Fulton County, Indiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
13
Tornado reports
69
Hail reports
12
Floods since 1996
339
All events
10
Deaths
$6.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Fulton County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 13 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
This is a continuation of a tornado that crossed County Road 1600 N between County Roads 100 and 175 East in Miami county and into Fulton County. Tornado continued off to the ENE weakening as it crossed 1600 N and 100 E in Fulton county. Tornado then turned northeastward as it tr…
Tornado F3 Tornado
A 45 year old male, riding a moped, struck a downed tree on State Route 17, near County Road 200 North. The driver was ejected and pronounced dead at a local hospital. The time noted for this entry was when the accident happened. Thunderstorms were not occurring at the time, but …
Numerous roads across Fulton county were at least partially, if not fully impassable with flood waters from low areas, creeks, streams and rivers. County officials closed all roads to general travel from the evening of January 8th to the morning hours of the 9th. Reports of a Che…
Emergency management reported a large tree fell on a mobile home crushing a 27 year old man. The man died of head injuries.
A tornado flipped over four mobile office homes south of Rochester. Two men were injured when a tree fell on their car and another man was injured when a limb flew through the window of his home. Trees were blown down at Akron. Some trees were down on cars.
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Amateur radio operator reports powerlines downed.
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Pictures relayed by EMA of a pole barn suffering damage to several walls and the roof. Trees down in the area. Location along W 100 S, between S 200 and S 300 W.
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Photo on Facebook showing a large tree uprooted.
Hail Hail
Facebook report of nickel size hail in far northeast Fulton County southwest of Mentone.
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Emergency Management reports portions of a flat roof at Elks Lodge ripped off. Time estimated by radar.
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Automated station at Rochester, KRCR.
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 6 and 8 inches and was fluffy in nature as temperatures were in the single digits and teens. There w…
Lake-Effect Snow Lake-Effect Snow
A single band of heavy lake effect developed behind an arctic front during the morning hours of January 14th, becoming nearly stationary and intensifying during the late afternoon through early morning hours of January 15th. Snowfall rates of more than 2 inches per hour were repo…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Moderate to heavy snow developed during the 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 in Rochester. …
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Photo on Facebook of a large tree down between two homes near the intersection of 12th and Elm Street in Rochester.
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Several large trees were reported to be down.
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Trained spotter reported a couple of trees down and several branches down. Estimated wind speeds of 50 to 60 mph.
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Trained spotter reports trees down.
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Numerous reports of trees and powerlines down across the county.
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Trees down and a wind gust of 58 mph was recorded.
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A 5 foot radio tower was blown down at the Fulton Co EMA building. Duration of high winds was about 10 minutes.
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Large portion of a metal outbuilding roof and wall toppled into the street.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A damage survey confirmed an EF0 tornado touched down east of CR N 25 W, south of Pleasant Hill Rd where an outbuilding in a wooded area was flipped from north to south against a tree and some debris thrown to the southwest. The tornado reached peak intensity at the intersection …
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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Large tree down, and several large tree limbs down.
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 35 below zero during the morning hours. A wind chill of 33 below zero was reported by the AWOS station in Rochester, IN at 9:35am on Ja…
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Trees and tree limb damage reported just east of Rochester in Twitter.
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A 60 mph wind gust at the Rochester AWOS.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
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Several trees were downed in the southern part of the county.
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A tree was downed.
Hail Hail
Nickle to quarter size hail reported.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and a few school closings on January 25th. Snowfall generally ranged between 3 and 6 inches across the county.
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…
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An 8 inch diameter tree is down in the a yard.
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A picture shows a football scoreboard was bent to the ground at Rochester High School.
A tree fell onto a moving vehicle in the 9000 block of SR 25. The driver had to be extricated and was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.
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A tree down. Time estimated from radar.
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A tree down. Time estimated from radar.
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Multiple trees and utility lines down.
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A tree down. Time estimated from radar.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 24 | 0 |
| 2011 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 0 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 1 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 2 |
| 1974 | 3 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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