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Michigan City in To New Buffalo Mi, Lake Michigan
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2003 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
79
All events
0
Deaths
$520K
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.
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Waterspout Waterspout
Waterspout was observed by the emergency manager.
Waterspout Waterspout
Broadcast Media received a photo from the public of a waterspout in progress. The witness was in the area of Duneland Beach stop 33, the 3300 block ofLakeshore Drive.
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Wind gust recorded at the Michigan City, Indiana C-Man site.
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An 80 mph wind gust was recorded by the C-man weather site at Michigan City.
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A 49 knot (56 mph) wind gust was recorded with a thunderstorm collapse at the Michigan City lighthouse C-MAN station.
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A 41 knot wind gust was recorded at the Michigan City lighthouse.
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The Michigan City Lighthouse weather site recorded a 51 mph (44 knot) wind gust ahead of an area of thunderstorms. Additional gusts to 34 knots were recorded behind the line.
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A GLERL seasonal buoy, located offshore from Michigan City Indiana, recorded a 48 mph wind gust.
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The Michigan City Lighthouse recorded a 45 mph wind gust.
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A 55 mph wind gust was recorded at the Michigan City marine station.
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Sustained winds of around in the 40 to 50 knot range occurred for several hours (time range noted in the entry) at the Michigan City C-Man station. The highest wind gust was 58 knots (67 mph) which occurred at 1120 am EST. A lifeguard house on the beach was blown off its supports…
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Wind gust measured at the Michigan City marine observation station.
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A 56 mph wind gust was recorded by a GLERL marine site.
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A 42 mph wind gust was recorded by a buoy offshore from Michigan City.
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A 49 mph wind gust was recorded at the Michigan City GLERL station.
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A wind gust to 43 mph was recorded at the Michigan City marine weather observation site.
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A marine weather station recorded a 61 mph wind gust as severe thunderstorms came onshore.
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Wind gust was recorded at the Michigan City C-Man station.
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A 47 mph wind gust was recorded at a seasonal buoy located just northwest of Michigan City.
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A 47 mph wind gust was recorded at the Michigan City GLERL observation site.
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A 43 mph wind gust was recorded at the Michigan City GLERL marine weather site.
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A 52 mph wind gust was recorded at the Michigan City GLERL marine site as a line of thunderstorms came onshore.
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Recorded at the Michigan City marine station.
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A 66 mph wind gust was recorded at the Michigan City marine observation site.
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A 37 knot (43 mph) gust was recorded at the Michigan City GLERL site.
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A 51 mph (41 knot) wind gust was recorded at the Michigan City marine site.
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A 55 mph wind gust was recorded during a thunderstorm at the Michigan City GLERL observation site.
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A 61 mph wind gust was recorded during a thunderstorm at the Michigan City GLERL observation site.
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A wind gust to 56 mph was recorded at the Michigan City GLERL marine site.
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A 62 knot (71 mph) gust was recorded at Michigan City GLERL site.
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A 38 knot (44 mph) gust was recorded at Michigan City GLERL site.
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A 66 knot (76 mph) gust was recorded at Michigan City GLERL site.
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The coastal marine station near Michigan City recorded a 43 knot (49 mph) wind gust as thunderstorms moved on shore.
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A 38 knot gust was recorded at Michigan City GLERL site.
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A 36 knot wind gust was recorded at the Michigan City GLERL site.
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A 38 knot wind gust was recorded at the Michigan City GLERL site.
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A 35 knot wind gust was recorded at the Michigan City Coast Guard Station (MCYI3).
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The Michigan City GLERL station recorded a 41 knot (47 mph) wind gust with a line of thunderstorms.
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The Michigan City GLERL site recorded a 48 knot gust with sustained winds continuing above 35 knots for several minutes.
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A 56 knot gust was measured at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) site at Michigan City.
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A peak wind gust of 42 knots was recorded at the GLERL station at Michigan City, Indiana. Winds continued to gust in the 35 to 37 knot range for an additional 10 minutes after the initially stronger gust.
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A 40 knot wind gust was recorded at the GLERL station near Michigan City.
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The Michigan City GLERL site recorded a 34 knot wind gust.
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The Michigan City Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) site recorded a 36 knot wind gust.
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The Michigan City Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) site recorded a sustained wind of 41 knots with a peak gust of 55 knots.
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The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) station at Michigan City recorded a 39 knot wind gust.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
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