NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Westville, 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 Westville, Indiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 89 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 89
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
13 deaths in all
What the records show for Westville
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Westville; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 62 miles away. The record near Westville begins with an unnamed storm in 1923; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 4 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 356 Indiana cities on this site, 37% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Westville. The highest rating among the 89 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 9 times; the most recent, on March 12, 1976, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on April 11, 1965, killed 10 people. Of the 89, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on March 19, 2025. Of the 356 Indiana cities, 76% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Westville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 66 times since 1965, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Westville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 54% of the 356 Indiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Westville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Westville: 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 Westville
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s13
- 2000s10
- 1990s4
- 1980s9
- 1970s14(3 EF3+)
- 1960s19(6 EF3+)
- 1950s10
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 22 mi | 35.6 mi | 10 / 82 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F3 | 22 mi | 38.5 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F3 | 23 mi | 12.1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F3 | 9 mi | 12.6 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F3 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F3 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F3 | 9 mi | 33.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F3 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F3 | 22 mi | 36.5 mi | 0 / 49 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | F2 | 7 mi | 35 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF2 | 9 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 4, 2008 | EF2 | 24 mi | 2.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 89, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Westville
The Storm Prediction Center has 66 hail reports within 10 miles of Westville since 1965, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 8 days, most recently March 14, 2019. The most recent report is from May 7, 2024. June has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Westville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Valparaiso Wtr Wks, IN, 7 miles west of Westville at 800 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 18°F. May is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 40.2 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 124 nights a year. Snowfall averages 40.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 40.2 inches is more than at 27 of the 115 Indiana stations used on this site (23%). Chesterton, 9 miles northwest, has its own station (Indiana Dunes Nl, IN): 39.4 inches a year, 0.8 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 18 | 2.4 | 6 | 14.6 |
| Feb | 36 | 21 | 2.2 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 48 | 29 | 2.6 | 6 | 6.7 |
| Apr | 61 | 39 | 3.7 | 7 | 1.2 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 59 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 63 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 62 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 54 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 44 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 49 | 34 | 3.3 | 7 | 2.3 |
| Dec | 37 | 24 | 2.6 | 5 | 9.4 |
| Year | 60 | 41 | 40.2 | 76 | 40.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Valparaiso Wtr Wks, IN (800 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 Westville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 170 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Westville: 148 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 floods, 6 lightning strikes, 3 flash floods and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $783,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 18, 2010.
March 30, 2025: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Westville — 1 killed.
July 1, 2011: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Westville — 2 injured.
May 11, 2011: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Westville — 1 injured.
NWS: “A woman in Jackson Township was injured when lightning struck nearby while she was closing a metal window.”
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
LaPorte County, which includes Westville, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 floods, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 25, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives LaPorte County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $37.6 million a year, the 15th highest of 92 Indiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.0 million (40%), 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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