Peru

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 Miami County, the county that contains Peru.

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 Miami County, the county that contains Peru.

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 Miami County, the county that contains Peru.

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. May 30, 2004Tornado$6.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   NWS storm survey found a tornado with a path length near four and one half miles and just less than one quarter mile wide at its greatest width. The storm touched down three and one half miles west southwest of downtown Peru as an F0 and moved northeast at 35 MPH across the northwest corner of the city of Peru. The storm then caused F1 and F2 damage to trees, buildings, and a trailer park where two homes were destroyed and one woman was injured. The storm then intensified to F3 strength as it moved across an industrial park on the north side of Peru, tearing off a roof and knocking down a large communications tower. The storm then quickly began to dissipate as it appeared the rear…

2. Jul 22, 1998Flash Flood$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   MAUGANS ROAD MOBILE HOME PARK SUSTAINED SEVERE FLOODING. SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES WERE INUNDATED WITH WATER UP TO 4 FEET DEEP. MANY OF THE RESIDENTS SUFFERED FLOODED VEHICLES INCLUDING ONE MAN WHO LOST A VAN, A TRUCK AND A HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE. MANY HOMES IN PERU WERE FLOODED WITH RAW SEWAGE AS STORM SEWERS FLOODED AND BACKED UP INTO HOMES.

3. Jun 6, 2010Tornado$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado that entered this county exited the Grissom Air Reserve base on the Cass/Miami county line and continued east-southeast, crossing a small area of trees where signs of slight debarking was noted (DI: TH DOD: 5). The tornado continued on along to the 3000 block of County Road 900 South where the most substantial damage occurred to a one and one half story home. Only a few kitchen walls remains of the structure (DI: FR12, DOD 8) with one resident in the kitchen and one in the basement. Two other residences suffered extensive damage but remained intact. The tornado crossed US 31 and continued for a few more miles, causing some additional tree and structure damage including…

4. Jul 26, 2005Tornado$350,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A NWS survey confirmed that a tornado that had caused damage across extreme eastern Cass county in Indiana crossed into Miami county and continued to cause damage as it moved just north of the Grissom Air Force base. The tornado dropped into a river valley and flipped over some conveyor machines in a quarry located in the valley. Damage to these was consistent with an F1 tornado. The tornado intensified as it moved into a area of houses in this valley. The first house that was struck suffered extensive damage with its garage and porch destroyed. Damage from the first home impacted a second home, also causing extensive damage to the west side of the house. This damage was…

5. Jul 5, 2003Flash Flood$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Emergency management reported several roads closed due to flash flooding. Over 200 homes received mainly minor damage due to water into the first floor.

6. Jul 26, 2005Thunderstorm Wind$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A NWS survey of the area confirmed intense straight line winds likely in excess of 80 mph caused damage to trees, power lines and a few structures south of the F2 tornado track across Miami county. Several large trees were blown in the Eagles Point area as well as 2 houses in the area sustaining minor damage. Houses along US 31 in McGrawville and Amboy were also damaged with State Road 19 closed for a time due to debris on the road. A barn was nearly destroyed in Amboy. Cedar Creek trailer park, near Bunker Hill, has many trees blown down but no evidence of structural damage. Several trees were blown down onto a few mobile homes in the Pipe Creek mobile home park. A three foot…

7. Jun 1, 2009Thunderstorm Wind$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Emergency management officials reported a hog barn was destroyed in the 5000 block of State Road 18. None of the hogs in the barn were injured. Damage is estimated at around $150,000.

8. Mar 19, 2025Tornado$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A damage survey confirmed an EF0 tornado touched down east of CR N 25 W, south of Pleasant Hill Rd where an outbuilding in a wooded area was flipped from north to south against a tree and some debris thrown to the southwest. The tornado reached peak intensity at the intersection of Meridian and Pleasant Hill Rd where one of two older barns suffered extensive damage. The majority of the barn remained at the site, but roof and siding material was visible across fields and in trees into Fulton county. Four of eight center pivot spans were flipped near the damaged barn. The tornado crossed S 1000 E, E 350 S and S 1075 E before dissipating. Damage in Fulton county was limited to mainly…

9. Jun 15, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and power lines down around Deedsville. A barn was blown down and some vehicles were moved by the strong winds. Damage is estimated at $75,000.

10. Jul 4, 1998Flash Flood$51,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    HOMES EVACUATED IN PERU WITH WATER UP TO CAR ROOFTOPS. FLOODING IN MACY IN NORTHWEST PART OF COUNTY AS WELL AS IN DENVER AND JUST NORTHWEST OF MEXICO.

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°FJul 5, 1911

All-time low

−21°FJan 19, 1994

Warmest night

79°F3 times, most recently Jul 31, 1999

Coldest day

−13°FJan 19, 1994

Wettest day

7.78 inJul 5, 2003

Snowiest day

15.0 inMar 5, 1899

Hottest year

2012mean 54.1°F

Coldest year

2014mean 48.0°F

Wettest year

194954.57 in

Driest year

197624.39 in

Snowiest season

52.8 in1981-82

Station Logansport Cicott St. (USC00125117), 600 ft elevation, 16.6 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1893 to September 30, 2026; 97.4% 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 Miami 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 USC00125117.
• 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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