Noble 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.
15
Tornado reports
85
Hail reports
3
Floods since 1996
423
All events
11
Deaths
$58.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Noble County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 15 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.
Police say 50-year-old JJ Reyes was driving the car with his two daughters, 15-year-old Zulia Reyes and 13-year-old Valeria Reyes. He approached a curve on the snowy road and lost control of the vehicle. Police say it appears his speed was too fast for the conditions. The car sli…
Snow overspread around daybreak on January 28th and continued through early January 29th. Some freezing drizzle did mix in during the late afternoon and evening hours. Total snow accumulations across the county ranged between 3 and 5 inches. This in tandem with 30 mph wind gusts …
The snow was a contributing factor to a 2-car accident in Noble County. A SUV carrying four passengers collided with another vehicle after crossing the centerline. Fatalities included a 28-year-old male and his 5-year-old son. Two other passengers, the 24-year-old wife of the dri…
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Emergency manager reports several trees are down, blocking roads in Noble County.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Bands of snow produced 2 to 5 inches of snow accumulation during the early morning hours of February 6th. Snowfall rates briefly reached as high as 1 to 2 inches per hour in association with the heavier bands of snow. A snowfall report of 2.1 inches was received from a CoCoRaHS o…
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 7 and 9 inches and was fluffy in nature as temperatures were in the single digits and teens. Roads w…
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 in the afternoon and early eveni…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Moderate to heavy snow developed during the late 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 Cromwel…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado embedded in a line of severe thunderstorms touched down near the corner of 400 S and 600 E in LaOtto, snapping several large trees. The tornado hit a large barn, pealing the roof off and causing a partial collapse of the trusses. The debris was scattered up to 1/4mi awa…
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Siding and roof damage at the Noble County highway department.
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Photo received of a tree down and some siding removed from a house.
A mobile home was removed from its foundation.
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Several large trees uprooted. Moderate shingle damage.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A mix of freezing rain and snow overspread the area during the mid to late afternoon hours and continued through the evening before dissipating after midnight. A trained spotter reported storm total ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch one mile west northwest of Swan, IN…
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…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
Eyewitness reports and an NWS Storm Survey confirmed a tornado started just east of Engle Lake, knocking down trees in a residential area. As it continued north, some of the strongest damage was sustained to a house, which had some of its roofing ripped off and a wall pushed in. …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Photos on Twitter of numerous large branches down and a couple of trees down near Cree Lake.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Several reports of 3 inch hail on Facebook.
Hail Hail
Damage to cars, windows, and siding in Kendallville due to 3 inch hail stones.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several healthy tree branches around 12 inches in diameter broken and a couple trees uprooted. Some siding damaged from wind driven hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree, estimate 1 to 2 feet in diameter, uprooted in Albion.
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 a mesonet station in Ligonier, IN at 8:05am on Ja…
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 …
Hail Hail
Picture shared on social media of several hailstones, possibly just over an inch in diameter.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 12 inch diameter was down on SR 9.
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Tree down in Ligonier.
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Several healthy 1 foot diameter tree limbs were downed.
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An 18 inch diameter tree was snapped at Kenny Park. Tree appeared healthy.
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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 across the region. Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 6 in…
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 snowfall of 2 to 4 inches occurred Thursday night into Friday afternoon, but strong wind gusts of 50 mph and blowing snow led t…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A lake effect snow band clipped western Noble County with 1 to 3 inches of heavy wet snow. This combined with leaves on tress led to several reports of downed trees and power outages in these areas. Roads also became snow covered for a time with a few accidents reported across th…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several large tree limbs fell at a residence on 1150 North. In addition, a outbuilding suffered metal roof damage.
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A tree is down onto power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A survey of damage from emergency management officials indicated the swath of damage from Kosciusko county persisted southeast, clipping the southwest portion of Noble county. The damage extended from south of Cromwell towards Knapp Lake, Smalley Lake and Big Lake and towards Mer…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter reported a tree branch was blown down.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 27 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 2 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 2 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 2 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 3 | 1 |
| 1954 | 2 | 2 |
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