NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Henryville, 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 Henryville, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 126 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 126
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
36 deaths in all
What the records show for Henryville
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Henryville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 55 miles away. The record near Henryville begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 53 miles away. 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 Henryville. The strongest of the 126 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 3 miles, and it killed 6 people. The deadliest, an EF4 on March 2, 2012, killed 11 people. Of the 126, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 75 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Henryville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 77% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 64 times since 1968, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Henryville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 51% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Henryville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Henryville: 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 Henryville
By decade
- 2020s24
- 2010s31(1 EF3+)
- 2000s20(1 EF3+)
- 1990s11(4 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s15(4 EF3+)
- 1960s13(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 3 mi | 68 mi | 6 / 86 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF4 | in town | 46.6 mi | 11 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 1 mi | 35.6 mi | 11 / 190 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 19 mi | 18.5 mi | 3 / 225 |
| Sep 26, 1976 | F3 | 19 mi | 14.6 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Oct 18, 2007 | EF3 | 13 mi | 4.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F3 | 8 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F3 | 18 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F3 | 10 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F3 | 18 mi | 41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F3 | 16 mi | 85.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 7 mi | 15.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 126, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Henryville
The Storm Prediction Center has 64 hail reports within 10 miles of Henryville since 1968, made on 46 separate days. Of these, 45 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on March 2, 2012. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Henryville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Salem, IN, 18 miles west of Henryville at 785 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 24°F. May is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 46.9 inches over 75 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 25 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 104 nights a year. Snowfall averages 14.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 46.9 inches is more than at 77 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (67%). Memphis, 5 miles south, has its own station (Louisville Mcalpine, KY): 48.0 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 24 | 3.5 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Feb | 46 | 26 | 3.2 | 6 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 56 | 34 | 4.8 | 8 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 68 | 43 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.3 |
| May | 76 | 53 | 5.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 62 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 65 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 63 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 56 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 45 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 56 | 35 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 44 | 28 | 4.0 | 6 | 2.2 |
| Year | 66 | 45 | 46.9 | 75 | 14.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Salem, IN (785 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 Henryville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 152 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Henryville: 111 thunderstorm wind reports, 33 flash floods, 5 floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 10, and the NWS estimated $511,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on May 1, 2002. July has had the most flash floods, 7 of 33. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 307 have had fewer than Henryville.
July 14, 2015: flood 9 miles from the centre of Henryville — 1 killed, $20,000 damage.
March 1, 2017: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Henryville — 8 injured, $200,000 damage.
June 29, 2023: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Henryville — 2 injured.
NWS: “A tree fell on a vehicle injuring two.”
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 Henryville's ZIP code 47126 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1992, and were paid $192,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 155 Indiana cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 16 have fewer than Henryville.
Clark County, which includes Henryville, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on July 22, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Clark County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $54.4 million a year, the 9th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $25.3 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.