NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Plymouth, 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 Plymouth, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 113 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 113
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
97 deaths in all
What the records show for Plymouth
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Plymouth; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 33 miles away. The record near Plymouth begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 5 systems, one has come since 2000. Plymouth has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 63% of the 356 Indiana cities on this site. The highest rating among the 113 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 3, 1974, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 11, 1965, killed 36 people. Of the 113, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 35 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 36. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Plymouth has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 356 Indiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 38 times since 1976, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 356 Indiana cities, 83% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Plymouth.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Plymouth
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | overhead | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 29 | 67 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 Plymouth: 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 Plymouth
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s20
- 2000s9(2 EF3+)
- 1990s20
- 1980s9
- 1970s12(2 EF3+)
- 1960s22(5 EF3+)
- 1950s15(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 17 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 321 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 18 mi | 21.2 mi | 31 / 252 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 18 mi | 108.7 mi | 18 / 285 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 7 mi | 35.6 mi | 10 / 82 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F3 | 20 mi | 47 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Oct 18, 2007 | EF3 | 9 mi | 20.33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F3 | 9 mi | 12.1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 17 mi | 33.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F3 | 24 mi | 36.5 mi | 0 / 49 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F3 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 12, 1956 | F3 | 9 mi | 23.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 21, 1951 | F3 | 16 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 113, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Plymouth
The Storm Prediction Center has 38 hail reports within 10 miles of Plymouth since 1976, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 23 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 25, 2023, the most recent report. June has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Plymouth
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Plymouth, IN, 1 mile southwest of Plymouth at 815 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 17°F. July is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 40.2 inches over 78 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 131 nights a year. Snowfall averages 54.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 40.2 inches is more than at 28 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (24%). Bremen, 11 miles northeast, has its own station (Lakeville, IN): 41.9 inches a year, 1.7 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 17 | 2.6 | 6 | 18.6 |
| Feb | 35 | 19 | 2.3 | 5 | 14.1 |
| Mar | 47 | 28 | 2.5 | 6 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 60 | 38 | 3.6 | 7 | 1.1 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 59 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 63 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 61 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 54 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 42 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 48 | 32 | 3.0 | 7 | 3.3 |
| Dec | 37 | 23 | 2.6 | 6 | 11.3 |
| Year | 60 | 40 | 40.2 | 78 | 54.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Plymouth, IN (815 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 Plymouth
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 140 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Plymouth: 131 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 3 lightning strikes and 2 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $928,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 21, 2021.
July 20, 2019: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Plymouth — 1 killed.
September 11, 2000: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Plymouth — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees and power lines downed.”
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 Plymouth's ZIP code 46563 have filed 172 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $1.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1985: 84 claims (49% of all) and $335,000. 49% 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, 136 have fewer than Plymouth.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1985 | 84 | $335,000 |
Marshall County, which includes Plymouth, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 3 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on July 22, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Marshall County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.9 million a year, the 41st highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.5 million (44%), 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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