NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lake Village, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Lake Village, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 134 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 134
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Lake Village
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Lake Village; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 53 miles away. The record near Lake Village begins with an unnamed storm in 1932; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 356 Indiana cities on this site, 65% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Lake Village. The strongest of the 134 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 17, 1963; its path came within 1 mile, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F3 on March 12, 1976, killed 1 person. Of the 134, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 81 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 41. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2025. Lake Village has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 85% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 29 times since 1975, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 356 Indiana cities, 95% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Lake Village.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lake Village
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Lake Village: 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 Lake Village
By decade
- 2020s25
- 2010s38(1 EF3+)
- 2000s18
- 1990s7
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s12(2 EF3+)
- 1960s13(4 EF3+)
- 1950s16(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1963 | F4 | 1 mi | 57.3 mi | 1 / 70 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F3 | in town | 38.5 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Apr 7, 1954 | F3 | 19 mi | 42.6 mi | 1 / 13 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF3 | 9 mi | 7.75 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 22 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 15 |
| Jun 20, 1974 | F3 | 12 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 21 mi | 33.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F3 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | 4 mi | 51.7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF2 | 12 mi | 3.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF2 | 12 mi | 3.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 2011 | EF2 | 15 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 134, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lake Village
The Storm Prediction Center has 29 hail reports within 10 miles of Lake Village since 1975, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 17 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 6 days, most recently May 7, 2023. The most recent report is from August 12, 2025. June has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lake Village
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lowell, IN, 11 miles north of Lake Village at 665 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 15°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 39.8 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 16 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 136 nights a year. Snowfall averages 29.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.8 inches is more than at 18 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (16%). Morocco, 11 miles south, has its own station (Rensselaer, IN): 40.1 inches a year, 0.3 more than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 15 | 2.3 | 6 | 9.7 |
| Feb | 36 | 18 | 1.9 | 5 | 9.3 |
| Mar | 47 | 27 | 2.3 | 6 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 60 | 38 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.3 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 59 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 63 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 53 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 41 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 49 | 30 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 37 | 21 | 2.2 | 6 | 5.9 |
| Year | 60 | 39 | 39.8 | 77 | 29.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lowell, IN (665 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 Lake Village
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 63 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lake Village: 47 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 floods, 4 flash floods and 4 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $14.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on April 8, 2001.
June 24, 2013: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Lake Village — 1 injured.
NWS: “Multiple power poles, trees, and limbs up to 18 inches in diameter were blown down on Route 55 between 500N and 800N. A motorist was trapped when power lines fell onto a vehicle on Route 55.”
September 14, 2008: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Lake Village — $10.0 million damage.
January 8, 2008: flood 6 miles from the centre of Lake Village — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Many roads were closed due to flooding. Numerous basements were also flooded.”
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
Newton County, which includes Lake Village, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 4 snowstorms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Newton County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.8 million a year, the 84th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.6 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).
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Cities near Lake Village
- Morocco, IN11 mi
- Momence, IL11 mi
- Lowell, IN11 mi
- Demotte, IN11 mi
- Saint Anne, IL14 mi
- Grant Park, IL14 mi
- Cedar Lake, IN18 mi
- Rensselaer, IN19 mi
- Hebron, IN19 mi
- Beecher, IL19 mi
- Wheatfield, IN21 mi
- Crown Point, IN22 mi
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