NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ladoga, 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 Ladoga, 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, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
36 deaths in all
What the records show for Ladoga
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Ladoga; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 34 miles away. The record near Ladoga begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Ladoga has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 63% of the 356 Indiana cities on this site. The strongest of the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 11, 1965; its path came within 9 miles, and it killed 28 people. Of the 103, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 27. The most recent tornado was on May 16, 2025. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 49% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Ladoga. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 68 times since 1955, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Ladoga has more hail reports within 10 miles than 57% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Ladoga
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 14 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 Ladoga: 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 Ladoga
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s19
- 2000s15
- 1990s16(1 EF3+)
- 1980s12(1 EF3+)
- 1970s11(1 EF3+)
- 1960s16(2 EF3+)
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 9 mi | 45.7 mi | 28 / 123 |
| Apr 9, 1953 | F3 | 24 mi | 156.7 mi | 3 / 22 |
| Jun 2, 1980 | F3 | 1 mi | 18.1 mi | 1 / 16 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 4 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 25, 1978 | F3 | 23 mi | 27.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 11, 1962 | F3 | 21 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1995 | F2 | 5 mi | 14 mi | 3 / 10 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F2 | 9 mi | 3.5 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 18 mi | 13.03 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF2 | 18 mi | 10.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | EF2 | 7 mi | 5.37 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | 16 mi | 3.67 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ladoga
The Storm Prediction Center has 68 hail reports within 10 miles of Ladoga since 1955, made on 47 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on September 18, 1972. The most recent report is from March 19, 2025. April has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ladoga
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Crawfordsville 6 SE, IN, 7 miles north of Ladoga at 836 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 17°F. June is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 44.2 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 12 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 140 nights a year. Snowfall averages 21.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 44.2 inches is more than at 63 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (55%). North Salem, 9 miles southeast, has its own station (Jamestown 2 E, IN): 43.3 inches a year, 0.9 less than here, and the same July average high, 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 17 | 2.9 | 5 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 38 | 20 | 2.5 | 5 | 5.7 |
| Mar | 49 | 29 | 3.2 | 7 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 61 | 39 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.3 |
| May | 72 | 50 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 60 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 62 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 59 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 52 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 41 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 31 | 3.6 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 38 | 23 | 2.9 | 6 | 4.2 |
| Year | 61 | 40 | 44.2 | 77 | 21.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Crawfordsville 6 SE, IN (836 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 Ladoga
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 86 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ladoga: 81 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods, 2 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $779,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on February 5, 2008.
August 24, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Ladoga — 1 killed, $15,000 damage.
June 6, 2008: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Ladoga — 1 injured.
March 27, 2021: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Ladoga — $250,000 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
Montgomery County, which includes Ladoga, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on July 22, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Montgomery County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate 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 $13.2 million a year, the 48th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.5 million (42%), 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).
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