Storms in Indiana in 1973
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Indiana in 1973, 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 1973 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
- 101
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $6.9 million
- Episodes
- 36
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 | 49 | 0 | 2 | $6.9 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1973
April 1973
May 1973
- Tornado in Indiana, May 7, 1973
- Tornadoes in Indiana, May 10, 1973
- Tornado in Indiana, May 19, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 25, 1973
- Tornadoes in Indiana, May 27, 1973
- Tornadoes in Indiana, May 28, 1973
- Tornado in Indiana, May 29, 1973
June 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 3, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 4, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 12, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 16, 1973
- Tornado in Indiana, June 17, 1973
- Tornado in Indiana, June 19, 1973
- Tornado in Indiana, June 20, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 23, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, June 24, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 26, 1973
- Tornado in Indiana, June 27, 1973
- Hail in Indiana, June 29, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 30, 1973
July 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 4, 1973
- Tornado in Indiana, July 10, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 21, 1973
August 1973
- Hail in Indiana, August 11, 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 12, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 19, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 20, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 30, 1973
September 1973
October 1973
November 1973
December 1973
More
Every year in IndianaEvery state in 1973Tornadoes in Indiana in 197319721974
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.