Menominee County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Menominee County: 1.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. May 18, 2020Lakeshore Flood, Menominee$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Menominee County Emergency Manager reported multiple homes flooded along Highway M-35 around and north of Menominee. The Menominee County Sheriff's Department also reported road closures near the lighthouse in Menominee.

2. Apr 12, 2026Flood$877,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   County emergency management reported 20 to 30 roads flooded by 9:45 AM on the 12th, with significant flooding of the US-2 rail underpass in Powers as well as much of the surrounding town and the nearby town of Wilson. On the 13th, railroad tracks in Faithorn were washed out. In the overnight of the 13th into the 14th, County Road 563 washed out at Wilson Creek. One water rescue was performed in Harris Township on the 14th.Due to the severity of the flooding, a Disaster Declaration Request was approved by the president on June 30th.

3. Apr 19, 1996Flood, Menominee$800,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Melting of a heavy snow pack triggered flooding to the Escanaba River, Ford River and several small streams across Delta County.The flooding washed out and inundated several roads and flooded peoples yards and basements. Most of the damage was to DeltaCounty roads and bridges. The flooding began on the 19th and receded from most areas by the evening of the 22nd.

4. Jun 15, 2022Thunderstorm Wind$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The NWS storm survey team observed widespread damage from Faithorn to Hermansville with several structures severely damaged and thousands of trees uprooted or snapped off. Downed trees and powerlines resulted in impassable roads. |The NWS survey team also concluded that the damage was characteristic of intense straight line winds of 100 to 110 mph. This is supported by radar data which showed a classic descending rear inflow jet (strong high altitude winds descending to the ground) surging northeastward across this area. In addition, the downed trees fell in mainly the same direction along with signs of divergent flow in the damage pattern.

5. Jul 25, 2017Lightning$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Seventh Day Adventist Church near Wilson was struck by lightning and the subsequent fire destroyed the church.

6. May 27, 2015Hail$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The spotter near Stephenson reported two-inch diameter hail, although most hail stones covering the ground were smaller. The large hail damaged roofs on homes across Stephenson, and the combination of the hail and heavy rainfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour clogged storm sewers and caused flooding of the Stephenson School.

7. Jun 16, 2018Flash Flood$175,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Nearly three inches of heavy rain flooded or washed out 40 to 50 roads from Spalding Township through Daggett to Stephenson. The Menominee County Emergency Manager reported that flooding damaged farms and toppled trees in the area as well. There were only two homes with damage reports such as basement flooding. The Stephenson Fire Department started a pumping operation, which local farmers assisted with as well, to pump around 12,000 gallons per minute to stay ahead of the flooding. Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of disaster for Menominee County as flood damage estimates totaled nearly $175,000.

8. Feb 23, 2019Winter Weather, Menominee$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An estimated three to four inches of wet snow fell in five hours across much of the county. This wet snow combined with the weight of snow from previous storms earlier in the month caused damage to three farm buildings in Harris Township. One free stall barn collapsed and killed 27 cows. Damage estimates from the loss of the buildings and livestock approached $150,000. Many churches and businesses were closed on the 24th due to impacts from the storm. Many schools throughout the county were closed on the 25th due to lingering impacts from the storm.

9. Oct 21, 2019Lakeshore Flood, Menominee$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   There were numerous reports, pictures and videos posted on social media of multiple properties, houses and buildings inundated with water along Highway M-35 from Menominee to Cedar River on the 21st.

10. Nov 27, 2019Lakeshore Flood, Menominee$100,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    East to northeast storm force winds over 50 knots whipped up waves as high as 7 to 10 feet over the Bay of Green Bay on the 27th. The high waves caused extensive lakeshore flooding and erosion from Menominee to ten miles north. A NWS employee driving along Highway M-35 reported extensive flooding of properties along the highway and evidence of water going over the road.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

108°FJul 13, 1936

All-time low

−30°F2 times, most recently Feb 3, 1996

Warmest night

81°FJun 29, 1931

Coldest day

−14°FJan 18, 1994

Wettest day

5.17 inMay 16, 1965

Snowiest day

22.1 inMar 16, 2026

Hottest year

1931mean 50.2°F

Coldest year

2014mean 40.6°F

Wettest year

199645.28 in

Driest year

194920.74 in

Snowiest season

85.2 in1995-96

Station Marinette (USC00475091), 589 ft elevation, 17.0 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1919 to October 23, 2026; 97.7% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00475091.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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