Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2008 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
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All events
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Deaths
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Property damage
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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.
March 21, 2025 · Calumet Harbor Il To Gary in, Lake Michigan
A tornado touched down near Cline Avenue and Industrial Highway just north of the Gary Airport. It tracked east for a couple of miles before moving out over southern Lake Michigan as a waterspout. It's believed that the twister dissipated not long after moving over the water. A p…
July 5, 2022 · Calumet Harbor Il To Gary in, Lake Michigan
Winds gusted over 34 knots for an hour at the Gary/Chicago International Airport, just south of Buffington Harbor. A peak gust of 48 knots occurred at 1516 CST.
September 28, 2016 · Calumet Harbor Il To Gary in, Lake Michigan