Adams County, Indiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
22
Tornado reports
78
Hail reports
15
Floods since 1996
317
All events
6
Deaths
$35.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Adams County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 22 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Tornado F3 Tornado
This tornado touched down 2 miles northeast of Berne and moved just northeast of Salem before lifting.An NWS ground survey found F3 damage at times 200 yards wide northeast of Berne. Much of the damage was to extremely well built Amish barns and homes. A mobile home was also dest…
Indiana DNR officials reported a 55 year old male was driving north on County Road 300 West, north of County Road 850 South and disregarded road closed signs due to high water levels on the Wabash River. The driver's van entered the flood water at approximately 430 am EST and beg…
A dusting of snow and cold temperatures from the night before created some slick spots on area roads Saturday morning, January 26th. This likely played a part in a rollover crash on I-69 in Huntington County Saturday morning. This accident occurred around 7:24 am in the morning k…
Local media and law enforcement reported a large rotten tree, roughly 20 years old, was blown over by non severe thunderstorm winds . The tree landed onto a moving truck that was occupied by a man and woman. Both occupants were pronounced deceased at the scene. The base of the tr…
Snow developed during the afternoon hours of January 12th and continued into the first part of January 13th. Total snow amounts across the county were generally near 2 inches. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph, with gusts to 30 mph, led to considerable blowing and drifting snow. Th…
The St. Marys river at Decatur reach a record crest of 26.94 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. Emergency management reported nearly 200 homes damaged with some business and public facility damage.The St. Marys river in Fort Wayne went into major flood downstream from Decatur where th…
High Wind High Wind
Measured at Goshen Airport.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Bands of snow produced 2 to 5 inches of snow accumulation during the early morning hours of February 6th. Snowfall rates briefly reached as high as 1 to 2 inches per hour in association with the heavier bands of snow. A public report of 4 inches of snowfall was received 1 mile so…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snow, moderate to heavy at times, developed during the evening hours of January 24th and continued through the early evening hours of January 25th. The snow accumulated to between 8 and 10 inches and was fluffy in nature as temperatures were in the single digits and teens. Roads …
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An arctic cold front moved through with a mixture of sleet and rain changing to a period of snow. Snow accumulations were generally an inch or two at best. However, the cold air rushing in with the front and snow allowed the wet pavement to freeze in the afternoon and early eveni…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Moderate to heavy snow developed during the late morning hours of November 29th and continued through the early morning hours of November 30th. This was a wet snow with total snow accumulations generally around 6 inches. Visibilities were reduced to a quarter of a mile at times i…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reports that a large was tree uprooted.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
One of two likely simultaneous, parallel moving tornadoes impacted far eastern Adams County on the evening of April 2nd. Damage assessments from Adams County Emergency Management along with an NWS ground survey found evidence consistent with an EF-1 tornado with max estimated win…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The second of two likely simultaneous, parallel moving tornadoes impacted far eastern Adams County on the evening of April 2nd. Damage assessments from Adams County Emergency Management along with an NWS ground survey found evidence consistent with an EF-1 tornado with max estima…
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail in Decatur.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree down in Berne.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A mix of freezing rain and snow overspread the area during the late afternoon hours and continued through the evening before dissipating after midnight. Ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch were reported across the area. This wintry mix resulted in hazardous travel condi…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Cold, below freezing, temperatures and road surfaces led to icy roads and sidewalks once periods of freezing rain and freezing drizzle developed. A few thunderstorms even developed dropping heavier freezing rain and small hail late in the evening into the early morning hours of F…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter reported one pole down and another damaged, as well as a couple large tree limbs down.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado initially began over an open field north of the intersection of East County Road 1200 South and South County Road 600 East and moved east towards the Indiana/Ohio state line. Damage was limited to an outbuilding, some tree damage and shingle damage to a home along Eas…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Photo on Twitter of quarter size hail.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The combination of temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty southwest winds of around 20 mph produced minimum wind chills of 25 to 30 below zero during the morning hours. A wind chill of 29 below zero was reported by a mesonet station near Decatur, IN at 7:45am Janu…
Hail Hail
Quarter to half dollar size hail covered the road like snow about two inches deep.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 24 inch diameter healthy maple tree was uprooted. A grove of trees was heavily damaged, with varying sizes of trees uprooted or snapped.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was uproot onto CR 100 N.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and school closings on January 25th. The snow was heavy at times with inch per hour snowfall rates and visibilities less than a quarter of a mile observed. Snowfall generally ranged between 5 and 7 …
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
An arctic front brought sub-zero temperatures and strong wind gusts to 40 to 50 mph. This combination resulted in dangerous wind chills of 25 to 40 below zero from the early morning hours on December 23rd to the early morning hours on December 24th.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A major winter storm brought snow and blowing snow that led to very dangerous travel conditions from late Thursday night through Saturday morning. Most of the storm total snowfall of 1 to 3 inches occurred Thursday night into early Friday, but strong wind gusts of 50 mph and blow…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Amateur radio operators reported multiple trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter recorded a 61 mph wind gust. In addition, several five inch diameter tree limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter reported a few large trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter reported extensive roof damage to a hog barn near Berne. None of the hogs were impacted.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations around 1 inch were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The …
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Rain changed over to snow late in the afternoon on February 2nd, with periods of moderate to heavy snow continuing through the late evening hours of February 3rd. Winds also picked up on February 3rd which led to significant blowing and drifting. Total Snow accumulations ranged b…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Periods of freezing drizzle with temperatures in the upper 20s created icy roads on January 17th. There were numerous reports of rollovers and slide-offs, with a few roads briefly closed in the region due to accidents. A thin glaze of ice also developed on sidewalks, with some mi…
Nearby AWOS and ASOS reported wind gusts of 40 knots or more near the 9 AM hour. Frequent gusts of 40 to 50 mph from west and northwest were observed in the area through the early afternoon. These wind gusts resulted in instances of tree damage and subsequent power outages. One i…
Flood Flood
The Indiana State Police reports high water over the road at W 600 N around N 100 W.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A six to nine hour period of moderate to heavy snow created difficult travel and travel restrictions with many roads becoming impassible. Snowfall totals ranged between 8 and 12 inches across the county, with 10.0 inches reported 1 mile north of Decatur. Intense snowfall rates an…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Moderate, to at times heavy, snow developed during the evening hours of January 30th and continued through the morning hours of January 31st. Snowfall rates of 1 to 1.5 inches per hour observed in heavier snow bands. Snowfall totals in the county ranged between 6 and 9 inches. Ea…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Periods of freezing rain with temperatures near freezing accumulated to between 0.10 and 0.20 across the area on New Year's Day, mainly during the morning and early afternoon hours. This led to a few reports of tree limbs down and spotty power outages across the region. There wer…
Hail Hail
Also estimated 50 mph winds.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Periods of light to occasionally moderate snow and below freezing temperatures created difficult travel conditions February 26th through early February 27th. Snowfall totals across the county generally ranged between 3 and 4 inches. Untreated and lesser traveled roads became snow…
High Wind High Wind
Trees, tree limbs, power lines and poles were all reported down in spots across the county. A mesonet site southeast of Domestic recorded a 64 mph wind gust.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the early afternoon hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 4 inches. …
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A healthy one foot diameter tree, as well as numerous eight to ten inch diameter branches were blown down across State Route 27 at High Street. A few shingles were also blown off a roof.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011 | 20 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 2 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 20 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 |
| 2001 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 |
| 1980 | 4 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 2 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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