Cass County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Cass County: 0.
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.

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

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.

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 county boundary (or inside the county).
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 5, 2003Flash Flood$1.3 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Emergency management reported Deer Creek near Galveston was flooding with water rising rapidly. 40 to 50 homes were damaged with roads flooded throughout the county.

2. Jul 22, 1998Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   THE LOGANSPORT IMPLEMENT STORE WAS INUNDATED WITH WATER UP TO FOUR FEET DEEP. SEVERAL HOMES IN TOWN SUSTAINED FLOODED BASEMENTS. ONE RESIDENT IN THE TOWN OF GALVESTON HAD THEIR BASEMENT WALL COLLAPSE DUE TO THE PRESSURE OF THE WATER.

3. Jul 11, 2017Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Three to five inches of rain fell onto already saturated ground in the span of a few hours, resulting in rapid rises on several creeks, streams and ditches in southern parts of the county, especially from County Road 300 S down to the Howard county line. Rock and Paint Creeks as well as Tolen ditch were impacted the most with numerous roads closed due to 1 to 3 feet of flowing water over bridges. In addition, the extensive amount of water was flowing over several roads where generally flat terrain existed. Water depth approached 6 inches in spots. Emergency management officials reported at least 2 roads washed out and 1 bridge collapse. State Road 29 between Highway 218 and 18,…

4. Oct 17, 1996Thunderstorm Wind$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous power lines and damaged several homes and businesses. The roof was blown off a church. Three people were injured from tossed debris.

5. Jan 8, 2008Flood$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous roads were flooded across mainly the northwestern part of the county, generally north of US 24 and west of State Route 25. A state of emergency was declared by county officials in these areas for about a 12 hour period, restricting travel to all but essential needs. Water was reported in many basements and covering driveways. Emergency officials did have to assist with several evacuations across the area. No exact damage figures are available, but is estimated at around $150,000.

6. Jun 6, 2010Tornado$125,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   After a brief break, the supercell produced one more circulation which touched down just west of the Cass/Miami county line along South County Road 1000 East. Several yards in the area had trees uprooted and limbs down (DI: TH, DOD: 4). A few residences were impacted by the trees, causing mainly roof or window damage. The circulation then went into a dense grove of trees with the circulation briefly weakening before coming back out near the Grissom Air Reserve Base. A 200 foot section of security fence on the southwest corner of the base was blown down into the adjacent roadway and portions of the nearby field before crossing into Miami County. An Automated Weather Observation…

7. Jul 3, 2006Thunderstorm Wind$125,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   At least a dozen homes suffered damage, several of them having tree limbs fall onto part of the residence. One limb punched thorugh a roof causing extensive damage. 6 cars had tree limbs fall onto them. A brand new truck was totalled from a large limb crushing the vehicle. Numerous other trees, tree limbs and power poles were blown down in and around Logansport. Damage was estimated by Emergency Management at around $125,000.

8. Jun 6, 2010Tornado$125,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This tornado developed in eastern Carroll County, Indiana, roughly four miles east-southeast of Burrows (see Storm Data for Indiana, Central) and moved into Cass County. The tornado initially was over open fields with its first impact at a residence where the western half of the roof was ripped off and the eastern half picked up and then dropped back down. Two residents were attempting to take shelter when the tornado hit. A gentleman suffered minor injuries (indirect) falling down a stairway into a basement seeking shelter. The tornado continued east-southeast over mainly open field again until it encountered a more populated area of structures along E County Road 900 S, east of…

9. Jun 4, 2010Thunderstorm Wind$125,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A large tree fell onto a house north of New Waverly. The house was considered to be a total loss as the tree penetrated the roof and buckled three of the four outside walls. Damage to the structure alone was estimated at $125,000. Several other trees were blown down in and around New Waverly, with at least one other tree making limited contact with a house.

10. Jul 26, 2005Tornado$100,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A NWS survey confirmed a tornado touched down a few hundred feet west of county road 950 E between 500 and 600 S, just southwest of Onward. Extensive damage occurred to a barn as well as numerous trees in the area. The door of the barn was open which likely aided in the destruction of the barn. Damage in the area was consistent with a tornado of F2 intensity. The tornado continued on into Miami county where additional damage was found.

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, 2.6 miles from the population 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.

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

Neighbouring counties

• 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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