Lagrange 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.
16
Tornado reports
38
Hail reports
4
Floods since 1996
329
All events
14
Deaths
$12.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Lagrange County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 16 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
Snow moved into the area during the mid to late afternoon hours with 1 to 3 inches of snow across the county. A brief burst of heavy snow produced snowfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour for a time and visibilities less than one quarter of a mile. Numerous slide offs were rep…
A long duration moderate to heavy snow event produced between 6 and 11 inches of snow on February 9th, heaviest across northern portions of Lagrange County. There was a report of 7.9 inches of total snow accumulation in Lagrange. This created difficult travel, accidents, and nume…
Numerous weather-related accidents were reported during the morning hours of December 15th on the Indiana Toll Road due to low visibilities and snow covered roads from lake effect snow showers. At exit 133 of the Toll Road all eastbound lanes were closed for several hours due to …
Emergency management officials reported a six to eight foot diameter tree fell into a residence on Big Long Lake. A 64 year old male was crushed by the tree, killing him.
Hail Hail
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The same storm that produced the EF-2 tornado in Bristol, IN continued eastward into LaGrange County. While radar suggested the correlation coefficient signature persisted between Bristol and this tornado (albeit weaker), damage was very sparse, and there was not enough confidenc…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado embedded within a line of severe thunderstorms developed Thursday night in extreme southeast LaGrange County. Around Taylor Lake and Lake of the Woods, damage to electrical poles, along with impressive tree damage in spots, was determined to be consistent with an EF-1 r…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous 6-8 inch diameter or less limbs downed around the area between Brighton and Howe, IN. Pine tree snapped halfway.
Public reports that a large limb fell onto a camper and injured the person inside.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree down on N 1150 W at Stone Lake north of Middlebury.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow developed during the evening hours of January 24th and continued through the early evening hours of January 25th. The snow accumulated to between 4 and 6 inches and was fluffy in nature as temperatures were in the single digits and teens. Roads were snow covered and slick wi…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light system snow during the late afternoon and evening of January 18th was followed by bands of lake effect snow. The combination of west wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph and the snowfall resulted in significant visibility reductions at times due to snow and blowing snow. While storm …
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 late morning into the afternoon …
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A brief period of system snow during the early morning of December 29th was followed by lake effect snow showers from mid morning through the evening hours. The heaviest lake effect snow showers occurred late afternoon into early evening. Storm total snow accumulations ranged fro…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A snow squall produced a brief period of heavier snow and wind gusts to 35 mph at times. Significant visibility reductions to less than one quarter of a mile due to snow and blowing snow were reported with the snow squall. The Interstate 80 corridor was impacted by the snow squal…
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 10 inches. There was a report of 6.5 inches in Howe. Visibi…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reports power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and power lines down across area with power outages.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reports tree down across State Road 3.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed powerlines on SR 120 between CR 110 E and CR 900.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple tree down onto powerlines at SR 120 and 900 W.
Hail Hail
Nickle to quarter-sized hail for about 4 minutes. Estimated 40 to 50 mph wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Lost the roof on two barns and one outbuilding was destroyed. Fuel tanks were blown a long distance. Some telephone poles were snapped.
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…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An arctic front plunged through during the evening hours on December 4th with bouts of moderate snow and wind gusts in excess of 45 mph. Near zero visibility and a flash freeze were reported. A transition to pure lake effect snow then took place on December 5th with periods of he…
The same storm that produced the EF1 tornado in Noble county, intensified once again, producing yet another tornado near the intersection of County Roads 300 S and 300 E. It continued northeast damaging barns and knocking down trees. It completely destroyed an outbuilding and rip…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few trees and large limbs down along with downed power lines. About 350 to 400 customers without power.
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 30 below zero was reported by a mesonet station in Howe, IN at 8:30am on Januar…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A few rounds of snowfall occurred across the area. The first period of snow was during the daytime of January 12th. After a lull during the evening hours of January 12th, lake enhanced and lake effect snow moved back in during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees down in Topeka.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Four healthy trees or branches down. The largest was 12 inches in diameter.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Two barn roofs were damaged in Topeka.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency Manager reports multiple trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees with snapped limbs 6 to 12 inches in diameter.
Hail Hail
One inch diameter hail reported.
Hail Hail
A report on Facebook indicates quarter size hail.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy wet snow, wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph, and visibilities reduced to less than a quarter of a mile at times created difficult travel. There were a few reports of power outages and wind damage. Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged between 5 and 7 inches across the co…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Periods of freezing rain led to light to moderate ice accretion on elevated surfaces. The combination of this ice accretion and gusty winds to around 35 mph led to some tree and power line damage across the county. Ice accretions between a tenth and two tenths of an inch were rep…
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 35 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. Storm total snowfall of 1 to 3 inches occurred Thursday night into Friday afternoon, but strong wind gusts of 50 mph and blowing snow…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 18 | 1 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 |
| 2003 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 2 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 2 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 2 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 2 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
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