NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kendallville, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Kendallville, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 79 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 79
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
88 deaths in all
What the records show for Kendallville
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Kendallville; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 8 miles away. The record near Kendallville begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Kendallville has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 63% of the 356 Indiana cities on this site. The highest rating among the 79 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on April 3, 1974, came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 36 people. Of the 79, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kendallville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 63 times since 1975, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Kendallville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 49% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kendallville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 53 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 Kendallville: 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 Kendallville
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s10
- 2000s13
- 1990s8(1 EF3+)
- 1980s2
- 1970s14(2 EF3+)
- 1960s16(5 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 24 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 321 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 20 mi | 90.3 mi | 23 / 294 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 12 mi | 108.7 mi | 18 / 285 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 18 mi | 21.6 mi | 5 / 41 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 4 mi | 36.2 mi | 5 / 53 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F3 | 12 mi | 21 mi | 1 / 24 |
| Jul 23, 1961 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 6, 1961 | F3 | 6 mi | 33.4 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F2 | in town | 12.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 2000 | F2 | 13 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 1992 | F2 | in town | 8 mi | 0 / 28 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F2 | 13 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 9 |
The strongest 12 of 79, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kendallville
The Storm Prediction Center has 63 hail reports within 10 miles of Kendallville since 1975, made on 37 separate days. Of these, 31 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 7, 2024, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kendallville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Garrett, IN, 10 miles southeast of Kendallville at 880 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 38.2 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 136 nights a year. Snowfall averages 29.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 38.2 inches is more than at 4 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (3%). Wolcottville, 8 miles northwest, has its own station (Lagrange, IN): 38.5 inches a year, 0.3 more 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 | 32 | 17 | 2.5 | 6 | 8.9 |
| Feb | 35 | 19 | 2.2 | 6 | 10.2 |
| Mar | 46 | 27 | 2.4 | 6 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 60 | 37 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.4 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 59 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 52 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 41 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 48 | 31 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 37 | 23 | 2.6 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Year | 59 | 40 | 38.2 | 77 | 29.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Garrett, IN (880 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 Kendallville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 122 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kendallville: 120 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on March 30, 2025.
July 1, 2014: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Kendallville — 1 killed.
March 30, 2025: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Kendallville — 1 injured, $15,000 damage.
October 24, 2001: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Kendallville — $400,000 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
Noble County, which includes Kendallville, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 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 Noble County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.1 million a year, the 49th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.9 million (45%), 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.