NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 126 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 126
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
36 deaths in all
What the records show for Mount Vernon
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Mount Vernon; the strongest was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 71 miles away. The record near Mount Vernon begins with an unnamed storm in 1915; the most recent system was Helene in 2024. Of the 4 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 356 Indiana cities on this site, 37% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Mount Vernon. The strongest of the 126 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on February 29, 2012; its path came within 19 miles, and it killed 8 people. The deadliest, an F3 on November 6, 2005, killed 24 people. Of the 126, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 81 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 33. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2025. Mount Vernon has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 77% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 32 times since 1961, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 356 Indiana cities, 92% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Mount Vernon.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Mount Vernon
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Mount Vernon: 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 Mount Vernon
By decade
- 2020s37(2 EF3+)
- 2010s28(3 EF3+)
- 2000s16(2 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s15
- 1970s11
- 1960s8(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF4 | 19 mi | 26.09 mi | 8 / 108 |
| Nov 6, 2005 | F3 | 10 mi | 41.3 mi | 24 / 238 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF3 | 17 mi | 44.13 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Apr 3, 1956 | F3 | 24 mi | 22.9 mi | 1 / 2 |
| May 16, 2025 | EF3 | 20 mi | 9.88 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | EF3 | 1 mi | 5.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF3 | 16 mi | 14.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2009 | EF3 | 16 mi | 12.35 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 28, 1960 | F3 | 17 mi | 14.2 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F3 | 20 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Jan 29, 2008 | EF2 | 18 mi | 7.01 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 11 mi | 10.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 126, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mount Vernon
The Storm Prediction Center has 32 hail reports within 10 miles of Mount Vernon since 1961, made on 29 separate days. Of these, 20 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 8, 1974. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mount Vernon
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mt Vernon, IN, in Mount Vernon at 357 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 23°F. April is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.9 inches; the year adds up to 46.6 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 34 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 86 nights a year. Snowfall averages 8.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 46.6 inches is more than at 74 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (64%). New Harmony, 12 miles north, has its own station (Grayville, IL): 50.1 inches a year, 3.5 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 23 | 3.5 | 6 | 2.4 |
| Feb | 46 | 26 | 2.9 | 6 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 56 | 34 | 4.5 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 67 | 44 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 54 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 64 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 65 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 57 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 45 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 57 | 35 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 46 | 27 | 3.8 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Year | 67 | 45 | 46.6 | 76 | 8.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mt Vernon, IN (357 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 Mount Vernon
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 162 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mount Vernon: 104 floods, 41 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 flash floods and 4 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on April 2, 2024. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 194 have had fewer than Mount Vernon.
May 1, 2011: flood 6 miles from the centre of Mount Vernon — $3.0 million damage.
May 1, 2011: flood in Mount Vernon — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Moderate flooding continued on the Ohio River from April. 80 feet on May 5.”
April 19, 2011: thunderstorm wind in Mount Vernon — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “In the Mount Vernon area, several houses received moderate to major roof damage. At least a dozen others received minor roof 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 Mount Vernon's ZIP code 47620 have filed 90 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $1.9 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Mid-spring storms in 2011: 40 claims (44% of all) and $1.2 million. 51% 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, 107 have fewer than Mount Vernon.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-spring storms2011 | 40 | $1.2 million |
Posey County, which includes Mount Vernon, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Posey County a Relatively 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 $16.4 million a year, the 34th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.7 million (47%), 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.
Cities near Mount Vernon
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- New Harmony, IN12 mi
- Poseyville, IN17 mi
- Carmi, IL18 mi
- Morganfield, KY18 mi
- Evansville, IN19 mi
- Henderson, KY20 mi
- Norris City, IL23 mi
- Haubstadt, IN25 mi
- Owensville, IN25 mi
- Sturgis, KY27 mi
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