NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Avilla, 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 Avilla, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 86 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 86
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
26 deaths in all
What the records show for Avilla
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Avilla; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 1 mile away. The record near Avilla begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Avilla has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 63% of the 356 Indiana cities on this site. The strongest of the 86 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 18 miles, and it killed 18 people. Of the 86, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Avilla. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 84 times since 1975, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Avilla has more hail reports within 10 miles than 71% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Avilla
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 46 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 Avilla: 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 Avilla
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s9(1 EF3+)
- 2000s14
- 1990s12(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3
- 1970s14(2 EF3+)
- 1960s15(3 EF3+)
- 1950s9
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 18 mi | 108.7 mi | 18 / 285 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 11 mi | 36.2 mi | 5 / 53 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F3 | 15 mi | 21 mi | 1 / 24 |
| May 16, 1968 | F3 | 22 mi | 50.3 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | EF3 | 22 mi | 5.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 1961 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 6, 1961 | F3 | 13 mi | 33.4 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF2 | 20 mi | 7.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F2 | 7 mi | 12.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2001 | F2 | 20 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 14, 2000 | F2 | 7 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 8, 1992 | F2 | 20 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 9 |
The strongest 12 of 86, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Avilla
The Storm Prediction Center has 84 hail reports within 10 miles of Avilla since 1975, made on 46 separate days. Of these, 44 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 7, 2024, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 36.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Avilla
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Garrett, IN, 6 miles east of Avilla at 880 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 38.2 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 136 nights a year. Snowfall averages 29.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 38.2 inches is more than at 4 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (3%). Huntertown, 9 miles southeast, has its own station (Garrett 1 S, IN): 39.5 inches a year, 1.3 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 17 | 2.5 | 6 | 8.9 |
| Feb | 35 | 19 | 2.2 | 6 | 10.2 |
| Mar | 46 | 27 | 2.4 | 6 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 60 | 37 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.4 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 59 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 52 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 41 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 48 | 31 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 37 | 23 | 2.6 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Year | 59 | 40 | 38.2 | 77 | 29.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Garrett, IN (880 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 Avilla
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 137 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Avilla: 130 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods, 1 flash flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $4.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on March 30, 2025.
August 9, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Avilla — 1 killed.
May 9, 2000: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Avilla — 2 injured, $3.0 million damage.
July 16, 2024: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Avilla — 1 injured, $75,000 damage.
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
Noble County, which includes Avilla, 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.