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Manistee To Point Betsie Mi, Lake Michigan
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2008 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
75
All events
0
Deaths
$5K
Property damage
Year by year
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts over 40mph reported along the Lake Michigan coast between Manistee, MI and Frankfort, MI. Highest gust was 47mph at KMBL, Manistee Blacker Airport.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts of 40-45mph were reported along the coastline from Manistee, MI to Frankfort, MI, where weather equipment recorded a gust to 45mph near the Frankfort lighthouse.
Marine High Wind Marine High Wind
Manistee Harbor Buoy, MEEM4, recorded a gust to 59mph at 640pm on the 6th. Additionally, the Manistee Blacker airport, a few miles inland, recorded a gust to 58mph at 723pm. Further north, weather equipment at the Frankfort Light recorded a gust as high as 61mph at 547pm.
Waterspout Waterspout
Weather spotter reported seeing a waterspout around noon from Fifth Avenue Beach in Manistee, MI.
Waterspout Waterspout
Weather spotter saw an additional 2-4 waterspouts over the course of fifteen minutes, still at Fifth Avenue Beach in Manistee, MI.
Marine Hail Marine Hail
Report of quarter inch hail.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Awos station KMBL Manistee - Blacker Airport.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Awos station KFKS Frankfort - Dow Memorial Field.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Local media reports multiple trees and powerlines down in the city of Frankfort. Reports confirmed by emergency manager.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Station kmbl Manistee-Blacker Airport.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station XFLT Frankfort Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station xflt Frankfort Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Hail Marine Hail
Report from mping. Quarter sized hail.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station xflt Frankfort Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Awos Station kmbl Manistee - Blacker Airport.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station xflt Frankfort Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station meem4 Manistee.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Hail Marine Hail
Marine Hail Marine Hail
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust measured at Frankfort Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at Frankfort Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at Manistee Blacker Aiport, as well as mesonet station in Manistee.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were downed just inland from Lake Michigan.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Gust measured at Manistee Blacker Airport.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were downed just inland from the Lake Michigan coast.
Marine Hail Marine Hail
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at Manistee Blacker Airport.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Waterspout Waterspout
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was downed in Manistee.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Gusts measured at Manistee Blacker Airport and in Frankfort.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind damage occurred in the city of Manistee, and Manistee Blacker Airport measured a gust of 68 mph.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 39 mph gust was measured along Portage Lake.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Waterspout Waterspout
A family of waterspouts persisted for several minutes off of Manistee.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
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