NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Scottville, 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 Scottville, Michigan since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 12 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 12
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Scottville
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Scottville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 61 mph winds when its centre passed 62 miles away. Of the 546 Michigan cities on this site, 85% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Scottville. The highest rating among the 12 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 28, 1991, came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on September 26, 1951, killed 1 person. Of the 12, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. April and August have had the most tornadoes, 3 each. The most recent tornado was on August 28, 2018. Of the 546 Michigan cities, 92% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Scottville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 17 times since 1960, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 546 Michigan cities, 88% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Scottville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Scottville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 62 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 Scottville: 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 Scottville
By decade
- 2010s2
- 2000s3
- 1990s1
- 1970s4
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 1951 | F2 | 24 mi | 2.3 mi | 1 / 3 |
| May 28, 1991 | F2 | 16 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 1972 | F2 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Aug 28, 2018 | EF1 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 2008 | EF1 | 14 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 2005 | F1 | 22 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 30, 1977 | F1 | 13 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 12, 1972 | F1 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 1972 | F1 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 2018 | EF0 | 21 mi | 1.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 2008 | EF0 | 20 mi | 1.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1966 | F0 | 1 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 12, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Scottville
The Storm Prediction Center has 17 hail reports within 10 miles of Scottville since 1960, made on 14 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 May 3, 2012, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Scottville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Manistee 3SE, MI, 18 miles north of Scottville at 670 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 19°F. October is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 36.4 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 140 nights a year. That 36.4 inches is more than at 99 of the 131 Michigan stations used on this site (76%). Pentwater, 12 miles southwest, has its own station (Hart 3 WSW, MI): 39.0 inches a year, 2.6 more than here, and the same July average high, 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 19 | 2.2 | 7 |
| Feb | 33 | 19 | 1.6 | 5 |
| Mar | 42 | 25 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Apr | 55 | 35 | 3.4 | 8 |
| May | 67 | 45 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Jun | 76 | 54 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Jul | 80 | 59 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Aug | 78 | 59 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Sep | 72 | 52 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Oct | 59 | 42 | 4.1 | 8 |
| Nov | 46 | 33 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Dec | 35 | 24 | 2.7 | 8 |
| Year | 56 | 39 | 36.4 | 81 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Manistee 3SE, MI (670 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 Scottville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 47 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Scottville: 45 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flash flood and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $2.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 12, 2014.
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Scottville — 5 injured, $1.0 million damage.
April 12, 2014: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Scottville — $500,000 damage.
July 20, 2019: flood 7 miles from the centre of Scottville — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Six to ten inches of rain resulted in several road washouts, a few culvert failures and a couple of bridge washouts.”
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
Mason County, which includes Scottville, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 severe storms, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 27, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Mason County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.5 million a year, the 65th highest of 83 Michigan counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.4 million (67%), 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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