NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Huntington, 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
6 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Huntington, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 96 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 96
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
31 deaths in all
What the records show for Huntington
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Huntington; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 19 miles away. The record near Huntington begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 6 systems, one has come since 2000. Huntington is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 356 Indiana cities on this site. The highest rating among the 96 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 11, 1965, came within 24 miles. Of the 96, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 37 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on July 29, 2023. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 62% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Huntington. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 117 times since 1973, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Huntington has more hail reports within 10 miles than 87% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Huntington
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 19 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 Huntington: 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 Huntington
By decade
- 2020s2(1 EF3+)
- 2010s20(2 EF3+)
- 2000s15
- 1990s10
- 1980s7
- 1970s14
- 1960s19(4 EF3+)
- 1950s9(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 24 mi | 48 mi | 25 / 835 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 23 mi | 52.5 mi | 4 / 125 |
| Mar 6, 1956 | F4 | 20 mi | 1.9 mi | 1 / 31 |
| May 16, 1968 | F3 | in town | 50.3 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF3 | 23 mi | 6.35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 21 mi | 12.76 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 22 mi | 13.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 21, 1967 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 12, 1956 | F3 | 23 mi | 23.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF2 | 23 mi | 4.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2016 | EF2 | 5 mi | 2.35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | 23 mi | 4.14 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 96, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Huntington
The Storm Prediction Center has 117 hail reports within 10 miles of Huntington since 1973, made on 69 separate days. Of these, 62 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 3, 1989. The most recent report is from April 2, 2025. May has the most reports, 34.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Huntington
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Huntington, IN, 1 mile south of Huntington at 725 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 40.9 inches over 78 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 19 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 132 nights a year. Snowfall averages 25.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 40.9 inches is more than at 36 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (31%). Markle, 10 miles east, has its own station (Bluffton 6N, IN): 40.1 inches a year, 0.8 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 17 | 2.5 | 6 | 9.9 |
| Feb | 37 | 19 | 2.2 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Mar | 48 | 27 | 2.7 | 6 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 61 | 37 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.4 |
| May | 73 | 48 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 58 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 60 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 52 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 40 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 31 | 3.3 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 38 | 23 | 2.4 | 6 | 5.1 |
| Year | 61 | 39 | 40.9 | 78 | 25.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Huntington, IN (725 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 Huntington
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 202 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Huntington: 186 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods, 5 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $932,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 30, 2008. July has had the most flash floods, 6 of 9. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 139 have had fewer than Huntington.
June 18, 2010: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Huntington — 1 killed.
NWS: “A tree on CR 400 S and 600 W fell down and trapped a 62 year old man who was trying to make it back to his vehicle after fishing in the reservoir. He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Parkview Huntington Hospital.”
June 28, 2006: lightning strike in Huntington — 2 injured.
NWS: “12 year old girl and 15 year old boy in a paddle boat struck by lightning. Occurred on Lake of the Woods.”
June 10, 2020: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Huntington — 2 injured.
NWS: “Two golfers injured at Clear Creek Golf Course when the hut they were sheltering in was destroyed by the wind.”
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 Huntington's ZIP code 46750 have filed 43 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $375,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 7% 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, 75 have fewer than Huntington.
Huntington County, which includes Huntington, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Huntington County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.8 million a year, the 45th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.2 million (52%), 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.
Cities near Huntington
- Markle, IN10 mi
- Roanoke, IN10 mi
- Warren, IN13 mi
- South Whitley, IN16 mi
- North Manchester, IN17 mi
- Ossian, IN17 mi
- La Fontaine, IN18 mi
- Wabash, IN19 mi
- Bluffton, IN20 mi
- Columbia City, IN20 mi
- Marion, IN24 mi
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