Huntington

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Flood insurance figures are for Huntington County, the county that contains Huntington.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Huntington County, the county that contains Huntington.

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

The drought index is for Huntington County, the county that contains Huntington.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Jul 18, 1996Flash Flood$7.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD IN HUNTINGTON, INDIANA PRODUCING DEVASTATING FLASH FLOODING IN THE COMMUNITY. OVERFLOWING SEWERS AND CREEKS PRODUCED SEVERE FLOODING WITH 370 HOMES DAMGED WITH 60 RECEIVING SEVERE FLOOD DAMAGE. THE FLOODING, ALSO, CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE MAJESTIC PRODUCTS COMPANY. DAMAGE IN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON ALONE WAS ESTIMATED AT 6 MILLION DOLLARS.ELSEWHERE IN HUNTINGTON COUNTY A TOTAL OF 2200 ACRES OF CROP LAND WAS INUNDATED BY FLOOD WATERS. IN THE TOWNS OF ANDREWS AND ROANOKEAPPROXIMATELY 35 HOMES WERE DAMAGED. THE FLOODING ACROSS HUNTINGTON COUNTY WAS DESCRIBED AS THE WORST SINCE 1913.

2. Jul 22, 1998Flash Flood$1.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN LESS THEN 40 MINUTES IN HUNTINGTON WHICH FLOODED MANY BASEMENTS IN TOWN. A TREE FELL ONTO A VAN CRUSHING IT SEVERLY. MANY COUNTY ROADS WERE COMPLETELY WASHED OUT AS WELL INCLUDING US 24.

3. May 14, 2011Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Three to over four inches of rain fell over a period of a few hours, resulting in road closures and water into many businesses in and around the Bippus area. The rain subsided into the early morning hours of the 15th. However, flooding problems persisted well into the daylight hours. A portion of State Route 16 was washed out during the overnight hours near State Route 105, two miles south of Bippus, as flood waters continued to flow and recede. A NWS Cooperative Observer reported 4.5 inches of rain just south of Huntington.

4. Aug 24, 2007Thunderstorm Wind$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several trees and power lines were blown down from just west of Huntington to 7 miles east of Huntington. A couple dozen houses as well as several vehicles were damaged by falling trees. A 4-H pavilion was heavily damaged. Damage is estimated at $200,000.

5. Jul 5, 2003Flash Flood$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Law enforcement reported flash flooding with water rising quickly in a trailer park in Warren. Some residents were evacuated. 7 to 8 homes had some damage with roads and culverts washed out.

6. Oct 26, 2010Tornado$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A survey of damage indicated a circulation touched down near the intersection of County Road 825 West and Bracken Road. The circulation lifted near the intersection of County Roads 1100 North and 825 West. A grain bin was destroyed with several outbuildings suffering extensive damage. Wood projectiles from the outbuildings were lodged in the rood of a house on the property, with concrete blocks being picked up and lofted onto the roof of a small building. The debris was blown up to a mile away as the circulation lifted near the intersection of County Road 1100 North and 825 West.

7. May 16, 1996Flash Flood$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Three and one half inches of rain fell in an hour at Roanoke, Indiana causing McPherren Ditch to overflow it's banks flooding 18 homes in Roanoke. One home was seriously damaged and will have to be replaced with three other homes suffering minor damage to the living quarters. The other homes had basement damage due to the flooding. Several businesses, also, sustained minor damage.

8. Jul 29, 2002Lightning$80,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Lightning struck a home causing a fire that destroyed half of the roof. Major smoke and water damage occurred to the remainder of the dwelling.

9. Mar 31, 2005Strong Wind, Huntington$60,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A 30 year old drive-in movie theater screen near the city of Huntington was severely damaged as a result of winds estimated around 50 mph from a strong thunderstorm that moved through during the early morning hours of the 31st. No other damage to trees, power lines or other structures was reported. Estimates of around $60,000 were reported for repair to the screen and associated structures.

10. Mar 30, 2025Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Report that a truck and trailer overturned.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

106°F2 times, most recently Jun 28, 2012

All-time low

−22°FJan 20, 1985

Warmest night

78°F4 times, most recently Jul 28, 2011

Coldest day

−11°FJan 20, 1985

Wettest day

4.40 inJun 3, 1989

Snowiest day

12.6 inMar 10, 1964

Hottest year

2024mean 54.4°F

Coldest year

2014mean 47.7°F

Wettest year

199054.58 in

Driest year

202524.31 in

Snowiest season

81.2 in1981-82

Station Fort Wayne International Airport (USW00014827), 797 ft elevation, 16.8 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1939 to October 27, 2026; 100.0% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Declarations for Huntington County.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00014827.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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