | 2.2 | 6 | 20.4 | 33 |
| Feb | 28 | 7 | 1.6 | 5 | 14.8 | 33 |
| Mar | 37 | 15 | 2.0 | 6 | 9.8 | 34 |
| Apr | 48 | 28 | 3.1 | 7 | 6.8 | 40 |
| May | 62 | 39 | 2.6 | 7 | 0.0 | 49 |
| Jun | 72 | 49 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 | 58 |
| Jul | 77 | 54 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 | 68 |
| Aug | 76 | 54 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 | 69 |
| Sep | 68 | 46 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 | 64 |
| Oct | 55 | 36 | 4.3 | 9 | 0.4 | 56 |
| Nov | 42 | 27 | 3.4 | 8 | 7.4 | 45 |
| Dec | 32 | 16 | 2.6 | 8 | 21.3 | 36 |
| Year | 52 | 31 | 35.1 | 82 | 80.9 | 49 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Moran, MI (695 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Mackinaw City, MI, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Saint Ignace
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 8 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Saint Ignace: 7 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $79,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on July 21, 2002.
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
Mackinac County, which includes Saint Ignace, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought, 1 hurricane, 1 ice storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on July 22, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Mackinac County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, 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 $3.3 million a year, the 80th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.5 million (76%), 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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