NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Connersville, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Connersville, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1915. Since 1950, 83 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 83
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Connersville
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Connersville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 53 miles away. The record near Connersville begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1915, a tropical storm 20 miles away. Of the 356 Indiana cities on this site, 65% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Connersville. The highest rating among the 83 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 9, 1980, came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 3, 1974, killed 4 people. Of the 83, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 35 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on May 16, 2025. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 85% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Connersville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 50 times since 1966, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 356 Indiana cities, 66% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Connersville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Connersville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Connersville: 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 Connersville
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s10
- 2000s13(1 EF3+)
- 1990s12(1 EF3+)
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s15(4 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 12 mi | 35.6 mi | 4 / 17 |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F4 | 15 mi | 11 mi | 2 / 25 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F4 | 2 mi | 63.1 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jun 3, 2008 | EF3 | 22 mi | 9.68 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 23 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 21 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F3 | 24 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1962 | F3 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 19, 1960 | F3 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2019 | EF2 | 8 mi | 14.48 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F2 | 10 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F2 | 24 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 19 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 83, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Connersville
The Storm Prediction Center has 50 hail reports within 10 miles of Connersville since 1966, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 27 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 3, 2015. The most recent report is from June 12, 2021. June has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Connersville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rushville, IN, 16 miles west of Connersville at 948 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 19°F. May and June are the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 45.7 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 13 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 119 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 45.7 inches is more than at 71 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (62%). Laurel, 11 miles south, has its own station (Brookville, IN): 44.0 inches a year, 1.7 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 19 | 3.6 | 7 | 6.2 |
| Feb | 39 | 22 | 2.5 | 6 | 3.4 |
| Mar | 50 | 30 | 3.5 | 7 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 63 | 41 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 73 | 52 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 64 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 62 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 54 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 43 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 51 | 33 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 40 | 25 | 3.2 | 7 | 3.1 |
| Year | 61 | 42 | 45.7 | 83 | 15.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rushville, IN (948 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 Connersville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 153 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Connersville: 111 thunderstorm wind reports, 25 floods, 16 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $866,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 23, 2011. April has had the most flash floods, 6 of 16. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 219 have had fewer than Connersville.
August 1, 2024: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Connersville — 1 injured.
NWS: “A person carrying an aluminum umbrella pole was struck by lightning at a park pool.”
January 3, 2005: flood 1 mile from the centre of Connersville — $100,000 damage.
February 7, 2019: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of Connersville — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Two county roads were washed away due to flooding. In addition, numerous roads were closed due to flooding.”
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 Connersville's ZIP code 47331 have filed 37 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $500,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from 2026-08-Indiana-Flooding in 2026: 20 claims (54% of all) and $366,000. 54% 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, 70 have fewer than Connersville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-Indiana-Flooding2026 | 20 | $366,000 |
Fayette County, which includes Connersville, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 4 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 25, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Fayette County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for hail, 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 $9.8 million a year, the 66th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.8 million (59%), 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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