Elkhart County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Elkhart County, Indiana has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 32 severe weather events here in the last 180 days, alongside 11 hail reports with hail up to 1.25" and 20 high-wind reports with gusts up to 66 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Aug 11, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 63 mph
“Tree down on CR 17 1 mile south of the Toll Road. Time estimated via radar. (IWX)”
“Large tree down in Wakarusa. Time estimated via radar. (IWX)”
- Wind 63 mph 2 NW Benton SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 W Bristol SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Wakarusa SPC verified report
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Post on Matt Rudkin Facebook page of Tree down across the road on CR 7 in Elkhart near Bristol Street. (IWX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 NW Elkhart SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 110 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Simonton Lake, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 221 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wakarusa, or near Goshen, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 640 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Simonton Lake, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 339 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pioneer to New Paris. Movement was east to southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1212 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Nappanee, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 119 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bourbon, or 12 miles southeast of Plymouth, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 315 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Osceola, or near Mishawaka, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... South Bend, Elkhart, Mishawaka, Goshen, Dunlap, Osceola, and Jimtown.”
“At 401 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Decatur to Osceola to near Bourbon. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Bristol SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 60 mph Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.25"
“Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (IWX)”
- Hail 1.25" 1 NE Waterford Mills SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 66 mph, 1 tornado report
“A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-2 tornado occurred in association with a line of severe thunderstorms across northern Elkhart County. The (IWX)”
“At 724 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Millersburg to near North Webster to near North Manchester. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. An isolated gust to 60 mph is possible. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Tornado Tornado 4 ENE Elkhart SPC verified report
- Wind 66 mph 2 WNW Benton SPC verified report
- Wind 55 mph Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 59 mph 2 NNW Elkhart SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 NNE Middlebury SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Dunlap SPC verified report
Monday, May 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Powerlines down near the intersection of Ash Rd and Jefferson Rd. Time estimated via radar. (IWX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Osceola SPC verified report
Monday, May 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1024 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Osceola to Wakarusa to Bremen. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 921 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Niles, moving east at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Isolated gusts to 50 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 343 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Simonton Lake, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Elkhart, Simonton Lake, Bristol, Union, Adamsville, Juno Lake, and Eagle Lake.”
- Hail 0.25" Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Gusty south winds could briefly gust as high as 50 mph for a short time during the early morning hours through around 3 AM EDT. A band of showers moving across northwest Indiana and southwest Lower Michigan will likely aid in producing some stronger wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. If travelling, be prepared for brief periods of these stronger wind gusts, particularly for high profile vehicles.”
“At 507 PM EDT/407 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Gulivoire Park, moving east at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 823 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mishawaka to near Bremen to near Argos. Movement was southeast at 75 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Showers and embedded thunderstorms early this morning may produce local wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Otherwise, the gusty winds that prompted the wind advisory have subsided. After daybreak Monday, wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph are expected through late afternoon.”
- Wind 60 mph Elkhart County NWS severe weather mention
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Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Elkhart County, IN?
The most recent recorded event was on Aug 11, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 32 severe weather events in Elkhart County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Elkhart County recently?
Yes — 11 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 1.25" recorded.
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