NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Greenwood, 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 Greenwood, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 139 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 16 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 139
- EF3 or stronger
- 16
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Greenwood
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Greenwood; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 71 miles away. The record near Greenwood 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 Greenwood. The highest rating among the 139 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 11, 1998, came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on October 11, 1954, killed 2 people. Of the 139, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 29. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Greenwood has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 89% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 211 times since 1961, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Greenwood has more hail reports within 10 miles than 98% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Greenwood
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 47 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 Greenwood: 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 Greenwood
By decade
- 2020s14(1 EF3+)
- 2010s15
- 2000s16(1 EF3+)
- 1990s19(5 EF3+)
- 1980s16(1 EF3+)
- 1970s25(3 EF3+)
- 1960s18(3 EF3+)
- 1950s16(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 1998 | F4 | 15 mi | 13.2 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 14, 1972 | F4 | 12 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F4 | 18 mi | 63.1 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Oct 11, 1954 | F3 | 9 mi | 4.7 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 14 mi | 20.7 mi | 1 / 25 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF3 | 5 mi | 5.48 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | F3 | 4 mi | 112 mi | 0 / 127 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 18 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 18 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 10 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 30, 1992 | F3 | 17 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F3 | 4 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 22 |
The strongest 12 of 139, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Greenwood
The Storm Prediction Center has 211 hail reports within 10 miles of Greenwood since 1961, made on 89 separate days. Of these, 146 were 1 inch across or larger, and 13 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 22, 2011. The most recent report is from May 20, 2025. April has the most reports, 55.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Greenwood
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Indianapolis SE Side, IN, 8 miles northeast of Greenwood at 845 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 44.6 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 13 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 120 nights a year. That 44.6 inches is more than at 66 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (57%). Whiteland, 4 miles southeast, has its own station (Franklin Wwtp, IN): 45.4 inches a year, 0.8 more than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 19 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Feb | 39 | 22 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Mar | 50 | 31 | 3.7 | 8 |
| Apr | 62 | 41 | 4.5 | 8 |
| May | 72 | 52 | 5.0 | 9 |
| Jun | 81 | 62 | 5.4 | 8 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Aug | 83 | 63 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Sep | 77 | 55 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Oct | 65 | 44 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Nov | 51 | 33 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Dec | 39 | 24 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Year | 61 | 42 | 44.6 | 79 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Indianapolis SE Side, IN (845 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 Greenwood
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 250 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Greenwood: 200 thunderstorm wind reports, 25 floods, 16 flash floods and 9 lightning strikes. They killed 4 people and injured 9, and the NWS estimated $4.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 16, 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 Greenwood.
June 26, 2008: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Greenwood — 3 killed, 2 injured, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds contributed to the collapse of a wall and scaffolding at a construction site in the Precedent South Business Center south of Main Street near I-65. The incident killed 3 and injured 2.”
June 11, 2009: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Greenwood — 1 killed, 2 injured.
NWS: “A ten year old boy was killed and two others were injured while fishing at a campground at 4141 West Southport Road, Indianapolis, Indiana. This was the first death due to lightning in the state for 2009.”
October 23, 2020: lightning strike 5 miles from the centre of Greenwood — 2 injured.
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 Greenwood's 2 ZIP codes have filed 171 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $3.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Storm in 2008: 96 claims (56% of all) and $3.3 million. 58% 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, 135 have fewer than Greenwood.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Storm2008 | 96 | $3.3 million |
Johnson County, which includes Greenwood, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1991, 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 Johnson County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $53.5 million a year, the 10th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $29.8 million (56%), 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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