NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cromwell, 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 Cromwell, 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, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 106
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
105 deaths in all
What the records show for Cromwell
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Cromwell; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 15 miles away. The record near Cromwell begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Cromwell 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 F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on April 3, 1974, came within 3 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 36 people. Of the 106, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 38 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Cromwell has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 76 times since 1971, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Cromwell has more hail reports within 10 miles than 63% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Cromwell
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 55 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 Cromwell: 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 Cromwell
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s21
- 2000s8(1 EF3+)
- 1990s15
- 1980s5
- 1970s14(2 EF3+)
- 1960s24(6 EF3+)
- 1950s10(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 22 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 321 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 20 mi | 21.2 mi | 31 / 252 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 3 mi | 108.7 mi | 18 / 285 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 16 mi | 21.6 mi | 5 / 41 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 24 mi | 35.6 mi | 10 / 82 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 9 mi | 36.2 mi | 5 / 53 |
| Oct 18, 2007 | EF3 | 15 mi | 20.33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 1961 | F3 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 6, 1961 | F3 | 15 mi | 33.4 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Aug 12, 1956 | F3 | 23 mi | 23.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | 24 mi | 4.14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F2 | 21 mi | 12.5 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 Cromwell
The Storm Prediction Center has 76 hail reports within 10 miles of Cromwell since 1971, made on 45 separate days. Of these, 40 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 2, 1980. The most recent report is from July 28, 2023. May has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cromwell
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Northern Indiana WFO, IN, 4 miles southwest of Cromwell 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%). Millersburg, 10 miles north, has its own station (Goshen Municipal Airport, IN): 34.7 inches a year, 5.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 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 Cromwell
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 201 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cromwell: 189 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods, 3 floods, 3 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. 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 July 24, 1996. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 77 have had fewer than Cromwell.
July 1, 2014: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Cromwell — 1 injured.
March 13, 2006: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Cromwell — $265,000 damage.
August 24, 2007: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Cromwell — $150,000 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 Cromwell, 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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