Storm History: Bartholomew County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Bartholomew County, Indiana: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 420
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $436 million
- Episodes
- 319
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 112 | 0 | 6 | $32 million |
| Hail | 87 | 0 | 1 | $906,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 65 | 0 | 0 | $255,000 |
| Flash Flood | 42 | 3 | 0 | $101 million |
| Flood | 38 | 1 | 0 | $302 million |
| Winter Storm | 23 | 1 | 0 | $30,000 |
| High Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 1 | $60,000 |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 1 | $50,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, June 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2008
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, May 24, 1971
- Tornado, March 19, 2025
- Flood, January 22, 1999
- Tornado, April 15, 1994
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, April 14, 1968
- Tornado, May 10, 1969
- Tornado, June 26, 1973
- Tornado, September 26, 1976
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, April 20, 1996
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2020
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Hail, June 5, 1975
- Hail, May 16, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2005
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Hail, May 19, 2017
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Hail, August 1, 1993
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, January 7, 1989
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, April 14, 1968
- Tornado, September 26, 1976
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 5, 1957
- Tornado, July 4, 1957
- Tornado, March 19, 1963
- Tornado, December 11, 1967
- Tornado, May 10, 1969
- Tornado, April 19, 1970
- Tornado, March 15, 1971
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- Flood, March 4, 2026
- Tornado, February 19, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Tornado, March 19, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Hail, August 12, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Hail, June 1, 2022
- Tornado, May 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Tornado, July 29, 2021
- Hail, June 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
- Hail, March 25, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2020
- Hail, May 23, 2020
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2019
- Hail, May 16, 2019
- Tornado, February 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Tornado, July 20, 2018
- Flood, June 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Flood, April 5, 2018
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
- Hail, May 19, 2017
- Hail, April 28, 2017
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Tornado, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 23, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2013
- Tornado, May 9, 2013
- Blizzard, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Flood, August 8, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 31, 2012
- Hail, July 17, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 12, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Hail, March 17, 2012
- Flood, January 17, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 30, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, February 27, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 25, 2010
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Drought, September 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Tornado, June 12, 2010
- Hail, June 2, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Flood, May 13, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2008
- Flood, June 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Flood, March 3, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2008
- Flood, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2008
- Tornado, April 11, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Flood, January 14, 2007
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, March 31, 2006
- Lightning, March 12, 2006
- Flood, March 10, 2006
- Hail, January 2, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2005
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Hail, September 19, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Dust Storm, May 23, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2004
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Flood, January 2, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2003
- Hail, May 28, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2002
- Flood, May 13, 2002
- Flood, May 7, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Flood, December 16, 2001
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Hail, June 19, 2001
- Hail, June 5, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- Hail, September 20, 2000
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 1999
- Hail, May 17, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 22, 1999
- Flood, January 22, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 1998
- Flood, July 20, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 20, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1998
- Flood, June 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 1998
- Flood, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 14, 1998
- Flood, June 12, 1998
- Flood, May 30, 1998
- Flash Flood, April 15, 1998
- Flood, April 9, 1998
- Hail, March 8, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 1998
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Flood, June 1, 1997
- Flood, May 31, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 1997
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Winter Storm, December 16, 1996
- Lightning, August 23, 1996
- Lightning, August 23, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 1996
- Hail, July 2, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1996
- Hail, June 14, 1996
- Hail, May 28, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 1996
- Hail, May 28, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 1996
- Flood, May 11, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996
- Flood, May 4, 1996
- Flood, May 4, 1996
- Flood, May 4, 1996
- Flash Flood, April 28, 1996
- Flood, April 23, 1996
- Tornado, April 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 1996
- Dense Fog, February 20, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- Flood, January 19, 1996
- High Wind, January 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1996
- Tornado, July 16, 1995
- Hail, May 28, 1995
- Hail, May 24, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1994
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Bartholomew CountyEvery warning in Bartholomew County since 1986Every county in Indiana
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.