Storm History: Benton County, Indiana

Events

309

Deaths

1

Injuries

5

Damage

$254 million

Episodes

223

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.

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• Dense Fog, February 4, 20081 death · 2 injured · $50,000 · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974$250 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2010$2.6 million · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 19563 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 1991$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 8, 2008$250,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2011$95,000 · 65 kt wind · 5 events here
• Dense Fog, February 4, 20081 death · 2 injured · $50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1975$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 1975$25,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 19, 1988$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 2019$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 2001$21,000 · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2003$20,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 2013$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 2008$12,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2012$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 1993$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 2011$5,000 · 96 kt wind · 2 events here

• Hail, June 14, 2010$2.6 million · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 18, 2001$21,000 · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20122.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 19872.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 20112 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 18, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 19, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20011.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20051.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 18, 20041.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 19941.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 19861.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 3, 19801.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20261.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974$250 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 19563 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1994F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 1976$250 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1980F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 1954$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 1975$250 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 10, 1978F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 1980F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 1985F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 1991$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 2008$12,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Benton County, with its track

• Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20261.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF3 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202660 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 202652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, February 19, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20261 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 6, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, May 16, 202565 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 30, 2025EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 29, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20231 event here
• Flood, August 5, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20231 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, June 13, 20231 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 5, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 13, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, March 10, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20221 event here
• Tornado, October 11, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20202 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2019EF0 · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 201950 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 201961 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, February 24, 2019$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 7, 20161 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20152 events here
• Hail, September 20, 201469 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20131 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 19, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2013$1,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2013$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2013EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 17, 2013$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20131 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20122.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2012$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 14, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 20112 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20110.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 2011$5,000 · 96 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2011$95,000 · 65 kt wind · 5 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 201055 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2010$2.6 million · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 200956 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 200956 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 10, 20091 event here
• Flood, March 8, 200956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 27, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 2008$12,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 200861 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 20081 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, February 4, 20082 events here
• Dense Fog, February 4, 20081 death · 2 injured · $50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, January 8, 2008$250,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 9, 20071 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 2007$1,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 200770 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 23, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, February 25, 20071 event here
• Blizzard, February 13, 20071 event here
• Flood, September 12, 20061 event here
• Hail, July 26, 200650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 4, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2006$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2006F0 · 6 events here
• Hail, September 19, 20051 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 200551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20051.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20040.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 11, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 200455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004F0 · 6 events here
• Hail, May 18, 20041.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 200470 kt wind · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20041 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 200352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2003$20,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 19, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20031 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 9, 200251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 24, 20011 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 30, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 2001$21,000 · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20011.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 200165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 25, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20001 event here
• Hail, April 21, 19991 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 8, 19991 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 19991 event here
• High Wind, November 10, 199850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 199750 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 199757 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 19971 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 199655 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 19961 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 18, 199664 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 19941.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1994F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 1994F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 1993$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 9, 1992F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 1992F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 1991$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 198861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 19, 1988$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 19881 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1987F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 19872.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 19861.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 19852 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 1985F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 19851 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 1984F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 1983F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 198276 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 198261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 26, 19810.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 1981F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 19811 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 1980F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1980F3 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 3, 19801.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1979F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 19791 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 1978F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1976F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 1976$250 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 1975$25,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 1975$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 1975$250 · F2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 19741 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1974$250 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 196070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 19563 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 1954$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here

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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.