NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ellettsville, 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 Ellettsville, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 79 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 79
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Ellettsville
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Ellettsville; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 74 miles away. The record near Ellettsville begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 356 Indiana cities on this site, 65% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Ellettsville. The highest rating among the 79 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 6 times; the most recent, on March 31, 2023, came within 5 miles. Of the 79, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 37 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on May 16, 2025. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Ellettsville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 129 times since 1976, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Ellettsville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 89% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Ellettsville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 59 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 Ellettsville: 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 Ellettsville
By decade
- 2020s9(1 EF3+)
- 2010s13
- 2000s15(1 EF3+)
- 1990s10(2 EF3+)
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s9
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF3 | 5 mi | 5.92 mi | 2 / 2 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | F3 | in town | 112 mi | 0 / 127 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 12 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 1 mi | 5.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F3 | 10 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F3 | 23 mi | 23.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 2025 | EF2 | 22 mi | 14.04 mi | 1 / 3 |
| May 16, 2025 | EF2 | 9 mi | 35.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF2 | 13 mi | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2019 | EF2 | 15 mi | 3.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2019 | EF2 | 1 mi | 3.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 30, 1992 | F2 | 17 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 79, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ellettsville
The Storm Prediction Center has 129 hail reports within 10 miles of Ellettsville since 1976, made on 67 separate days. Of these, 83 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 25, 2023. The most recent report is from November 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 36.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ellettsville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bloomington Indiana Univ, IN, 7 miles southeast of Ellettsville at 830 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 21°F. May and June are the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 49.5 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 21 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 108 nights a year. Snowfall averages 17.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 49.5 inches is more than at 98 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (85%). Gosport, 8 miles north, has its own station (Spencer, IN): 49.8 inches a year, 0.3 more than here, and the same July average high, 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 21 | 3.8 | 7 | 7.1 |
| Feb | 42 | 23 | 3.0 | 6 | 4.2 |
| Mar | 52 | 32 | 3.7 | 7 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 64 | 42 | 5.2 | 9 | 0.1 |
| May | 74 | 53 | 5.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 62 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 65 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 44 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 53 | 34 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 41 | 26 | 3.5 | 7 | 4.5 |
| Year | 63 | 43 | 49.5 | 81 | 17.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bloomington Indiana Univ, IN (830 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 Ellettsville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 248 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ellettsville: 175 thunderstorm wind reports, 32 flash floods, 30 floods, 10 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 4 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $144.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 83 mph, on March 31, 2023. June has had the most flash floods, 18 of 32. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 306 have had fewer than Ellettsville.
April 5, 2014: flood 6 miles from the centre of Ellettsville — 2 killed, $9,000 damage.
June 18, 2021: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Ellettsville — 1 killed, 1 injured, $25.0 million damage.
December 21, 2013: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Ellettsville — 1 killed, $5,000 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 Ellettsville's ZIP code 47429 have filed 34 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1995, and were paid $877,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2013, with 13. 3% 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, 65 have fewer than Ellettsville.
Monroe County, which includes Ellettsville, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on April 15, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Monroe County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate 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 $37.9 million a year, the 14th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.8 million (58%), 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.
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