NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Demotte, 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 Demotte, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 118 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 118
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Demotte
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Demotte; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 51 miles away. The record near Demotte 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 Demotte. The strongest of the 118 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 17, 1963; its path came within 5 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F2 on October 24, 2001, killed 1 person. Of the 118, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 71 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 35. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Demotte has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 68% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 34 times since 1970, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 356 Indiana cities, 90% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Demotte.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Demotte
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Demotte: 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 Demotte
By decade
- 2020s21
- 2010s37(1 EF3+)
- 2000s13
- 1990s7
- 1980s6
- 1970s11(2 EF3+)
- 1960s11(4 EF3+)
- 1950s12
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1963 | F4 | 5 mi | 57.3 mi | 1 / 70 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F3 | in town | 38.5 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF3 | 20 mi | 7.75 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 20, 1974 | F3 | 11 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 12 mi | 33.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F3 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | 5 mi | 51.7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F2 | 25 mi | 35 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF2 | 8 mi | 3.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF2 | 17 mi | 3.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 2011 | EF2 | 18 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 2004 | F2 | 20 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 118, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Demotte
The Storm Prediction Center has 34 hail reports within 10 miles of Demotte since 1970, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 26 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on May 5, 1997. The most recent report is from June 26, 2019. June has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Demotte
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lowell, IN, 11 miles northwest of Demotte 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%). Wheatfield, 10 miles east, has its own station (Francesville, IN): 38.9 inches a year, 0.9 less 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 Demotte
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 88 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Demotte: 71 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 floods, 4 flash floods and 4 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 12, 2013.
June 24, 2013: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Demotte — 1 injured.
September 15, 2008: flood 5 miles from the centre of Demotte — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Extensive flooding closed roads and inundated large areas near the river. A levee break caused extensive flooding of homes in Sumava Resorts.”
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 Demotte's ZIP code 46310 have filed 16 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $68,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 31% 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, 26 have fewer than Demotte.
Jasper County, which includes Demotte, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1991, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 3 floods, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jasper County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.8 million a year, the 51st highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.9 million (54%), 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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