NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fortville, 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 Fortville, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 142 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 16 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 142
- EF3 or stronger
- 16
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
33 deaths in all
What the records show for Fortville
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Fortville; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 61 miles away. The record near Fortville 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 Fortville. The highest rating among the 142 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on June 11, 1998, came within 9 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 28 people. Of the 142, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 50 have come since 2000. April and June have had the most tornadoes, 27 each. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Fortville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 91% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 95 times since 1965, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Fortville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fortville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 32 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 Fortville: 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 Fortville
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s19
- 2000s21(1 EF3+)
- 1990s19(2 EF3+)
- 1980s16(1 EF3+)
- 1970s22(3 EF3+)
- 1960s19(8 EF3+)
- 1950s16(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 19 mi | 45.7 mi | 28 / 123 |
| Jun 11, 1998 | F4 | 9 mi | 13.2 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 16 mi | 18.9 mi | 0 / 17 |
| May 14, 1972 | F4 | 4 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F4 | 25 mi | 63.1 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Apr 9, 1953 | F3 | 25 mi | 156.7 mi | 3 / 22 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 11 mi | 20.7 mi | 1 / 25 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | F3 | 2 mi | 112 mi | 0 / 127 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 5 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F3 | 18 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F3 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F3 | 17 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 142, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fortville
The Storm Prediction Center has 95 hail reports within 10 miles of Fortville since 1965, made on 56 separate days. Of these, 58 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 14, 2006. The most recent report is from March 14, 2024. April has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fortville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Greenfield, IN, 11 miles south of Fortville at 869 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 47.9 inches over 85 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 119 nights a year. Snowfall averages 20.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 47.9 inches is more than at 87 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (76%). Ingalls, 2 miles northeast, has its own station (Anderson Sewage Plt, IN): 43.8 inches a year, 4.1 less than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 19 | 3.3 | 7 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 39 | 22 | 2.6 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Mar | 50 | 30 | 3.7 | 8 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 62 | 41 | 4.7 | 9 | 0.1 |
| May | 73 | 52 | 5.3 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 5.7 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 62 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 55 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 43 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 51 | 33 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 39 | 24 | 3.2 | 7 | 4.8 |
| Year | 62 | 42 | 47.9 | 85 | 20.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Greenfield, IN (869 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 Fortville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 192 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fortville: 155 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 flash floods, 12 lightning strikes and 9 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $5.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 87 mph, on April 2, 2025. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 16. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 219 have had fewer than Fortville.
May 19, 2017: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Fortville — 2 injured, $25,000 damage.
March 23, 2011: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Fortville — 1 injured, $60,000 damage.
June 26, 2007: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Fortville — 1 injured, $50,000 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 Fortville's ZIP code 46040 have filed 92 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $1.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2013, with 19. 18% 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, 108 have fewer than Fortville.
Hancock County, which includes Fortville, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 4 floods, 3 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 Hancock County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding, strong wind, 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 27th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.4 million (59%), 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.