NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit New Paris, 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 New Paris, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 115 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 115
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
105 deaths in all
What the records show for New Paris
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed New Paris; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 27 miles away. The record near New Paris begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. New Paris has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 63% of the 356 Indiana cities on this site. The highest rating among the 115 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on April 3, 1974, came within 9 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 36 people. Of the 115, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 43 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 34. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. New Paris has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 64% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 70 times since 1956, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). New Paris has more hail reports within 10 miles than 58% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near New Paris
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 66 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 New Paris: 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 New Paris
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s24
- 2000s9(1 EF3+)
- 1990s16
- 1980s8
- 1970s12(2 EF3+)
- 1960s25(7 EF3+)
- 1950s11
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 12 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 321 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 9 mi | 21.2 mi | 31 / 252 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 9 mi | 108.7 mi | 18 / 285 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 12 mi | 21.6 mi | 5 / 41 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 12 mi | 35.6 mi | 10 / 82 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 20 mi | 36.2 mi | 5 / 53 |
| Oct 18, 2007 | EF3 | 2 mi | 20.33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F3 | 19 mi | 36.5 mi | 0 / 49 |
| Jul 23, 1961 | F3 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 6, 1961 | F3 | 22 mi | 33.4 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 24 mi | 10.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F2 | 17 mi | 4.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 115, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in New Paris
The Storm Prediction Center has 70 hail reports within 10 miles of New Paris since 1956, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 35 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 16, 1965. The most recent report is from March 30, 2025. May has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in New Paris
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Goshen Municipal Airport, IN, 4 miles northeast of New Paris at 827 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 18°F. May is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 34.7 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 13 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 130 nights a year. That 34.7 inches is more than at 1 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (1%). Goshen, 6 miles north, has its own station (Goshen 3SW, IN): 39.9 inches a year, 5.2 more than here, and the same July average high, 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 18 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Feb | 35 | 20 | 1.6 | 5 |
| Mar | 47 | 29 | 2.0 | 6 |
| Apr | 60 | 38 | 3.4 | 7 |
| May | 71 | 50 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Jun | 80 | 60 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Jul | 83 | 62 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Aug | 81 | 60 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Sep | 75 | 53 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Oct | 62 | 43 | 3.0 | 7 |
| Nov | 48 | 33 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Dec | 37 | 24 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Year | 59 | 41 | 34.7 | 71 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Goshen Municipal Airport, IN (827 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 New Paris
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 223 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of New Paris: 204 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 floods, 5 flash floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $3.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 23, 2010. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 77 have had fewer than New Paris.
November 10, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of New Paris — 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
July 1, 2014: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of New Paris — 1 injured.
January 4, 2005: flood 8 miles from the centre of New Paris — $1.0 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
Elkhart County, which includes New Paris, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Elkhart County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $49.3 million a year, the 12th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $23.1 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.