Funnel Cloud in Indiana

Events

90

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, January 29, 20082 deaths · $1.1 million · EF2 · 11 eventsA powerful cold front moved rapidly southeast across southwest Indiana during the late afternoon hours. An organized line of severe thunderstorms developed along the front as it approached southern Illinois, then swept east across southwest Indiana.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 8, 20092 injured · $492,000 · EF3 · 17 eventsBy late morning a warm front stretched approximately from low pressure over northeast Missouri through central Illinois to between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, Indiana while the cold front trailed from the low into Oklahoma.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 25, 20111 injured · $500,000 · EF2 · 17 eventsNumerous strong to severe thunderstorms occurred in the warm sector of a low pressure system over central Missouri. The air mass in the warm sector was very unstable, with afternoon mixed-layer cape values in the 2500 to 4000 j/kg range.
• Flash Flood and Flood in Indiana, September 17 to 18, 2023$10 million · 3 eventsHeavy rain caused flash flooding in far northwest Indiana on September 17th. One funnel cloud was also reported.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, June 15, 20101 injured · $171,000 · 1.75 in hail · 58 eventsA band of showers and embedded leading-edge thunderstorms moved into Central Indiana from Illinois during the afternoon and evening of the 15th of June.
• Tornado and Hail in Indiana, February 28 to 29, 2012$250,000 · EF1 · 3 eventsA squall line with embedded sustained supercells crossed southwest Indiana. The embedded supercells raced east-northeast at 60 to 70 mph, while the line moved southeast at a slower rate.
• Flood and Hail in Indiana, March 23, 2012$246,000 · 1.75 in hail · 26 eventsOn March 23rd, a long lived mini supercell tracked from Martin County northeast through Bloomington, Shelby County, and the southeast Indianapolis metro, continuing northeast through Muncie.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 26, 2013$140,000 · EF1 · 6 eventsA persistent cluster of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into a moist and very unstable air mass over southwest Indiana. The storms were supported by mid-level forcing associated with a weak disturbance, along with a low-level inflow of warmer air from the southwest.
• Flooding and Hail in Indiana, June 14, 2010$85,000 · 63 kt wind · 39 eventsA line of severe storms moved across Central Indiana on the afternoon and evening of June 14th bringing damaging thunderstorm winds and heavy rain to the region. The line of storms produced winds near 75 mph in some locations.
• Tornado and Flash Flood in Indiana, May 14, 2024$76,000 · EF1 · 5 eventsSurface low pressure was drifting across the Quad State on the 14th. Showers and thunderstorms developed in the afternoon to evening with Southwest Indiana seeing storms drift slowly northeastward. CAPE values around 1000 J/kg dropped off after sunset.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, October 13, 2014$70,000 · EF1 · 5 eventsA broken squall line oriented from north to south moved slowly eastward across southwest Indiana. Individual storm cells within the line raced north-northeast at 50 to 65 mph.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Indiana, June 21, 2010$36,000 · 65 kt wind · 15 eventsReports of heavy rainfall, funnel clouds, damaging winds, and hail were received from about 5:30 PM EST on June 21st to 2:30 AM EST June 22nd. Portions of central Indiana received up to 4 inches of rain during the night of the 21st.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 2, 2012$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 40 eventsA powerful area of low pressure strengthened as it moved across Indiana into Michigan. Strong winds associated with the system combined with warm and moist air to generate severe thunderstorms across central Indiana.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 26, 2017$36,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 eventsA couple of rounds of severe thunderstorms moved across central Indiana during the long Memorial Day weekend. On May 26th, storms produced golf ball size hail, 70 mph damaging winds, and funnel clouds during the evening hours.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, October 26, 2010$51,000 · EF0 · 4 eventsA line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Indiana during the morning hours of October 26th.
• Flooding and Hail in Indiana, November 14, 2011$28,000 · 1.75 in hail · 14 eventsAn area of low pressure, and associated frontal boundary, moved into northern portions of central Indiana during the early afternoon hours on the 14th of November. A line of thunderstorms developed along the front from north-central Indiana, down through central Illinois.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 30, 2017$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 35 eventsAn area of low pressure brought thunderstorms to central Indiana during the afternoon and evening of March 30th, some of which produced large hail and damaging winds.
• Tornado in Indiana, July 20, 2010$25,000 · EF0 · 2 eventsWith a boundary laid west to east across Central Indiana and ample moisture in play, a number of mini-supercell developed in the afternoon hours of July the 20th. One of these mini-supercells went on to produce a short-lived tornado near Trafalgar in Johnson County.
• Flood and Hail in Indiana, June 12, 20151.25 in hail · 19 eventsNumerous showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a low pressure center which moved through the area. With moderate instability and shear, numerous severe storms developed with several reports of damaging winds.
• Hail in Indiana, April 26, 2011$20,000 · 2 in hail · 3 eventsAnother mid-level shortwave trough translated quickly eastward across the southern Plains. This feature contributed to a severe weather outbreak in the Lower Ohio Valley.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, January 8, 2008$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 eventsA strengthening warm front over far southern Illinois and western Kentucky became the focus for strong to locally severe thunderstorms. As this warm front moved slowly north, dew points in the upper 50's spread north from Tennessee.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Indiana, May 21, 2010$8,000 · 2.5 in hail · 8 eventsA surface low pressure center over central Illinois assisted in developing isolated storms that pushed east into western Indiana on the afternoon of May 21st. Not many severe reports were received from across the warning area.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Indiana, May 23, 20201 in hail · 8 eventsScattered thunderstorms moved across parts of northwest Indiana during the afternoon of May 23rd producing wind damage and localized flooding.
• Hail in Indiana, April 13, 20091.75 in hail · 7 eventsThunderstorms developed along a warm front across southern parts of Central Indiana during the afternoon of April 13th. Supercells thunderstorms developed near the warm front and exhibited deep and persistent rotation.
• Hail in Indiana, April 10 to 13, 20091 in hail · 7 eventsThunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front across southern Indiana. The main threat with these storms was severe hail. However, a few funnel cloud and wall clouds were reported with these storms.

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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.