Storms in Indiana in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Indiana in 1961, 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 1961 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
- 69
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 27
- Damage
- $17 million
- Episodes
- 27
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 | 39 | 1 | 27 | $17 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1961
April 1961
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, April 23, 1961
- Hail in Indiana, April 24, 1961
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 25, 1961
May 1961
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, May 6, 1961
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 7, 1961
- Tornado in Indiana, May 24, 1961
June 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 1, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 8, 1961
- Tornado in Indiana, June 12, 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 13, 1961
- Tornadoes in Indiana, June 22, 1961
July 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 4, 1961
- Hail in Indiana, July 5, 1961
- Hail in Indiana, July 6, 1961
- Tornadoes in Indiana, July 21, 1961
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 23, 1961
- Tornadoes in Indiana, July 28, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 31, 1961
August 1961
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 1, 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 10, 1961
- Hail in Indiana, August 18, 1961
- Tornadoes in Indiana, August 19, 1961
September 1961
November 1961
More
Every year in IndianaEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in Indiana in 196119601962
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.