Newton County, Indiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
28
Tornado reports
62
Hail reports
23
Floods since 1996
317
All events
7
Deaths
$6.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Newton 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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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.
A destructive EF-3 tornado with estimated peak winds of 160 mph impacted portions of Newton and northwest Jasper Counties, most notably the community of Lake Village. After forming and causing EF-3 damage in Kankakee County, Illinois, this tornado crossed into Newton County betwe…
A 17 year old male driver and his 43 year old male passenger were both killed when their car pulled into the path of a semitrailer on Indiana 10 near County Road 558 East.
After heavy rain and flash flooding on February 4th and 5th, flood waters slowly subsided by February 9th due to saturated and frozen ground and already high river levels. On February 7th, a car was removed from the bottom of a flooded stone quarry. There were three occupants in …
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Damage to trees and outbuildings was reported.
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A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 69 mph.
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Corn was snapped and an irrigation system was flipped over.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 85 mph touched down near S 600 W Road just north of the intersection of W 550 S Road and then moved northeast across mainly open farmland. Trees were uprooted, a utility pole was blown down and a farm outbuilding was damaged as the tornado c…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 85 mph touched down in a field northwest of the intersection of S 500 W Road and W 1075 S Road in Washington Township. The tornado moved northeast causing tree damage. As it moved through Ade, roofing material was blown off of a barn. The to…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado appeared to touch down in an open field southwest of Darrow in rural Iroquois County. It tracked northeast causing damage to trees and farm outbuildings. The peak intensity of the tornado occurred near the end of the path along the Iroquois and Newton County borde…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A narrow EF-1 tornado touched down near the intersection of W 1700 S and S 350 W roads near Kentland, where several large tree branches were downed. The tornado then crossed US Highway 41 at peak intensity, downing a billboard, uplifting a large portion of the roof of a restauran…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous power lines and poles were downed south of CR 1300S extending from State Line Rd to US-41.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 58 mph.
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Hail Hail
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Large trees and power lines were blown down.
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Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A private weather station recorded 1.44 of rain in 30 minutes.
High Wind High Wind
A private weather station measured a wind gust to 63 mph near Kentland on the leading edge of a dust storm.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
A photo showed reduced visibility near Mt. Ayr.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A private weather station measured a wind gust to 58 mph west of Brook.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A National Weather Service storm survey determined an EF-0 tornado with peak winds near 75 mph developed south of Lake Village near W 600 N about 2 miles west of US Route 41 where it uprooted several trees near a barn. It then tracked northeast, snapping several trees along W 700…
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A trained spotter reported numerous trees uprooted and branches along IN-55 north of IN-10 in Roselawn.
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A trained spotter reported a 12 inch diameter tree downed near CR 400 E and CR 1200 N in Fowler.
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A trained spotter reported bent power poles in Roselawn along IN-10 3 miles east of IN-55 in Roselawn.
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Tornado EF0 Tornado
Based upon drone imagery provided by the Newton County Emergency Management Agency, this tornado touched down in a field north of 400S Road at 500W Road west of Morocco. The tornado tracked to the east-southeast over mainly rural areas, damaging a few trees. This tornado left a n…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Based upon drone imagery provided by the Newton County Emergency Management Agency, this tornado touched down in a field northwest of 500S Road at 125W Road southeast of Morocco. The tornado tracked to the southeast over mainly rural areas, destroying a grain bin and damaging a f…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Southeast of Morocco, a grain bin was tossed, power lines were downed, tops were sheared off of trees, and corn was flattened.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 5 |
| 2025 | 19 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 |
| 2019 | 25 | 1 |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 |
| 2013 | 15 | 1 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 15 | 2 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 3 | 3 |
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