Pulaski County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Pulaski 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. Jun 11, 1998Tornado$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   4 TRAILER HOMES DESTROYED, SEVERAL OTHERS SUFFERED MINOR TO MAJOR DAMAGE, ONE HOME AND BARN DESTROYED, SEVERAL OTHER HOMES SUFFERED MODERATE DAMAGE. TORNADO STARTED IN RIPLEY AND TRACKED EAST NORTHEAST TO MONTEREY BEFORE IT LIFTED. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG THE TORNADOES PATH.

2. Jul 23, 2022Thunderstorm Wind$40,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A roof came off a house. Damage to another house from fallen trees. Crop damage in numerous locations.

3. Feb 20, 2018Flood$38,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Extensive river basin flooding occurred across the county with several roads having to be closed at times as the Tippecanoe River went well out of its banks to near record levels. Damage was reported to many roads with some suffering partial washouts as drainage was unable to keep up with the water flow. Preliminary damage estimates were around 38,000 dollars.

4. Jun 17, 2007Thunderstorm Wind$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous reports of trees and power lines down were received across the county.

5. Feb 24, 2007Ice Storm, Pulaski$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Two to four tenths of an inch of ice covered roads and power lines, creating hazardous driving conditions, widespread power outages and damage to trees. No injuries or deaths were reported in the county.

6. Oct 15, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$20,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Monterey Fire Department reported several trees uprooted, with a few landing onto houses. Also power lines were reported down across the area.

7. Mar 30, 2025Thunderstorm Wind$20,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Structural damage to a barn at 2450 E 475 S. Roof and siding blown off and strewn across the road and field. Large limbs also down.

8. May 15, 2007Thunderstorm Wind$15,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A semi was flipped over near the interesection of US-421 and State Route 14.

9. Nov 10, 1998Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

10. May 9, 2000Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Trees down. Large limbs on cars. Minor roof damage to church.

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

109°F3 times, most recently Jul 14, 1936

All-time low

−29°FJan 20, 1985

Warmest night

96°FJul 4, 1897

Coldest day

−15°FJan 19, 1994

Wettest day

6.30 inJul 10, 2024

Snowiest day

15.0 inDec 18, 1929

Hottest year

2012mean 53.6°F

Coldest year

2014mean 47.2°F

Wettest year

199350.47 in

Driest year

192827.18 in

Snowiest season

68.7 in2013-14

Station Winamac 2SSE (USC00129670), 690 ft elevation, 5.4 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1897 to September 29, 2026; 97.8% 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 USC00129670.
• 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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