| May 2025 | Lightning | Escanaba | $100,000 | Escanaba Public Safety investigator confirmed a lightning strike started a fire causing severe damage at the Bonifas Arts Center and Theater. The theater suffered heavy fire and water damage, with an estimated 6 to 9 months of closure. The arts center was closed for approximately two months. |
| July 2021 | Lightning | Escanaba | $100,000 | The Delta County Sherriff's Department reported two structures fires and a tree fire in Escanaba as a result of lightning strikes. It took over three and a half hours for firefighters to extinguish the first fire which occurred in the attic of a house at 514 South 12th Street. A man and his dog were rescued from one of the apartments at this residence. Fire fighter fatigue was reported to be a major difficulty at this fire due to the heat and humidity, and one firefighter sustained a minor injury while fighting the blaze. Escanaba Public Safety was assisted on the scene by Delta County Central Dispatch, the Escanaba Township and Ford River Township fire departments, Gladstone Public Safety Volunteer Fire Fighters, MSP 84, the Delta County Sheriff's Department, Rampart EMS, DTE, Escanaba City Electric and the Red Cross. ||While responding to the fire on South 12th Street, firefighters had to extinguish a tree fire and a second structure fire at an abandoned residence on 1612 North 20th Street. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | $75,000 | Strong winds uprooted several trees in and northwest of Escanaba, damaging roofs and windows. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Escanaba | $25,000 | A tornado touched down at the intersection of County Road 414 and 533 northwest of Escanaba. The storm damaged the siding and roof of a house under construction. Fiberglass insulation was blown in a random manner and a cover to a hot tub was blown against the side of a tree. Approximately one half mile east, was a storage shed that had collasped and a pole barn with a door blown in. The parent storm travelled northeast with evidence of another tornado touchdown near M-35 near Brampton, 12 miles north of Escanaba. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | $20,000 | Escanaba Public Safety reported widespread trees and power lines downed in Delta County, including the towns of Escanaba, Gladstone and Rapid River. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Escanaba | $10,000 | Part of a roof blew off a building in Escanaba and debris was blocking a road. The time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | $6,000 | The Delta County Sheriff reported a tree down on a truck in Escanaba. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | $4,000 | Trees down across the city...amount and sizes unknown. Widespread power outages. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | $3,000 | The UPPCO map showed widespread power outages across the western half of Delta County due to strong thunderstorm winds. More than 2000 customers were without power, most concentrated in Escanaba. The time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | $1,000 | Facebook photos were relayed by a local meteorologist of large tree limbs down in the Escanaba area. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported multiple small trees down in north Escanaba. Time of report was estimated from radar. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | $1,000 | Many tree branches and a small tree downed. Dime-sized hail was also reported. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Escanaba | - | Report described flooding between 3rd and 5th Ave on Lincoln (M35/US41) as insane with flooding up to the car doors. Radar estimates were between 1 and 1.25 inches in a little over an hour. |
| June 2017 | Heavy Rain | Escanaba | - | There was a video posted on social media of street flooding over poor drainage areas on Ludington Street in Escanaba from nearly one and half inches of rainfall. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Escanaba | - | A spotter in Escanaba observed heavy rain and pea to nickel sized hail. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Escanaba | - | Over three inches of rain was reported in Escanaba over a 12 hour period with much of the rain falling over a couple hours in the early afternoon of the 4th. The heavy rain caused minor street flooding in Escanaba. An observer near Cornell also measured nearly two inches of rain in 45 minutes while Stonington received nearly two inches in two hours. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Escanaba | - | The Delta County Central Dispatch reported water over multiple roads throughout the city of Escanaba. The Escanaba AWOS station measured over 1.3 inches of rainfall in 40 minutes. |
| September 2012 | Heavy Rain | Escanaba | - | Radar estimated that one to two inches of rain fell in Escanaba in a 30-45 minute time period. Several inches of water were reported on the roads in downtown Escanaba. Reports of water on roadways were also received via Twitter. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Escanaba | - | Intense thunderstorms dropped one to two inches of rainfall over many locations in Delta County on the afternoon of the 18th. The heavy rainfall caused standing water of one to two feet deep on U.S Highway 41 in Escanaba. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | - | A six-inch diameter tree limb and several three-inch diameter branches were knocked down. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Escanaba | - | Dime to nickel-sized hail. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Escanaba | - | Flooding reported under the M-35 viaduct. Storm sewers could not keep up with heavy rainfall throughout Escanaba and Gladstone. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Escanaba | - | Water above the curb along Main Street in Escanaba. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Escanaba | - | A few roads closed in Gladstone due to flash flooding with nearly two inches of rain reported in less than two hours. |
| June 2006 | Heavy Rain | Escanaba | - | Brief heavy rain caused ponding of water near the 1200 block of Ludington Street. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | - | Several six to eight-inch diameter trees down around 16th Avenue and 16th Street. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | - | Several three-inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| October 2005 | Heavy Rain | Escanaba | - | Two to three inches of rain clogged storm sewers and flooded portions of Ludington Street with 2-3 feet of water. Several cars became stranded in water. Damage estimates were not available. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Escanaba | - | Three quarter inch diameter hail was reported. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Escanaba | - | One and a quarter inch hail was reported. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | - | A large tree branch was broken off. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Escanaba | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Escanaba | - | Heavy rain flooded the intersection of US-2, M-35 and US-41 with a foot of water. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escanaba | - | Trees up-rooted. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Escanaba | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Escanaba | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Escanaba | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Escanaba | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Escanaba | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Escanaba | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Escanaba | - | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Hail | Escanaba | - | no account filed |
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