NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Jasper, 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 Jasper, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 110 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 110
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
34 deaths in all
What the records show for Jasper
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Jasper; the strongest was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm with 45 mph winds when its centre passed 28 miles away. The record near Jasper begins with an unnamed storm in 1915; the most recent system was Helene in 2024. Of the 356 Indiana cities on this site, 88% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Jasper. The highest rating among the 110 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 2, 1990, came within 13 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on November 6, 2005, killed 24 people. Of the 110, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 65 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Jasper has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 57% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 73 times since 1961, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Jasper has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Jasper
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 28 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Jasper: 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 Jasper
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s39(1 EF3+)
- 2000s12(3 EF3+)
- 1990s18(3 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s9
- 1960s7(2 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 1990 | F4 | 18 mi | 13 mi | 6 / 60 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F4 | 13 mi | 106 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Nov 6, 2005 | F3 | 22 mi | 41.3 mi | 24 / 238 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF3 | 22 mi | 44.13 mi | 1 / 2 |
| May 30, 2004 | F3 | 21 mi | 15 mi | 1 / 11 |
| Nov 15, 2005 | F3 | 21 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 31 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F3 | 18 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F3 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F3 | 21 mi | 85.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | EF2 | 13 mi | 9.12 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF2 | 12 mi | 57.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2024 | EF2 | 24 mi | 12.14 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 Jasper
The Storm Prediction Center has 73 hail reports within 10 miles of Jasper since 1961, made on 50 separate days. Of these, 47 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 3 days, most recently May 25, 2006. The most recent report is from March 30, 2025. May has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Jasper
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Shoals 8 S, IN, 13 miles northeast of Jasper at 477 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 23°F. May is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 49.9 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 28 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 116 nights a year. Snowfall averages 13.6 inches a year, most of it in February. That 49.9 inches is more than at 104 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (90%). Huntingburg, 8 miles south, has its own station (Stendal, IN): 52.4 inches a year, 2.5 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 23 | 3.7 | 7 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 46 | 25 | 3.1 | 6 | 4.7 |
| Mar | 56 | 33 | 4.5 | 8 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 68 | 43 | 5.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 53 | 6.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 63 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 66 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 64 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 56 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 44 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 56 | 35 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 45 | 28 | 3.9 | 7 | 2.3 |
| Year | 67 | 44 | 49.9 | 81 | 13.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Shoals 8 S, IN (477 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 Jasper
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 252 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Jasper: 179 thunderstorm wind reports, 49 flash floods, 22 floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $581,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 7, 2016. July has had the most flash floods, 14 of 49. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 328 have had fewer than Jasper.
February 5, 2008: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Jasper — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off two barns and destroyed a tool shed in the Portersville Road area. Trees and power lines were also downed.”
May 7, 2016: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Jasper — $100,000 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
Dubois County, which includes Jasper, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1979, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dubois County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, 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 $22.7 million a year, the 28th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.2 million (54%), 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 Jasper
- Huntingburg, IN8 mi
- Dubois, IN10 mi
- Ferdinand, IN13 mi
- Winslow, IN15 mi
- Dale, IN17 mi
- French Lick, IN18 mi
- Montgomery, IN18 mi
- Shoals, IN20 mi
- Petersburg, IN20 mi
- Santa Claus, IN20 mi
- Loogootee, IN20 mi
- Washington, IN21 mi
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