Allen County, Indiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1950 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
31
Tornado reports
249
Hail reports
39
Floods since 1996
905
All events
11
Deaths
$26.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Allen County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 31 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 EF3 Tornado
The tornado touched down roughly 1/4 mile northeast of the intersection of Doty Road and Roberts Road in a crop field. The tornado tracked generally in a northeasterly direction causing extensive structural damage to homes, barns, trees, and crops throughout the entirety of the p…
Tornado F3 Tornado
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.
A major winter storm brought snow and blowing snow that led to very dangerous travel conditions from late Thursday night through Saturday morning. Storm snowfall of 1 to 4 inches occurred Thursday night into Friday afternoon, but strong wind gusts of 50 mph and blowing snow led t…
The swath of damaging winds existed southeastern Whitley county and begin to intensify further, impacting the Arcola area with numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines down, some onto structures. The damage continued southeast impacting the southwest portions of Fort Wayne and …
A mobile home rolled due to a failure of 1 or more properly secured straps from strong winds. A 74 year old woman was critically injured and later died at a nearby hospital. The woman was holding a 4 year old boy that only suffered minor injuries. The home rolled into an adjacent…
Two people died and another was hurt in an accident where two vehicles slid on ice and collided on Stellhorn Street Sunday afternoon, February 17th. Roads were icy in spots due to sub-freezing temperatures and light freezing drizzle.
A fatal accident killing one woman occurred near the intersection of Amstutz and Schlatter Roads just north of Fort Wayne around 7 am EST, December 30th. Snow covered and icy roads were reported across the area during this time.
Snow developed during the afternoon hours of January 12th and continued into the first part of January 13th. Total snow amounts across the county generally ranged between 2 and 5 inches. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph, with gusts to 30 mph, led to considerable blowing and drifti…
Local television stations reported a 18 year old male was found dead under a tree around 8 am May 1st. Indications were that lightning struck a tree the young man was standing under and traveled into his back. Autopsy revealed he was killed instantly.
Numerous large trees and power lines blown down across town. The high winds destroyed the Builder's Square building which was under construction. A house along Wildwood avenue was heavily damaged when a large tree fell onto it and injured 6 people inside. Several vehicles also su…
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…
Flash flooding in Fort Wayne with a general 4 to 6 inches of rain in 3 hours with reports of over 8 inches in 3 hours. Over 200 people were evacuated from homes. 500 homes received some flood damage with 15 homes condemned. 3 businesses sustained major damage, with one car dealer…
Tornado touched down as as F1 at the Northcrest shopping mall on the northwest sideof Fort Wayne. Damaged to mall and surrounding businesses. Cars flipped over in parking lot withone person injured. Tornado then briefly lifted and touched down one half mile to the northeastas an …
Numerous trees and power lines down within a 5 by 6 block area on the western side of Huntertown. Several buildings damaged...including two businesses and one home which were destroyed. An additional 21 homes sustained minor to moderate damage. State of emergency declared.
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A member of the public reports a tree snapped.
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A shed was destroyed from a nearby trailer park.
Hail Hail
Report on mPING of 1 inch hail.
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High Wind High Wind
Measured gust at Fort Wayne Int'l Airport.
High Wind High Wind
Wind gusts of 59 mph to 70 mph recorded at Fort Wayne Int'l Airport. Also received reports of small trees and branches down near Aboite.
Hail Hail
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Hail Hail
Pictures shared on Facebook of lots of smaller hail stones and at least one stone roughly the size of a half dollar.
Hail Hail
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Hail Hail
Reported as a tonnie sized hailstone (1.1 inches in diameter).
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. An NWS official observation of 3 inches of snowfall was report…
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 7 and 10 inches and was fluffy in nature as temperatures were in the single digits and teens. There …
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 ranging between 7 and 11 inches. There was a report of 10.0 inches 2 miles s…
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Two-foot diameter trees down on Leesburg Rd near Kromer Rd.
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Hail Hail
Photo on Facebook shows half-dollar to ping-pong ball size hail.
Hail Hail
Photo on Facebook shows ping pong ball size hail.
Hail Hail
Numerous reports of 1 inch hail in and around Fort Wayne.
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Trees and powerlines down at Maplecrest and Stellhorn.
Flood Flood
Photos of water covering a port of W State Blvd at the intersection with Goshen Rd. Unsure how deep water is.
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Measured via handheld anemometer.
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Large tree uprooted across E Washington Center Road.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A mix of freezing rain and snow overspread the area during the mid to late afternoon hours and continued through the evening before dissipating after midnight. A trained spotter reported storm total snow accumulations of 1.8 inches and storm total ice accumulations around one ten…
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…
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Trained spotter reports 62 mph wind gust.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 38 | 3 |
| 2022 | 63 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020 | 38 | 0 |
| 2019 | 36 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 28 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 2 |
| 2015 | 31 | 0 |
| 2014 | 28 | 0 |
| 2013 | 24 | 0 |
| 2012 | 32 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | 2 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26 | 0 |
| 2007 | 24 | 0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 |
| 2005 | 13 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | 0 |
| 2003 | 33 | 0 |
| 2002 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 3 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 4 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 1 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 1 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 1 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | 4 | 0 |
| 1973 | 7 | 3 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 6 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 7 | 1 |
| 1964 | 7 | 1 |
| 1963 | 3 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 |
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