Storm History: Franklin County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Franklin 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
- 393
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $7.6 million
- Episodes
- 328
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 63 | 0 | 0 | $214,000 |
| Flash Flood | 60 | 8 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 51 | 0 | 0 | $225,000 |
| Flood | 49 | 2 | 0 | $562,000 |
| Tornado | 47 | 2 | 11 | $1.6 million |
| Hail | 46 | 0 | 0 | $79,000 |
| Winter Weather | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $620,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2023
- Flood, April 29, 1996
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2016
- Tornado, June 18, 2021
- Tornado, October 8, 1992
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Flash Flood, March 20, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2021
- Tornado, August 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Tornado, November 24, 2004
- Flash Flood, January 5, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2021
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Tornado, April 8, 1965
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 1991
- Hail, August 25, 2018
- Hail, June 20, 1995
- Hail, July 9, 1992
- Flood, April 14, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2000
- Hail, June 28, 1994
- Hail, February 27, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Hail, June 9, 1996
- Hail, April 8, 1995
- Hail, June 6, 1994
- Hail, June 17, 1994
- Hail, May 3, 1990
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, July 9, 1980
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, August 9, 1969
- Tornado, July 30, 1992
- Tornado, June 30, 1960
- Tornado, April 8, 1965
- Tornado, March 15, 1971
- Tornado, April 8, 1980
- Tornado, June 7, 1980
- Tornado, August 8, 1991
- Tornado, July 14, 1992
- Tornado, October 8, 1992
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Flood, May 27, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 15, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- Flood, March 11, 2026
- Flood, March 5, 2026
- Flood, February 19, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2025
- Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, July 29, 2024
- Flood, July 9, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2023
- Tornado, August 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2023
- Flood, July 23, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023
- Flood, March 25, 2023
- Hail, February 27, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2022
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Tornado, March 7, 2022
- Flood, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2021
- Flood, July 8, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2021
- Tornado, June 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2021
- Winter Weather, April 20, 2021
- High Wind, March 25, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 20, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2019
- Flood, May 3, 2019
- Flood, April 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Flood, January 24, 2019
- Flood, January 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Flood, December 31, 2018
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Hail, August 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2017
- Flash Flood, November 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2017
- Hail, July 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2017
- Hail, February 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Flood, July 12, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 16, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2014
- Flood, May 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Ice Storm, February 21, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Hail, April 25, 2012
- Hail, April 1, 2012
- Winter Weather, March 4, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Hail, May 1, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, July 20, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Flood, March 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2008
- Ice Storm, February 12, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2008
- Excessive Heat, August 7, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Flood, April 14, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Hail, November 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2005
- Hail, June 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2005
- Flood, March 28, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Tornado, November 24, 2004
- Flood, June 13, 2004
- Flood, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2004
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Flood, July 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2003
- Flood, July 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2003
- High Wind, May 11, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2002
- Flood, November 10, 2002
- Lightning, August 23, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Flood, May 13, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 26, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Flood, December 17, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- High Wind, December 11, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 2000
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Franklin CountyEvery warning in Franklin 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.