NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Albion, IN
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Albion, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 87 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 87
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
29 deaths in all
What the records show for Albion
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Albion; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 8 miles away. The record near Albion begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Albion has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 63% of the 356 Indiana cities on this site. The highest rating among the 87 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 3, 1974, came within 11 miles. Of the 87, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 34 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Albion. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 54 times since 1985, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 356 Indiana cities, 61% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Albion.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Albion
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Albion: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Albion
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s18
- 2000s10(1 EF3+)
- 1990s9(1 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s16(2 EF3+)
- 1960s16(3 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 11 mi | 108.7 mi | 18 / 285 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 21 mi | 21.6 mi | 5 / 41 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 4 mi | 36.2 mi | 5 / 53 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F3 | 22 mi | 21 mi | 1 / 24 |
| Oct 18, 2007 | EF3 | 25 mi | 20.33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 1961 | F3 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 6, 1961 | F3 | 12 mi | 33.4 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F2 | 12 mi | 12.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 2000 | F2 | 16 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 1992 | F2 | 10 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 28 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F2 | 3 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F2 | 21 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 9 |
The strongest 12 of 87, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Albion
The Storm Prediction Center has 54 hail reports within 10 miles of Albion since 1985, made on 31 separate days. Of these, 27 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 12, 1998. The most recent report is from May 7, 2024. May and June have the most reports, 13 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Albion
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Northern Indiana WFO, IN, 14 miles west of Albion at 951 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 18°F. June and August are the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 39.9 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 126 nights a year. Snowfall averages 47.3 inches a year, most of it in February. That 39.9 inches is more than at 21 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (18%). Avilla, 10 miles east, has its own station (Garrett, IN): 38.2 inches a year, 1.7 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 18 | 2.3 | 6 | 14.6 |
| Feb | 36 | 20 | 2.3 | 6 | 14.9 |
| Mar | 47 | 29 | 2.8 | 6 | 5.1 |
| Apr | 60 | 39 | 4.1 | 9 | 0.9 |
| May | 71 | 50 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 60 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 63 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 62 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 54 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 44 | 3.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 48 | 33 | 3.1 | 6 | 3.7 |
| Dec | 36 | 23 | 2.6 | 6 | 8.1 |
| Year | 59 | 41 | 39.9 | 82 | 47.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Northern Indiana WFO, IN (951 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Albion
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 97 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Albion: 95 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flash flood and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 13, 2022.
March 30, 2025: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Albion — 1 injured, $15,000 damage.
NWS: “A mobile home was removed from its foundation.”
October 24, 2001: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Albion — $400,000 damage.
NWS: “Noble county Fire/rescue reported trees and power lines down across much of the county. Emergency management reported damage to homes from fallen trees and roof damage.”
May 27, 2022: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Albion — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Emergency management officials reported nearly 20 homes, as well as several local ditches and roads, were impacted by flash flooding as some locations in the Tri Lakes area received between three and five inches of rain over a few hour period.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Albion's ZIP code 46701 have filed 17 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $157,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 29% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 155 Indiana cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 27 have fewer than Albion.
Noble County, which includes Albion, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Noble County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.1 million a year, the 49th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.9 million (45%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Albion
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- Syracuse, IN16 mi
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