NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crown Point, 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 Crown Point, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 148 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 148
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
40 deaths in all
What the records show for Crown Point
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Crown Point; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 67 miles away. The record near Crown Point begins with an unnamed storm in 1923; 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 Crown Point. The highest rating among the 148 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 21, 1967, came within 24 miles. Of the 148, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 84 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 48. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Crown Point has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 94% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 82 times since 1976, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Crown Point has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Crown Point
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Crown Point: 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 Crown Point
By decade
- 2020s36
- 2010s32
- 2000s16
- 1990s7
- 1980s9
- 1970s12(2 EF3+)
- 1960s24(7 EF3+)
- 1950s12(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 24 mi | 15 mi | 33 / 500 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F4 | 21 mi | 57.3 mi | 1 / 70 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F3 | 18 mi | 38.5 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Apr 7, 1954 | F3 | 24 mi | 42.6 mi | 1 / 13 |
| Jun 20, 1974 | F3 | 7 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F3 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F3 | 11 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 9 mi | 33.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F3 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | 17 mi | 51.7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F2 | 25 mi | 35.9 mi | 2 / 90 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F2 | 23 mi | 35 mi | 1 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 148, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Crown Point
The Storm Prediction Center has 82 hail reports within 10 miles of Crown Point since 1976, made on 53 separate days. Of these, 50 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 9 days, most recently July 7, 2017. The most recent report is from May 20, 2024. June has the most reports, 28.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crown Point
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lowell, IN, 11 miles south of Crown Point at 665 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 15°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 39.8 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 16 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 136 nights a year. Snowfall averages 29.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.8 inches is more than at 18 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (16%). Merrillville, 5 miles north, has its own station (Valparaiso Wtr Wks, IN): 40.2 inches a year, 0.4 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 15 | 2.3 | 6 | 9.7 |
| Feb | 36 | 18 | 1.9 | 5 | 9.3 |
| Mar | 47 | 27 | 2.3 | 6 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 60 | 38 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.3 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 59 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 63 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 53 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 41 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 49 | 30 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 37 | 21 | 2.2 | 6 | 5.9 |
| Year | 60 | 39 | 39.8 | 77 | 29.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lowell, IN (665 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 Crown Point
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 213 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Crown Point: 168 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 floods, 17 flash floods, 8 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $15.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 110 mph, on June 4, 2011. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 235 have had fewer than Crown Point.
July 15, 2024: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Crown Point — 1 killed.
August 24, 1998: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Crown Point — 2 injured.
July 20, 2006: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Crown Point — 1 injured, $400,000 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 Crown Point's ZIP code 46307 have filed 53 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $299,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2008, with 11. 28% 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, 87 have fewer than Crown Point.
Lake County, which includes Crown Point, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 5 floods, 4 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 Lake County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes; Relatively High for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $191.0 million a year, the 2nd highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $89.8 million (47%), 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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