BlockMontmorency County, Michigan
61 topographic sheets cover 13 settlements here.
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What the record shows
- 173 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 13 populated places in this county; 13 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
262 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 262 of them, burning about 696 acres. 7 started naturally and 14 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68 |
| Debris and open burning | 61 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 52 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 209 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BLUE LAKE |
| 23 April 1994 | Smoking | 27 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 26 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 May 1992 | Natural | 22 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 02 |
| 22 May 1995 | Smoking | 15 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 June 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1957 to 2025
60 of 109 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 109 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 2 injuries and about $984,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 56 |
| Hail | 45 |
| Tornado | 6 |
| Flash Flood | 2 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | 1 hurt, $40,000 | Numerous trees were downed in southwest Montmorency County. Most of the damage was near Lewiston. A truck was struck by a falling tree, injuring the driver. Two garages in Lewiston were damaged by falling trees. Shingles were torn off of some roofs. |
| August 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds, with gusts estimated to over 100 mph, caused massive tree damage and some structural damage to homes and cabins, mainly due to fallen trees. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Hillman | $150,000 | Tornado tracked from just southwest of Rust, to the Alpena County line east of Hillman. Damage was sporadic, suggesting the tornado was on the ground only intermittently. Occasional tree damage occurred along the path. Damage to structures occurred in Rust, where roofs were damaged and windows broken. Just northeast of the community, the tornado destroyed a barn and silo and a nearby 80-year old farmhouse. More homes were damaged two miles south of Hillman, with shingles blown off and one home struck by a falling tree. A billboard was destroyed along M-32 at the Alpena/Montmorency County line. |
| July 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Lewiston | $60,000 | 60 yard wide swath of trees snapped off 8 feet above the ground. 3 homes damaged. Several mobile homes damaged. Tornado continued into Oscoda county. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | $28,000 | Many trees were snapped off. High winds on East Twin Lake flipped over pontoon boats, and damage some docks. |
| June 1957 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $22,000 | Over forty trees were downed in Clear Lake State Park. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillman Arpt | $22,000 | Widespread trees downed in the Avalon Lake area. A barn in Hillman was deroofed, and numerous apple trees were downed or damaged. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $20,000 | A few trees and several large limbs were downed. One home was damaged by a falling tree. The storm also produced half-inch diameter hail. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $15,000 | Quarter-mile stretch of trees downed near M-33. Roof damage to one home. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $10,000 | Widespread tree damage across Montmorency county per law enforcement. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | $10,000 | Numerous trees were downed in and just east of Lewiston. Multiple streets were blocked by fallen trees. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $9,000 | Trees and power lines were downed between Lewiston and Atlanta. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillman Arpt | $9,000 | Multiple trees and large limbs were downed from west of Hillman into Hillman. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $7,000 | A 71 mph wind gust was measured by USFS equipment near Clear Lake State Park. Trees were downed on Ellison Road and near Canada Creek Ranch. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $6,000 | Numerous trees were downed in the Atlanta area. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $6,000 | Numerous power lines and trees were knocked down. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | $5,000 | Multiple trees were downed in Lewiston. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta Muni Arpt | $4,000 | Trees of 6-8 inches in diameter downed. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $4,000 | Trees were downed, blocking County Road 625 just east of M-33. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $4,000 | Several trees were downed. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | $4,000 | Half a dozen trees were downed. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $4,000 | Trees and power lines downed. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $4,000 | Several trees downed in western Montmorency County. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $3,000 | Four large trees were uprooted in Atlanta. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | $3,000 | Trees and power lines downed near Vienna. |
| July 1982 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| July 1982 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $2,000 | Scattered tree damage, including a few downed trees, occurred in the Atlanta area. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillman Arpt | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down near Long Lake. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | $1,000 | A cluster of thunderstorms downed a large tree near Lewiston. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | $1,000 | Power lines were downed by wind. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Atlanta | - | Spotter reported penny size hail lasting for approximately a minute near Atlanta, MI. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Hillman Arpt | - | Creeks quickly rose out of their banks and flooded in a small portion of eastern Montmorency County. A nearby spotter reported 2.13 inches of rainfall in less than 3 hours. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | - | A trained spotter estimated winds to 60 to 65 mph. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Hillman | - | Some damage done to area crops, including soybeans and wheat. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Atlanta | - | Quarter sized hail fell at Clear Lake State Park. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Atlanta | - | A few strong storms developed ahead of an upper level disturbance. The strongest storm produced penny sized hail in Montmorency County. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | - | Numerous trees and limbs downed on County Road 612 just west of M-33. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | - | Trees downed across county. Over twenty five trees were snapped off or uprooted on the Canada Creek Ranch, thirteen miles north of Atlanta. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | - | Several trees and power lines down. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillman | - | Several trees and power lines down. |
| April 2001 | Flash Flood | Countywide | - | Water covering many secondary roads. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | - | Trees down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | - | Hundreds of trees down around Wolf Lake. Several homes had roof damage |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillman | - | Numerous trees of varying sizes snapped off and/or uprooted across the area. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Atlanta | - | The brief tornado touchdown occurred in association with a supercell which developed when easterly winds associated with an outflow boundary from earlier storms interacted with westerly synoptic scale winds. The tornado briefly touched down then quickly lifted back up and was nearly stationary while on the ground. The tornado did no damage. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atlanta | - | Strong thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and powerlines. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillman | - | Strong thunderstorm winds toppled numerous trees and utility poles along M-151. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | - | A spotter reported that 50 mph winds blew down numerous nine inch trees. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Atlanta | - | A spotter reported one-inch-diameter hail. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Atlanta | - | A spotter reported hail one-inch-diameter, along with wind gusts to 60 mph which downed power lines. A possible funnel cloud was also reported. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewiston | - | A spotter reported six to eight inch tree limbs downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Atlanta | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Atlanta | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Lewiston | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Atlanta | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Lewiston | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Atlanta | - | no account filed |
Mines and quarries
10 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 10 workings inside this county. 8 still produce and 2 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 8 |
| Fire Clay (Refractory) | 1 |
| Clay | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter's Creek Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Stutesman's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Black Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Glancy Montmorency County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mathies Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mccready Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Winkleman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Every populated place in the county
13Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Birchwood Beach
Albert township · 49756 · Near Comstock Hills · Comstock Hills quadrangle
16 sheets, 1949 to 1989
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Canada Creek Ranch
Montmorency township · 49709 · On Montague Creek · Lake Geneva quadrangle
12 sheets, 1955 to 1986
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Garland Village
Albert township · 49756 · Near Comstock Hills · Comstock Hills quadrangle
16 sheets, 1949 to 1989
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.