NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Dubois, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Dubois, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 97 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 97
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Dubois
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Dubois; the strongest was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 28 miles away. The record near Dubois begins with an unnamed storm in 1915; the most recent system was Helene in 2024. Of the 356 Indiana cities on this site, 88% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Dubois. The strongest of the 97 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 6 people. Of the 97, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 57 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on March 15, 2025. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 60% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Dubois. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 38 times since 1979, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 356 Indiana cities, 83% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Dubois.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Dubois
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 28 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Dubois: 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 Dubois
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s35
- 2000s8(2 EF3+)
- 1990s14(2 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s7(2 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 24 mi | 68 mi | 6 / 86 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F4 | 11 mi | 106 mi | 1 / 12 |
| May 30, 2004 | F3 | 15 mi | 15 mi | 1 / 11 |
| Nov 15, 2005 | F3 | 23 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 31 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F3 | 16 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F3 | 1 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F3 | 17 mi | 85.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | EF2 | 4 mi | 9.12 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF2 | 15 mi | 57.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 1, 2017 | EF2 | 19 mi | 1.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 1, 2017 | EF2 | 21 mi | 0.15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF2 | 11 mi | 5.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 97, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Dubois
The Storm Prediction Center has 38 hail reports within 10 miles of Dubois since 1979, made on 27 separate days. Of these, 27 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 28, 2012. The most recent report is from March 30, 2025. May has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Dubois
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dubois S In Forage Fm, IN, 5 miles east of Dubois at 690 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 6.0 inches of precipitation on average and February and August the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 51.7 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 31 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 112 nights a year. Snowfall averages 12.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 51.7 inches is more than at 111 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (97%). Jasper, 10 miles southwest, has its own station (Shoals 8 S, IN): 49.9 inches a year, 1.8 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 19 | 3.4 | 6 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 45 | 22 | 3.2 | 6 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 55 | 30 | 4.5 | 8 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 66 | 41 | 5.7 | 9 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 51 | 6.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 59 | 5.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 62 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 60 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 53 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 69 | 42 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 55 | 32 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 45 | 24 | 4.0 | 7 | 3.8 |
| Year | 65 | 41 | 51.7 | 82 | 12.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dubois S In Forage Fm, IN (690 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 Dubois
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 108 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Dubois: 84 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 flash floods and 7 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $383,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 2, 2006. July has had the most flash floods, 4 of 17. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 235 have had fewer than Dubois.
March 20, 2008: flood 10 miles from the centre of Dubois — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
June 25, 2023: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Dubois — $200,000 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
Dubois County, which includes Dubois, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1979, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dubois County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.7 million a year, the 28th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.2 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Dubois
- French Lick, IN8 mi
- Jasper, IN10 mi
- Shoals, IN13 mi
- Huntingburg, IN16 mi
- Paoli, IN16 mi
- Loogootee, IN17 mi
- Ferdinand, IN18 mi
- Montgomery, IN19 mi
- English, IN20 mi
- Orleans, IN22 mi
- Mitchell, IN24 mi
- Marengo, IN24 mi
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