Storm History: Delaware County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Delaware 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
- 561
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $42 million
- Episodes
- 386
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 | 126 | 0 | 1 | $14 million |
| Hail | 112 | 1 | 2 | $15 million |
| Flash Flood | 87 | 0 | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 79 | 0 | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Flood | 67 | 0 | 0 | $7.6 million |
| Winter Storm | 27 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 17 | 0 | 1 | $253,000 |
| Drought | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, May 18, 2000
- Flood, September 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 29, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Tornado, September 20, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2003
- Flood, January 21, 1999
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Flood, January 21, 1999
- Tornado, September 24, 1961
- Tornado, November 26, 1965
- Tornado, June 26, 1973
- Tornado, June 3, 1989
- Tornado, February 15, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000
- Flood, August 17, 2000
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
- Hail, July 5, 1985
- Hail, June 30, 1990
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2005
- Flood, August 17, 2000
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Flood, April 10, 2013
- Hail, April 1, 2012
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2005
- Hail, April 20, 2003
- Hail, May 29, 1998
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, September 24, 1961
- Tornado, November 26, 1965
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, April 14, 1968
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, March 12, 1976
- Tornado, June 2, 1980
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, September 20, 2002
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Hail, March 26, 2026
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Flood, March 11, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 29, 2024
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, September 22, 2024
- Tornado, July 29, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Hail, July 24, 2023
- Hail, July 23, 2023
- Tornado, June 25, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Hail, January 19, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- High Wind, November 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2022
- High Wind, April 15, 2022
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Flood, December 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2021
- Hail, March 25, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- High Wind, November 15, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2020
- Flood, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Hail, June 10, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2020
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Tornado, May 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019
- Tornado, April 25, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2019
- Tornado, February 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2018
- Tornado, July 20, 2018
- Hail, January 22, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2017
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
- Hail, September 4, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2017
- Hail, July 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2017
- Hail, March 30, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2016
- Tornado, June 4, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Hail, August 3, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Hail, June 20, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2015
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- Hail, May 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, December 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013
- Flood, June 12, 2013
- Tornado, May 21, 2013
- Flood, April 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Blizzard, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Flood, August 4, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Flood, July 24, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Drought, June 12, 2012
- Flood, May 7, 2012
- Hail, April 1, 2012
- Flood, March 30, 2012
- Flood, March 23, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2011
- Flood, August 13, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, February 27, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2010
- Hail, August 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Tornado, June 6, 2010
- Hail, May 3, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 10, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Flood, January 6, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Hail, June 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2008
- Hail, June 6, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2008
- Flood, February 5, 2008
- Flood, January 8, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Flood, March 23, 2007
- Flood, March 23, 2007
- Flood, March 1, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Flood, January 14, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, March 31, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2005
- Hail, November 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2005
- Lightning, August 14, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2005
- Tornado, July 26, 2005
- Hail, June 30, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2005
- Tornado, June 12, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2004
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Flood, January 3, 2004
- Hail, September 15, 2003
- Flood, September 1, 2003
- Flood, September 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2003
- Hail, August 4, 2003
- Tornado, August 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2003
- Tornado, July 8, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2003
- Flood, July 5, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2003
- Tornado, July 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 1, 2003
- Hail, April 20, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Hail, March 20, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, September 20, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2002
- Flood, July 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2002
- Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Flood, February 1, 2002
- Flood, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Flood, August 22, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Hail, June 12, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2000
- Hail, September 20, 2000
- Flood, August 17, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000
- Hail, August 2, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Delaware CountyEvery warning in Delaware 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.