NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Granger, 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 Granger, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 110 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 110
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
84 deaths in all
What the records show for Granger
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Granger; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 50 miles away. The record near Granger 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 Granger. The highest rating among the 110 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 11, 1965, came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 36 people. Of the 110, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 33. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Granger has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 57% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 190 times since 1955, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Granger has more hail reports within 10 miles than 96% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Granger
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 20 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 Granger: 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 Granger
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s20
- 2000s12(2 EF3+)
- 1990s12
- 1980s12
- 1970s14
- 1960s20(6 EF3+)
- 1950s12
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 10 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 321 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 15 mi | 21.2 mi | 31 / 252 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 24 mi | 21.6 mi | 5 / 41 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 11 mi | 35.6 mi | 10 / 82 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F3 | 3 mi | 47 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Oct 18, 2007 | EF3 | 21 mi | 20.33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F3 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F3 | 1 mi | 36.5 mi | 0 / 49 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F2 | 18 mi | 35 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 24 mi | 10.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 15 mi | 2.73 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 23 mi | 3.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 110, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Granger
The Storm Prediction Center has 190 hail reports within 10 miles of Granger since 1955, made on 97 separate days. Of these, 108 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on April 17, 1963. The most recent report is from July 20, 2023. June has the most reports, 48.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Granger
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Niles, MI, 10 miles northwest of Granger at 650 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 19°F. August and October are the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 41.5 inches over 87 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 12 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 124 nights a year. Snowfall averages 62.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.5 inches is more than at 45 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (39%). Mishawaka, 5 miles south, has its own station (South Bend Michiana Regional Airport, IN): 39.3 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 19 | 3.0 | 8 | 22.6 |
| Feb | 36 | 21 | 2.3 | 6 | 13.6 |
| Mar | 47 | 29 | 2.5 | 7 | 6.3 |
| Apr | 60 | 39 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.8 |
| May | 71 | 48 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 58 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 61 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 61 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 53 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 43 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 49 | 33 | 3.0 | 7 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 38 | 25 | 2.7 | 8 | 14.5 |
| Year | 60 | 41 | 41.5 | 87 | 62.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Niles, MI (650 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 Granger
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 431 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Granger: 403 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 floods, 8 flash floods, 7 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $12.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 93 mph, on May 18, 1997. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 127 have had fewer than Granger.
September 10, 2016: flood 9 miles from the centre of Granger — 1 killed.
June 23, 2010: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Granger — 2 injured.
July 21, 1998: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Granger — 1 injured, $500,000 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
St. Joseph County, which includes Granger, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 4 snowstorms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives St. Joseph County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $60.2 million a year, the 7th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $27.5 million (46%), 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.