Storms in Indiana in 1970
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Indiana in 1970, 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 1970 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
- 93
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 13
- Damage
- $1.9 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 | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 19 | 0 | 13 | $1.9 million |
| Hail | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1970
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 19, 1970
- Tornado in Indiana, April 23, 1970
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 29, 1970
May 1970
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 12, 1970
- Hail in Indiana, May 13, 1970
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 14, 1970
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, May 15, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 16, 1970
June 1970
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, June 14, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 24, 1970
- Tornado in Indiana, June 26, 1970
July 1970
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 2, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 3, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 8, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 31, 1970
August 1970
September 1970
November 1970
More
Every year in IndianaEvery state in 1970Tornadoes in Indiana in 197019691971
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.