NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Logansport, 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 Logansport, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 93 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 14 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 93
- EF3 or stronger
- 14
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
47 deaths in all
What the records show for Logansport
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Logansport; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre crossed the city. The record near Logansport begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Logansport has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 63% of the 356 Indiana cities on this site. The highest rating among the 93 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on April 26, 1994, came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 25 people. Of the 93, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on March 19, 2025. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 69% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Logansport. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 48 times since 1979, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 356 Indiana cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Logansport.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Logansport
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | overhead | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 31 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 Logansport: 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 Logansport
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s19(4 EF3+)
- 2000s11(1 EF3+)
- 1990s9(1 EF3+)
- 1980s7
- 1970s14(3 EF3+)
- 1960s11(4 EF3+)
- 1950s13(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 24 mi | 48 mi | 25 / 835 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 12 mi | 108.7 mi | 18 / 285 |
| Apr 26, 1994 | F4 | 23 mi | 14 mi | 3 / 70 |
| Mar 20, 1976 | F4 | 21 mi | 16.7 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 23 mi | 21.8 mi | 0 / 44 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F3 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 1 / 3 |
| May 27, 2019 | EF3 | 20 mi | 13.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | EF3 | 22 mi | 8.63 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF3 | 12 mi | 37.91 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF3 | 13 mi | 7.45 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 30, 2004 | F3 | 13 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 7, 1977 | F3 | 22 mi | 11.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 93, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Logansport
The Storm Prediction Center has 48 hail reports within 10 miles of Logansport since 1979, made on 36 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on September 9, 1985. The most recent report is from May 27, 2019. May has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Logansport
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Logansport Cicott St, IN, 1 mile southwest of Logansport at 600 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 18°F. June and July are the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 41.4 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 June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 125 nights a year. Snowfall averages 19.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.4 inches is more than at 43 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (37%). Walton, 9 miles southeast, has its own station (Young America, IN): 41.1 inches a year, 0.3 less 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 | 33 | 18 | 2.6 | 6 | 7.1 |
| Feb | 37 | 20 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.3 |
| Mar | 48 | 29 | 2.7 | 6 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 61 | 39 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.3 |
| May | 72 | 50 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 63 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 62 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 54 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 43 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 32 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 38 | 24 | 2.5 | 6 | 3.8 |
| Year | 61 | 41 | 41.4 | 77 | 19.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Logansport Cicott St, IN (600 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 Logansport
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 161 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Logansport: 152 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 4 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 11, and the NWS estimated $1.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 26, 2005.
July 11, 2017: flood 4 miles from the centre of Logansport — 1 killed.
NWS: “High water levels continued well after rain had stopped on the 10th, with numerous roads remaining closed due to flowing water. The extensive flooding made it difficult to survey a tornado that occurred in the flooding area.”
March 31, 2023: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Logansport — 7 injured, $30,000 damage.
October 17, 1996: thunderstorm wind in Logansport — 3 injured, $200,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Logansport's ZIP code 46947 have filed 39 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $406,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2003, with 11. 8% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 155 Indiana cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 73 have fewer than Logansport.
Cass County, which includes Logansport, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 25, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Cass County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.5 million a year, the 39th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.4 million (54%), 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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