Howard 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.
27
Tornado reports
77
Hail reports
32
Floods since 1996
399
All events
18
Deaths
$330.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Howard County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 27 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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Year by year
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.
This EF-3 tornado, with maximum wind speeds of 152 mph, caused significant structural damage to homes and businesses across the south side of Kokomo. A Starbucks building was destroyed near Markland Mall. According to WTHR13, at least 80 homes were destroyed. Out of the 1,000 tot…
Tornado F3 Tornado
A third in a string of tornadoes associated with an isolated low-topped supercell touched down in Kokomo. The tornado was rated an F1 and severely damaged a skating rink and trucking company. There was also damage to 3 other homes and 1 minor injury reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An area of mainly sporadic tree damage was found across Kokomo from near Berkley Road, along and near west Sycamore street, to Crown Point Cemetery. Additional Tree damage was found along east Sycamore street, near Wildcat Creek. All of this damage was found to be due to straight…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts up to 70 mph estimated by the public.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
High Wind High Wind
A non-thunderstorm wind gust measured 62 mph from the west at 1330EST by KOKK Kokomo Municipal Airport. Previous to this peak gust, other non-thunderstorm gusts to 59 mph were observed during 1050-1056EST.
Drought Drought
D3 conditions at the start of the month for the entire county began to improve starting with the 17th issuance and weekly afterwards through the end of the month. D3 conditions ended on the March 24th issuance with D2 ending on the 31st. Rainfall amounts over the month were as mu…
Drought Drought
Precipitation totaled only around 0.70 to 1.00 inches across the month of February. This maintained D3 conditions across all of Howard county through the month. These drought conditions continued into at least March 2026.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
On the 26th morning into the early evening, temperatures were as low as -4F, with sustained winds around 15 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -24F. During the 26th late evening into the overnight, temperatures were as low as -3F, with sustained winds around 10-15 m…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall amounts ranged from 6.4 to 8.0 inches. A Travel Watch was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
Drought Drought
Precipitation totaled only around 1.1 inches across the month of January. This maintained D2 conditions across much of Howard county with D3 conditions in the rest. On the January 6th update, D3 expanded to cover the remainder of the county. These drought conditions continued int…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures on the morning of the 14th were as low as -5F, with sustained winds around 10-15 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -26F through 0930 EST. Marginally extreme low wind chills returned on the 14th at 1800 EST amid temperatures as low as -4F and sustained …
Drought Drought
Precipitation totals of only around 1.6 inches fell across the month of December. This maintained D3 conditions across much of Howard county with D2 conditions across the remainder. There were no changes to its status through the month. These drought conditions continued into at …
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall ranged from 5.5 to 8.0 inches. A Travel Advisory was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
Drought Drought
Rainfall totals of only 0.90 to 1.25 inches through the first four weeks of November maintained D3 conditions over the majority of Howard County, and D2 conditions over the remaining far southwest and far eastern portions of the county; overall dry conditions continued D2 and exp…
Drought Drought
Rainfall totals of only 2.00 to 2.75 inches through September and nearly all of October allowed D2 conditions to persist or intensify over all of Howard County, with D3 starting around Kokomo and points north and west on October 7th, and D3 expanding to the majority of the county…
Drought Drought
Rainfall amounts of only 1 to 1.25 inches over the month of September combined with amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch in August caused Severe Drought intensity to begin on September 23, 2025 in most of Howard County. D2 conditions then expanded across all of Howard County on September 30t…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed multiples trees across town.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding occurring at multiple points near Wildcat Creek on the southwest side of Kokomo. Several pictures showed standing water up to 3 feet deep near residences along the south side of Kokomo. Total rainfall was as high as 6 inches.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees of unknown size downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 16-inch diameter tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 24-inch diameter tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree fell on a residence along Ohio Street and a tree fell onto a car on Park Street. This damage was caused by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed 3 power poles.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Power lines downed by tree limbs snapped by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree of unknown size downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures on the morning of the 20th were as low as 0F, with sustained winds around 18 mph...resulting in marginally extreme wind chills as low as -22F. Temperatures on the morning of the 21st were as low as 0F, with sustained winds around 24 mph...resulting in marginally extr…
Drought Drought
Severe Drought intensity began on October 29, 2024, over only the far northwestern and extreme southeastern corners of Howard County. Severe Drought continued in these small areas amid near normal precipitation through November 2024. Following two-week precipitation under 0.50 in…
Drought Drought
Severe Drought intensity had begun on October 29, 2024, over only the far northwestern and extreme southeastern corners of Howard County. Severe Drought continued in these areas into December 2024 amid below normal monthly precipitation around 2.00 inches.
Drought Drought
Less than 0.25 inches of rainfall since late September caused Severe Drought intensity to begin on October 29, 2024 over both far northwestern and extreme southeastern Howard County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds peeled back segment of older rubber cover on southern end of Taylor Elementary School's roof.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds uprooted or snapped numerous trees in Howard County, including several trees snapped in Russiaville, while powerlines were downed towards southwest portions of the county. Winds also broke smaller tree limbs and blew off shingles in Kokomo.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An 18 inch diameter and 40 foot fall healthy tree was snapped by thunderstorm wind gusts. Several other reports of damage across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several large tree branches downed along with a childrens playset by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 2 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 1 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 17 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 20 | 0 |
| 2005 | 19 | 1 |
| 2004 | 9 | 2 |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 1 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 1 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 4 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961 | 3 | 2 |
| 1960 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 4 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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