Grant County, Indiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
28
Tornado reports
112
Hail reports
16
Floods since 1996
444
All events
12
Deaths
$258.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Grant County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 28 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
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 intense tornado developed just southeast of Gas City and tracked rapidly northeast before dissipating just east of 900 E and just south of 100 S. Numerous homes sustained minor to major damage along this track with extensive tree damage noted in many areas. The hardest hit a…
Local media reported that a 19 year old male lost control of his vehicle on State road 26, east of Fairmount, Indiana after encountering high water from a nearby stream that had flowed over the road. The vehicle flipped and the passenger compartment became submerged. A passing mo…
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Report of several trees down.
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Report of several trees down.
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A few large tree branches reported down.
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AWOS station at Grant County Municipal Apt.
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Broadcast media relayed photos from a viewer in Jonesboro of numerous large branches broken and a trampoline in the trees.
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Tree downed in Gas City on South 5th Street.
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Report of damage east of Eastbrook. Damage to a shed and fence at one home and a window blown out at another. A barn in the area also has damage.
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Report of a tree down and damage to a porch on the east side of Marion.
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Report of a 70.7 mph gust recorded on a personal weather station.
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Video on Facebook shows a large tree falling in Gas City.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Trained spotter estimates 50-55 mph wind gusts with minor shingle damage noted to homes in the area.
Hail Hail
A member of the public reports 1 inch diameter hail.
Hail Hail
Photo on Facebook shows quarter-size hail.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Photo on Facebook shows quarter size hail.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Video on X shows hail ranging from dime-size to quarter-size. Hail duration was 5 minutes.
Hail Hail
High Wind High Wind
Power lines down and roof damage at the Mississinewa High School. KMZZ AWOS recorded wind gusts of 56 to 58 mph.
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. There …
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 6 and 8 inches. There was a report of 7.5 inches in Marion. Visib…
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Trained spotter recorded a 60 mph wind gust.
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Public report of a large tree down in Jonesboro.
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Report of power lines down.
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Three foot diameter tree down across Wheeling Pike and CR 600.
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A tree is down blocking Main Street.
Lightning Lightning
Barn caught on fire due to a lightning strike.
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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Several healthy trees snapped or downed. One travel trailer was tipped on its side.
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Large trees down and power lines down in the Avondale Area.
Hail Hail
In addition to the hail, the spotter recorded a 51mph wind gust via anemometer.
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Powerlines are down, blocking some roads.
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A few trees down and a few large limbs down.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail 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 26 below zero was reported by the AWOS station in Marion, IN at 10:15am on Janu…
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A trained spotter reported large tree branches were down in Marion.
Hail Hail
Trained spotter indicated 1.25 inch hail was falling in Arcana.
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Two trees were downed.
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EM reported a few trees downed.
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A semi truck blown over on Interstate 69 north of Fowlerton.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 22 | 2 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 26 | 2 |
| 2010 | 25 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 17 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 |
| 2005 | 19 | 1 |
| 2004 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 2 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 1 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 4 | 2 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 3 | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 | 1 |
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