Storm History: Decatur County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Decatur 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
- 330
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 18
- Damage
- $6.0 million
- Episodes
- 251
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 | 113 | 2 | 14 | $4.2 million |
| Hail | 68 | 0 | 0 | $540,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 36 | 0 | 2 | $270,000 |
| Flash Flood | 33 | 1 | 0 | $296,000 |
| Winter Storm | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 16 | 0 | 0 | $78,000 |
| Drought | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 1 | $120,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 6 | 1 | 1 | $179,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | $240,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 20, 1996
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, November 26, 1965
- Tornado, September 26, 1976
- Tornado, June 18, 1992
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2016
- Tornado, April 14, 2006
- Hail, August 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996
- Lightning, July 11, 2000
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Lightning, June 22, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2008
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Hail, April 14, 2019
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Hail, May 24, 1994
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, August 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2009
- Hail, July 6, 1994
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Hail, June 29, 1979
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, April 1, 2012
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, April 28, 2017
- Hail, June 29, 2012
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, January 7, 1989
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, November 26, 1965
- Tornado, October 24, 1967
- Tornado, September 26, 1976
- Tornado, June 2, 1980
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 13, 1958
- Tornado, May 24, 1971
- Tornado, June 19, 1973
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2026
- Tornado, February 19, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Hail, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, January 19, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- High Wind, November 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Tornado, May 21, 2022
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Hail, March 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
- Hail, March 25, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- High Wind, November 15, 2020
- Flood, July 11, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 20, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Tornado, April 25, 2019
- Hail, April 14, 2019
- Tornado, February 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Flood, December 31, 2018
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Hail, August 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2018
- Flood, June 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Tornado, November 18, 2017
- Flood, June 15, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2017
- Hail, April 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 20, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Hail, February 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2016
- Lightning, July 26, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Tornado, July 17, 2015
- Hail, June 30, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Hail, May 13, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, May 21, 2013
- Tornado, May 9, 2013
- Blizzard, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 27, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Drought, June 12, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Hail, April 1, 2012
- Tornado, September 25, 2011
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Hail, April 28, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Drought, September 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Flood, June 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2010
- Tornado, August 4, 2009
- Flood, June 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Tornado, April 14, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, March 31, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2005
- Hail, June 10, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Tornado, December 7, 2004
- Tornado, November 24, 2004
- Tornado, August 4, 2004
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2003
- Hail, August 4, 2003
- Tornado, July 21, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2000
- Hail, September 20, 2000
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Lightning, July 11, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2000
- Hail, April 20, 2000
- Hail, May 17, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 1999
- Flood, February 7, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 20, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Lightning, June 22, 1998
- Flood, June 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flood, April 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Flood, June 1, 1997
- Flood, May 31, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Winter Storm, December 16, 1996
- Lightning, July 29, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 1996
- Lightning, July 17, 1996
- Lightning, May 28, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 1996
- Tornado, May 8, 1996
- Flood, May 4, 1996
- Tornado, April 20, 1996
- Tornado, April 20, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 1996
- Dense Fog, February 20, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1996
- Hail, May 28, 1995
- Hail, July 6, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 1994
- Hail, May 24, 1994
- Hail, August 16, 1993
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, June 18, 1992
- Hail, July 8, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 1991
- Tornado, May 22, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 1990
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Hail, May 3, 1990
- Hail, March 14, 1989
- Tornado, January 7, 1989
- Tornado, September 19, 1988
- Hail, May 9, 1988
- Hail, July 26, 1987
- Tornado, June 2, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 1987
- Tornado, May 25, 1987
- Hail, July 11, 1986
- Tornado, May 7, 1986
- Hail, July 10, 1985
- Tornado, June 15, 1985
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Hail, July 26, 1984
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 1984
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 1983
- Tornado, May 2, 1983
- Hail, June 15, 1982
- Hail, May 30, 1982
- Hail, July 2, 1980
- Tornado, June 2, 1980
- Hail, June 29, 1979
- Tornado, September 26, 1976
- Tornado, February 16, 1976
- Tornado, January 13, 1976
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 1974
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Tornado, July 4, 1973
- Tornado, June 24, 1973
- Tornado, June 19, 1973
- Tornado, July 28, 1971
- Tornado, May 24, 1971
- Tornado, February 22, 1971
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1968
- Tornado, October 24, 1967
- Hail, July 10, 1966
- Tornado, November 26, 1965
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 1963
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Decatur CountyEvery warning in Decatur 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.