NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Nineveh, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Nineveh, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1915. Since 1950, 102 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 17 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 102
- EF3 or stronger
- 17
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Nineveh
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Nineveh; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1915, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 6 miles away. The record near Nineveh begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1915. Of the 356 Indiana cities on this site, 88% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Nineveh. The highest rating among the 102 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 2, 1990, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 3, 1974, killed 4 people. Of the 102, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 30 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on May 16, 2025. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 52% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Nineveh. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 56 times since 1980, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 356 Indiana cities, 59% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Nineveh.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Nineveh
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 65 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 Nineveh: 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 Nineveh
By decade
- 2020s14(1 EF3+)
- 2010s6
- 2000s10(3 EF3+)
- 1990s16(5 EF3+)
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s23(3 EF3+)
- 1960s14(2 EF3+)
- 1950s11(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 25 mi | 35.6 mi | 4 / 17 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F4 | 24 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F4 | 24 mi | 63.1 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Oct 11, 1954 | F3 | 9 mi | 4.7 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 2008 | EF3 | 25 mi | 9.68 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 22 mi | 20.7 mi | 1 / 25 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 23 mi | 35.8 mi | 1 / 26 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF3 | 15 mi | 5.48 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 2005 | F3 | 17 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | F3 | 17 mi | 112 mi | 0 / 127 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 15 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 20 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 102, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Nineveh
The Storm Prediction Center has 56 hail reports within 10 miles of Nineveh since 1980, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 38 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on August 24, 1997. The most recent report is from July 15, 2024. April has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Nineveh
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Franklin Wwtp, IN, 11 miles north of Nineveh at 720 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 18°F. May is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 45.4 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 117 nights a year. Snowfall averages 16.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 45.4 inches is more than at 68 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (59%). Morgantown, 8 miles west, has its own station (Martinsville 2 SW, IN): 45.5 inches a year, 0.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 18 | 3.0 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Feb | 40 | 20 | 2.5 | 6 | 4.2 |
| Mar | 51 | 29 | 3.7 | 7 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 63 | 40 | 4.9 | 9 | 0.1 |
| May | 73 | 51 | 5.3 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 61 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 54 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 41 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 52 | 31 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 40 | 23 | 3.4 | 7 | 3.8 |
| Year | 62 | 41 | 45.4 | 80 | 16.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Franklin Wwtp, IN (720 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 Nineveh
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 115 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Nineveh: 94 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods, 6 floods, 3 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $182.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 21, 2022. June has had the most flash floods, 6 of 11. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 166 have had fewer than Nineveh.
July 2, 2023: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Nineveh — 1 injured, $100,000 damage.
May 18, 2006: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Nineveh — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
June 7, 2008: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Nineveh — $180.0 million damage.
NWS: “Flash flooding occurred at the hospital and at least two bridges failed on county roads due to flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall and a breach in a dam. Large agricultural areas underwater.”
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 Nineveh's ZIP code 46164 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1999, and were paid $300,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 45% 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, 6 have fewer than Nineveh.
Brown County, which includes Nineveh, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on July 22, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Brown County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, hail, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.8 million a year, the 80th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.2 million (62%), 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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