NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kouts, 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 Kouts, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
14 deaths in all
What the records show for Kouts
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Kouts; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 51 miles away. The record near Kouts begins with an unnamed storm in 1923; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. 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 Kouts. The strongest of the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 17, 1963; its path came within 15 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F3 on April 11, 1965, killed 10 people. Of the 103, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2025. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 49% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kouts. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 37 times since 1955, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 356 Indiana cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kouts.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kouts
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Kouts: 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 Kouts
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s26
- 2000s8
- 1990s6
- 1980s7
- 1970s13(3 EF3+)
- 1960s20(6 EF3+)
- 1950s12
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1963 | F4 | 15 mi | 57.3 mi | 1 / 70 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 23 mi | 35.6 mi | 10 / 82 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F3 | 4 mi | 38.5 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F3 | 19 mi | 12.1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 20, 1974 | F3 | 16 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F3 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 6 mi | 33.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F3 | in town | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | 19 mi | 51.7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F2 | 11 mi | 35 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF2 | 17 mi | 3.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF2 | 21 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kouts
The Storm Prediction Center has 37 hail reports within 10 miles of Kouts since 1955, made on 30 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on April 18, 1955. The most recent report is from June 25, 2023.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kouts
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Valparaiso Porter Co Municipal Airport, IN, 10 miles north of Kouts at 770 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 18°F. June and August are the wettest at 3.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 33.3 inches over 66 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 125 nights a year. That 33.3 inches is more than at 0 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (0%). Wheatfield, 8 miles south, has its own station (Francesville, IN): 38.9 inches a year, 5.6 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 18 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Feb | 38 | 22 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Mar | 49 | 31 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Apr | 62 | 40 | 3.3 | 7 |
| May | 73 | 51 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Jun | 82 | 61 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Jul | 85 | 64 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Aug | 83 | 62 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Sep | 78 | 55 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 65 | 44 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Nov | 51 | 34 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Dec | 39 | 25 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Year | 62 | 42 | 33.3 | 66 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Valparaiso Porter Co Municipal Airport, IN (770 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 Kouts
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 109 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kouts: 98 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods, 3 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $3.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on November 17, 2013.
June 19, 2021: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Kouts — 1 killed, 1 injured.
March 30, 2025: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Kouts — 1 killed.
August 6, 2000: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Kouts — 1 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
Porter County, which includes Kouts, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1991, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 4 floods, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 25, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Porter 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 heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, hail and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $58.2 million a year, the 8th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $25.2 million (43%), 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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