Storm History: Clay County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Clay 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
- 277
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $93 million
- Episodes
- 219
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 66 | 0 | 0 | $921,000 |
| Tornado | 46 | 0 | 2 | $900,000 |
| Flash Flood | 42 | 0 | 0 | $616,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 33 | 0 | 0 | $78,000 |
| Flood | 30 | 0 | 0 | $90 million |
| Winter Storm | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $21,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 3 | 1 | $25,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, May 8, 1996
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2002
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Hail, May 4, 1994
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- Lightning, June 11, 2006
- Tornado, June 4, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2023
- Flood, January 22, 1999
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Tornado, June 26, 1973
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2016
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, June 5, 1975
- Flood, August 17, 2000
- Hail, June 20, 1995
- Hail, November 15, 1989
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, April 26, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2016
- Hail, April 16, 2013
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2026
- Flood, May 18, 2026
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Tornado, December 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, March 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Hail, February 28, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 12, 2023
- Flood, August 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, June 25, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- High Wind, November 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2022
- Flood, December 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Flood, October 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2020
- Flood, July 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Hail, April 26, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Tornado, May 21, 2013
- Hail, April 16, 2013
- Blizzard, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 12, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2010
- Hail, April 7, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2009
- Flood, May 13, 2009
- Flood, April 28, 2009
- Flood, April 6, 2009
- Flash Flood, February 11, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Strong Wind, October 26, 2008
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Flood, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Hail, October 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2007
- Tornado, June 4, 2007
- Tornado, April 11, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Lightning, June 11, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2006
- Hail, April 14, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, March 31, 2006
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2006
- Tornado, February 16, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2005
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Hail, November 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004
- Hail, July 3, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2004
- Hail, May 23, 2004
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Flood, September 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2002
- Hail, June 1, 2002
- Hail, May 31, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2002
- Flood, October 14, 2001
- Flood, August 18, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2001
- Flood, July 4, 2001
- Hail, May 16, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2000
- Flood, October 5, 2000
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2000
- Flood, August 17, 2000
- Hail, August 6, 2000
- Hail, May 12, 2000
- Tornado, May 9, 2000
- Hail, April 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2000
- Hail, June 11, 1999
- Hail, June 1, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1999
- Flood, February 7, 1999
- Flood, January 22, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 6, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Flood, June 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1998
- Flood, May 19, 1998
- Hail, May 2, 1998
- Winter Storm, November 13, 1997
- Winter Storm, November 13, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Flood, March 14, 1997
- Flood, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 27, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 24, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Winter Storm, December 16, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 1996
- Lightning, August 23, 1996
- Tornado, May 8, 1996
- Flood, May 4, 1996
- High Wind, April 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 1996
- Dense Fog, February 20, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- High Wind, January 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1996
- Hail, June 20, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 27, 1994
- Hail, May 4, 1994
- Tornado, April 27, 1994
- Tornado, July 14, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 30, 1991
- Hail, August 29, 1990
- Tornado, June 17, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 1990
- Hail, November 15, 1989
- Hail, June 1, 1989
- Hail, April 26, 1989
- Tornado, September 19, 1988
- Hail, June 13, 1987
- Hail, July 25, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 1985
- Hail, May 14, 1985
- Hail, August 10, 1984
- Hail, April 27, 1984
- Hail, June 20, 1982
- Hail, June 15, 1982
- Tornado, May 31, 1982
- Hail, June 9, 1981
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 1980
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Hail, June 5, 1975
- Tornado, June 26, 1973
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 10, 1971
- Hail, August 3, 1964
- Hail, March 29, 1960
- Hail, May 16, 1958
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 1956
More
Tornadoes in Clay CountyEvery warning in Clay 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.