Storms in Indiana in 1971
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Indiana in 1971, 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 1971 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
- 89
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $3.5 million
- Episodes
- 29
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 | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 17 | 1 | 15 | $3.5 million |
Every episode, month by month
February 1971
March 1971
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 15, 1971
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Indiana, March 19, 1971
April 1971
May 1971
- Hail in Indiana, May 5, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, May 6, 1971
- Hail in Indiana, May 7, 1971
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 24, 1971
June 1971
- Hail in Indiana, June 2, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 6, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 7, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 11, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 13, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 14, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 19, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 20, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 28, 1971
July 1971
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 9, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 13, 1971
- Hail in Indiana, July 15, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 18, 1971
- Tornado in Indiana, July 28, 1971
August 1971
September 1971
October 1971
December 1971
More
Every year in IndianaEvery state in 1971Tornadoes in Indiana in 197119701972
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.