Hurricane History Map

Hurricanes that hit Putnam County, Indiana: hurricane history

4 storms have passed within 50 km of Putnam County from 1898 to 2018, coloured by intensity on the map.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Putnam County

The record holds 4 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Putnam County, Indiana between 1898 and 2018. The busiest month is May, with 1 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical depression strength.

  • 4storms within 50 km
  • 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 0at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near Putnam County?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression4100%
Tropical storm00%
Category 100%
Category 200%
Category 300%
Category 400%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity00%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

Putnam County storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 2 in 2000s.1890s12000s22010s1

The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1898, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

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PeriodCount
1890s1
2000s2
2010s1

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 1 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May1Jun1Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct1Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun1
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Most recent storms near Putnam County

  • Alberto (2018)25 May 2018 to 31 May 2018, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 990 hPa
  • Dennis (2005)4 July 2005 to 18 July 2005, Tropical depression (15 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 930 hPa
  • Arlene (2005)8 June 2005 to 14 June 2005, Tropical depression (20 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 990 hPa

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

A storm that came near several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

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