NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Battle Ground, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Battle Ground, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 124 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 124
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
49 deaths in all
What the records show for Battle Ground
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Battle Ground; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 2 miles away. The record near Battle Ground begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 4 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 356 Indiana cities on this site, 37% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Battle Ground. The highest rating among the 124 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on April 26, 1994, passed within a mile of the city centre. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 25 people. Of the 124, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 57 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Battle Ground has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 102 times since 1965, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Battle Ground has more hail reports within 10 miles than 82% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Battle Ground
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 27 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 Battle Ground: 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 Battle Ground
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s30(1 EF3+)
- 2000s15
- 1990s11(1 EF3+)
- 1980s7
- 1970s23(4 EF3+)
- 1960s20(4 EF3+)
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 25 mi | 48 mi | 25 / 835 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 8 mi | 108.7 mi | 18 / 285 |
| Apr 26, 1994 | F4 | in town | 14 mi | 3 / 70 |
| Mar 20, 1976 | F4 | in town | 16.7 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 14 mi | 21.8 mi | 0 / 44 |
| Apr 9, 1953 | F3 | 21 mi | 156.7 mi | 3 / 22 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF3 | 11 mi | 37.91 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 1978 | F3 | 11 mi | 27.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 17 mi | 25.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F3 | 8 mi | 23.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 1961 | F3 | 19 mi | 23.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF2 | 25 mi | 10.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 124, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Battle Ground
The Storm Prediction Center has 102 hail reports within 10 miles of Battle Ground since 1965, made on 64 separate days. Of these, 57 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on August 25, 2014. The most recent report is from July 18, 2019. April has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Battle Ground
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Delphi 2 N, IN, 9 miles northeast of Battle Ground at 556 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 19°F. June and July are the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 39.0 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 20 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 117 nights a year. Snowfall averages 17.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.0 inches is more than at 10 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (9%). Brookston, 6 miles northwest, has its own station (Chalmers 5 W, IN): 41.0 inches a year, 2.0 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 19 | 2.7 | 5 | 5.8 |
| Feb | 39 | 22 | 1.8 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 51 | 31 | 2.8 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Apr | 64 | 41 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.2 |
| May | 74 | 52 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 60 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 63 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 61 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 54 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 44 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 51 | 34 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 39 | 25 | 2.3 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Year | 62 | 42 | 39.0 | 71 | 17.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Delphi 2 N, IN (556 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 Battle Ground
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 253 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Battle Ground: 199 thunderstorm wind reports, 40 floods, 11 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $17.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 22, 2016. July has had the most flash floods, 3 of 11. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 166 have had fewer than Battle Ground.
June 21, 2011: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Battle Ground — 1 killed, 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
June 11, 2026: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Battle Ground — 4 injured, $100,000 damage.
July 8, 2001: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Battle Ground — 1 injured, $20,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Battle Ground's ZIP code 47920 have filed 65 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $1.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2008, with 22. 9% 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, 97 have fewer than Battle Ground.
Tippecanoe County, which includes Battle Ground, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Tippecanoe County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $49.5 million a year, the 11th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $20.6 million (42%), 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.