NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Greensburg, 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 Greensburg, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1915. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Greensburg
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Greensburg; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1892, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 62 miles away. The record near Greensburg begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1915, a tropical storm 26 miles away. Of the 356 Indiana cities on this site, 88% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Greensburg. The highest rating among the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 9, 1980, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 3, 1974, killed 4 people. Of the 103, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 42 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on May 16, 2025. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 49% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Greensburg. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1966, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 356 Indiana cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Greensburg.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Greensburg
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Greensburg: 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 Greensburg
By decade
- 2020s18
- 2010s11(1 EF3+)
- 2000s13(2 EF3+)
- 1990s18(1 EF3+)
- 1980s6(1 EF3+)
- 1970s18(2 EF3+)
- 1960s11(3 EF3+)
- 1950s8(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 3 mi | 35.6 mi | 4 / 17 |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F4 | 14 mi | 11 mi | 2 / 25 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F4 | 20 mi | 63.1 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | 19 mi | 8.69 mi | 3 / 5 |
| Jun 3, 2008 | EF3 | 12 mi | 9.68 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 22 mi | 35.8 mi | 1 / 26 |
| Nov 15, 2005 | F3 | 16 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 22 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F3 | 20 mi | 85.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 19, 1960 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1958 | F3 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 19, 2025 | EF2 | 16 mi | 13.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Greensburg
The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of Greensburg since 1966, made on 42 separate days. Of these, 44 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on May 25, 2011. The most recent report is from June 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Greensburg
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Greensburg, IN, 1 mile northwest of Greensburg at 937 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 22°F. June is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 47.1 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 16 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 109 nights a year. Snowfall averages 13.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 47.1 inches is more than at 78 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (68%). Westport, 12 miles southwest, has its own station (N Vernon 2 ESE, IN): 49.4 inches a year, 2.3 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 22 | 3.4 | 7 | 4.4 |
| Feb | 41 | 24 | 2.8 | 6 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 51 | 33 | 3.8 | 8 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 64 | 44 | 4.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| May | 74 | 55 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 63 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 66 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 64 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 57 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 46 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 52 | 35 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 41 | 27 | 3.5 | 7 | 3.1 |
| Year | 63 | 45 | 47.1 | 84 | 13.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Greensburg, IN (937 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 Greensburg
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 102 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Greensburg: 84 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods, 7 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 9, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on February 5, 2008. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 9. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 139 have had fewer than Greensburg.
September 8, 2016: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Greensburg — 1 killed, $22,000 damage.
NWS: “m. Thursday.”
June 5, 2005: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Greensburg — 6 injured.
July 17, 2015: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Greensburg — 2 injured, $8,000 damage.
NWS: “A tree was down on a vehicle near the intersection of County Roads 500 South and 20 West due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.”
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 Greensburg's ZIP code 47240 have filed 25 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1987, and were paid $788,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Storm in 2008: 10 claims (40% of all) and $378,000. 44% 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, 46 have fewer than Greensburg.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Storm2008 | 10 | $378,000 |
Decatur County, which includes Greensburg, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 25, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Decatur County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.2 million a year, the 58th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.5 million (53%), 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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