Storms in Indiana in 1968
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Indiana in 1968, 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 1968 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
- 52
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 25
- Damage
- $1.4 million
- Episodes
- 20
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 18 | 1 | 25 | $1.4 million |
| Hail | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1968
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 14, 1968
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 20, 1968
- Hail in Indiana, April 23, 1968
May 1968
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 9, 1968
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, May 15, 1968
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 16, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 23, 1968
- Hail in Indiana, May 25, 1968
June 1968
July 1968
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 8, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 13, 1968
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 15, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 18, 1968
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 22, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 23, 1968
August 1968
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 7, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 8, 1968
- Tornado in Indiana, August 9, 1968
September 1968
More
Every year in IndianaEvery state in 1968Tornadoes in Indiana in 196819671969
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.