Missaukee County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Missaukee County: 0.
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.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 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.

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

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Jun 13, 2008Flash Flood$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Three to six inches of rain fell in southwest and central Missaukee County, in the very early morning hours of the 13th. This resulted in flash flooding, with several roads washing out.

2. Mar 2, 2012Heavy Snow, Missaukee$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   One of the highest-impact snowstorms in recent memory pounded Northern Michigan on the night of the 2nd. Low pressure tracked from Missouri, to southern Lower Michigan, and on to eastern Canada, while rapidly strengthening. Precipitation surged northward into the region on the evening of the 2nd. This was primarily snow, except in parts of east central Lower Michigan (especially near Lake Huron), where temperatures were mild enough for rain. Snow wound down on the morning of the 3rd, and though somewhat blustery winds occurred behind the system on the 3rd, blowing snow was limited because the snowfall was so wet.|Snow totals ranged from 6 to 14 inches across most of Northern…

3. Aug 28, 2018Thunderstorm Wind$140,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Power poles were snapped and many trees were downed, laying across roads near Lake Missaukee. Windows were damaged on some nearby businesses.

4. Jun 8, 2007Thunderstorm Wind$110,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Many large trees were downed in northern Missaukee County. Several structures and trailers were damaged by falling trees, especially in and just west of Moorestown.

5. Jun 6, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Two semi-trailers were overturned, the top of a barn silo was ripped off and blown half a mile away, a few roofs were damaged, and several trees and power lines were downed.

6. Jul 5, 2024Thunderstorm Wind$55,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Multiple reports of tree damage and downed powerlines in a swath approximately a mile and a half wide near Dyer Lake east of Falmouth. Trees snapped and uprooted by suspected downburst gusts. Accompanied by torrential rain and up to dime sized hail.

7. Nov 13, 2005High Wind, Missaukee$35,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees downed. One home sustained substantial roof damage from a fallen tree.

8. Aug 28, 2018Thunderstorm Wind$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A barn was heavily damaged by two falling concrete silos.

9. Dec 20, 2012Winter Storm, Missaukee$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A powerful low pressure system passed across Southern Lower Michigan on the night of the 20th. Precipitation surged north into Northern Michigan early in the day on the 20th, falling primarily as snow over Eastern Upper and the high terrain of Northern Lower, and as a rain/snow mix near the coasts. The snow was heavy where it was all snow, with 6 to 9 inches falling during the day in some areas. As night arrived, cooler air started to enter the region, and precipitation changed to all snow (except near Saginaw Bay). Another, more widespread round of heavy snow resulted. Total snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches were common near the Northern Lower Michigan coastline, ramping up to…

10. Apr 10, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$25,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A large swath of trees was downed from the south side of Lake Missaukee near Goldenrod Road, east-northeast toward the intersection of South Morey Road and M-55/M-66. Large pine trees were uprooted, or snapped off at mid-trunk.

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

106°F2 times, most recently Jul 12, 1936

All-time low

−41°FFeb 11, 1899

Warmest night

77°F3 times, most recently Jun 23, 2025

Coldest day

−9°FFeb 16, 1904

Wettest day

6.77 inJul 8, 1957

Snowiest day

18.0 in2 times, most recently Feb 1, 1908

Hottest year

2012mean 47.1°F

Coldest year

2014mean 40.7°F

Wettest year

200841.70 in

Driest year

190514.31 in

Snowiest season

119.5 in1970-71

Station Lake City Experiment Farm (USC00204502), 1,230 ft elevation, 1.2 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1896 to September 30, 2026; 99.4% 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 USC00204502.
• 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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