Storms in Indiana in 1956
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Indiana in 1956, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Indiana in 1956 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 65
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 52
- Damage
- $9.6 million
- Episodes
- 24
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 35 | 1 | 52 | $9.6 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1956
March 1956
April 1956
May 1956
- Hail in Indiana, May 6, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 11, 1956
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 21, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 22, 1956
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 30, 1956
June 1956
July 1956
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 13, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 15, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 19, 1956
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, July 20, 1956
- Tornado in Indiana, July 22, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 25, 1956
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 28, 1956
August 1956
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 12, 1956
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 13, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 14, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 17, 1956
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 18, 1956
- Hail in Indiana, August 29, 1956
September 1956
More
Every year in IndianaEvery state in 1956Tornadoes in Indiana in 195619551957
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.