NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Coatesville, 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 Coatesville, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 106 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 106
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Coatesville
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Coatesville; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 50 miles away. The record near Coatesville begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Coatesville has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 63% of the 356 Indiana cities on this site. The highest rating among the 106 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 7 times; the most recent, on March 31, 2023, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on May 13, 1995, killed 3 people. Of the 106, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 47 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on May 16, 2025. Coatesville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 72 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Coatesville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Coatesville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 30 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 Coatesville: 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 Coatesville
By decade
- 2020s7(1 EF3+)
- 2010s18
- 2000s22(1 EF3+)
- 1990s13(2 EF3+)
- 1980s17(2 EF3+)
- 1970s12(1 EF3+)
- 1960s12
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF3 | 25 mi | 5.92 mi | 2 / 2 |
| Jun 2, 1980 | F3 | 18 mi | 18.1 mi | 1 / 16 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | F3 | 22 mi | 112 mi | 0 / 127 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 19 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 12 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F3 | 23 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Jun 25, 1978 | F3 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1995 | F2 | 20 mi | 14 mi | 3 / 10 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F2 | 7 mi | 3.5 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 13 mi | 13.03 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF2 | 23 mi | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | EF2 | 23 mi | 5.37 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 106, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Coatesville
The Storm Prediction Center has 72 hail reports within 10 miles of Coatesville since 1959, made on 48 separate days. Of these, 48 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 15, 1968. The most recent report is from March 30, 2025. May has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Coatesville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Greencastle 1 W, IN, 11 miles west of Coatesville at 735 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 17°F. June is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 46.3 inches over 82 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 124 nights a year. Snowfall averages 22.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 46.3 inches is more than at 72 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (63%). Clayton, 8 miles east, has its own station (Indianapolis, IN): 43.6 inches a year, 2.7 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 17 | 3.2 | 7 | 9.3 |
| Feb | 39 | 20 | 2.6 | 6 | 4.3 |
| Mar | 50 | 29 | 3.5 | 7 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 62 | 39 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.1 |
| May | 72 | 49 | 4.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 58 | 5.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 61 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 59 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 52 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 41 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 51 | 30 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 39 | 22 | 3.0 | 7 | 5.2 |
| Year | 61 | 40 | 46.3 | 82 | 22.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Greencastle 1 W, IN (735 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 Coatesville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 116 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Coatesville: 97 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods, 7 floods, 3 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on February 5, 2008. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 8. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 127 have had fewer than Coatesville.
June 7, 2008: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Coatesville — 1 killed, $5,000 damage.
NWS: “A Coatesville man drowned Saturday afternoon on June 7th after his airboat capsized on floodwaters in Mill Creek in southwestern Hendricks County. He attempted to turn the boat to avoid a fallen tree, causing the boat to take on water and capsize.”
May 30, 2004: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Coatesville — 1 killed.
June 7, 2008: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Coatesville — $800,000 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
Hendricks County, which includes Coatesville, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1996, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hendricks County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $60.4 million a year, the 6th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $34.1 million (56%), 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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