NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Owensville, 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 Owensville, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 125 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 125
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Owensville
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Owensville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1915, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 7 miles away. The record near Owensville begins with an unnamed storm in 1915; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 42 miles away. 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 Owensville. The highest rating among the 125 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 2, 1990, came within 9 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 2, 1990, killed 6 people. Of the 125, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 70 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2025. Owensville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 76% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 102 times since 1955, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Owensville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 82% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Owensville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 28 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 7 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 Owensville: 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 Owensville
By decade
- 2020s30(1 EF3+)
- 2010s28(1 EF3+)
- 2000s12(1 EF3+)
- 1990s16(2 EF3+)
- 1980s16(2 EF3+)
- 1970s11
- 1960s7
- 1950s5(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 1990 | F4 | 19 mi | 13 mi | 6 / 60 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F4 | 9 mi | 106 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Jan 7, 1989 | F4 | 14 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 55 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF3 | 4 mi | 44.13 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Apr 21, 2002 | F3 | 23 mi | 31.5 mi | 1 / 42 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | EF3 | 20 mi | 5.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F3 | 6 mi | 3.1 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Dec 18, 1957 | F3 | 19 mi | 19.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F3 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Jan 29, 2008 | EF2 | 4 mi | 7.01 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 15 mi | 10.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF2 | 11 mi | 57.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 125, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Owensville
The Storm Prediction Center has 102 hail reports within 10 miles of Owensville since 1955, made on 74 separate days. Of these, 49 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 3, 1996. The most recent report is from March 30, 2025. March has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Owensville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mt Carmel, IL, 9 miles north of Owensville at 430 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 25°F. May is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 48.8 inches over 78 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 108 nights a year. Snowfall averages 8.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 48.8 inches is more than at 95 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (83%). Poseyville, 9 miles south, has its own station (Grayville, IL): 50.1 inches a year, 1.3 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 25 | 3.6 | 6 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 45 | 27 | 3.1 | 6 | 2.5 |
| Mar | 55 | 36 | 4.1 | 7 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 67 | 46 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| May | 76 | 57 | 5.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 66 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 69 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 67 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 59 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 69 | 47 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 55 | 36 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 44 | 28 | 3.5 | 7 | 2.8 |
| Year | 66 | 47 | 48.8 | 78 | 8.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mt Carmel, IL (430 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 Owensville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 354 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Owensville: 173 floods, 137 thunderstorm wind reports, 24 heavy rain events, 17 flash floods and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $5.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on April 19, 2011. Of the 337 Indiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 235 have had fewer than Owensville.
March 13, 2015: flood 9 miles from the centre of Owensville — 1 killed, $5,000 damage.
June 12, 1998: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Owensville — 2 injured, $500,000 damage.
August 27, 2000: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Owensville — 2 injured, $80,000 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
Gibson County, which includes Owensville, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 3, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Gibson 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 $17.8 million a year, the 33rd highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.0 million (28%), 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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Cities near Owensville
- Poseyville, IN9 mi
- Princeton, IN9 mi
- Fort Branch, IN10 mi
- Mount Carmel, IL10 mi
- Haubstadt, IN11 mi
- Wadesville, IN14 mi
- New Harmony, IN16 mi
- Elberfeld, IN18 mi
- Albion, IL20 mi
- Oakland City, IN21 mi
- Evansville, IN22 mi
- Chandler, IN25 mi
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