Storm History: Elkhart County, Indiana

Events

706

Deaths

67

Injuries

530

Damage

$24 million

Episodes

435

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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• Tornado, April 11, 196562 deaths · 504 injured · $500,000 · F4 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20051 death · $30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20051 death · 4 injured · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, August 2, 20151 death · 4 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Tornado, October 18, 20074 injured · $11 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 16, 1988$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2006$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, February 20, 2018$1.2 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2010$985,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Tornado, October 24, 20013 injured · $936,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 25, 1998$750,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024$660,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 11, 196562 deaths · 504 injured · $500,000 · F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 1994$500,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2025$364,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Flood, July 21, 1998$300,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1962$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 19642 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 1980$250,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, January 8, 2008$250,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$136,000 · EF3 · 7 events here
• Lightning, May 12, 2002$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2005$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 8, 2005$100,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 6, 20044.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20082.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 20, 2023$27,000 · 2.5 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20192.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2005$20,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 22, 20011 injured · $1,000 · 2.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 29, 19792.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 19552.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20192 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20062 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 28, 19942 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 2025$13,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20221.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 23, 2022$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 196562 deaths · 504 injured · $500,000 · F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 1956F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1976F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1994$500,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 1961F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1962$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 1967$28,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 1976F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1991F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 20074 injured · $11 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013EF3 · 4 events here

Every tornado in Elkhart County, with its track

• Tornado, June 16, 2026$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 20261 injured · $2,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2026$10,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 27, 2026$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 202661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 2026EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 19, 20261.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 9, 20251 event here
• Flood, July 19, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2025$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 2025$13,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2025$364,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20251 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 4, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2024$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024$660,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2024$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2024$91,000 · 61 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20241 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 19, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2023EF0 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 202365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 2023$27,000 · 2.5 in hail · 11 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2023$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 2023$4,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$136,000 · EF3 · 7 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 19, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, November 18, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, November 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, October 17, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2022$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2022$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20221.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20221 event here
• High Wind, December 11, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 14, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021$11,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021$18,000 · 61 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2021$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 26, 2021$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 10 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2021EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, June 18, 202160 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2020EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202055 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 202055 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 201957 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 11, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 201961 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20192 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2019EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20192.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 14, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 12, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 12, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 201855 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 201855 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 20182 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 2018EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 2018EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20181.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 201865 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, February 20, 2018$1.2 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 20171 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 12, 20171 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 9, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20171.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20170.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20171 injured · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20170.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 2017$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 17, 20171 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 201764 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, February 28, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 29, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 11, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 201664 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 12, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 20, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2016EF2 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 21, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, August 2, 20151 death · 4 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 201556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 201561 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 11, 20151.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20151.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20151 event here
• Hail, September 20, 201470 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 27, 20141.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2014EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 201460 kt wind · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20131 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 26, 20131 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013EF3 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 201360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 201360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 20131 event here
• Hail, January 29, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20121 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 2012EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20121 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20121 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 29, 20111 event here
• Tornado, September 27, 2011$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 3, 20111.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 23, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 9, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011$25,000 · 70 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20111 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 22, 2011$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20111 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 7, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20101 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 4, 20101 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 201060 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 201063 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2010$985,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20101 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20102 events here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20101 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 20101 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20091.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 19, 2009$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, February 11, 200956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 12, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20091 event here
• High Wind, December 28, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20082.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 200853 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, January 8, 2008$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 7, 200865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 200772 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 9, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20071 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 20074 injured · $11 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2007$40,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 2007$15,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 22, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 2007$25,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 13, 20071 event here
• Blizzard, February 3, 20071 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 7, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2006$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20061.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20062 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 25, 2006$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 13, 2006$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, January 2, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20051 event here
• Lightning, September 8, 2005$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2005$20,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2005$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2005$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20051 death · $30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.