NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lanesville, 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 Lanesville, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 118 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 118
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
68 deaths in all
What the records show for Lanesville
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Lanesville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 43 miles away. The record near Lanesville begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 31 miles away. 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 Lanesville. The highest rating among the 118 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 3, 1974, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on April 3, 1974, killed 31 people. Of the 118, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 74 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2025. Lanesville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 68% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 117 times since 1965, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Lanesville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 87% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lanesville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Lanesville: 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 Lanesville
By decade
- 2020s25(1 EF3+)
- 2010s26(1 EF3+)
- 2000s23(1 EF3+)
- 1990s13(2 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s15(4 EF3+)
- 1960s10(2 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 15 mi | 32 mi | 31 / 270 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 14 mi | 68 mi | 6 / 86 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF4 | 16 mi | 46.6 mi | 11 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 25 mi | 35.6 mi | 11 / 190 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 12 mi | 18.5 mi | 3 / 225 |
| May 28, 1996 | F4 | 13 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 10 |
| May 30, 2004 | F3 | 19 mi | 15 mi | 1 / 11 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF3 | 21 mi | 9.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F3 | 9 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 10, 1969 | F3 | 25 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F3 | 25 mi | 85.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 19 mi | 15.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 118, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lanesville
The Storm Prediction Center has 117 hail reports within 10 miles of Lanesville since 1965, made on 66 separate days. Of these, 82 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 9, 2023. The most recent report is from March 15, 2025. April has the most reports, 33.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lanesville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Louisville Mcalpine, KY, 10 miles east of Lanesville at 440 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 43°F and 26°F. April and May are the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 48.0 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 46 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 77 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 48.0 inches is more than at 88 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (77%). Elizabeth, 8 miles south, has its own station (Louisville International Airport, KY): 48.4 inches a year, 0.4 more than here, and the same July average high, 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 26 | 3.5 | 6 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 48 | 29 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 57 | 37 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 69 | 47 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 58 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 66 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 70 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 69 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 62 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 50 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 57 | 38 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 47 | 31 | 4.5 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Year | 68 | 48 | 48.0 | 79 | 4.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Louisville Mcalpine, KY (440 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 Lanesville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 372 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lanesville: 270 thunderstorm wind reports, 51 flash floods, 35 floods, 11 heavy rain events and 5 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $47.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on October 24, 2001. June has had the most flash floods, 11 of 51. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 329 have had fewer than Lanesville.
January 4, 2005: flood 9 miles from the centre of Lanesville — 1 killed, $500,000 damage.
February 20, 2002: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Lanesville — 1 injured, $40,000 damage.
August 4, 2009: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Lanesville — $45.0 million 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
Harrison County, which includes Lanesville, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 6 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 Harrison County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.0 million a year, the 32nd highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.8 million (49%), 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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