Storm History: Howard County, Indiana

Events

399

Deaths

18

Injuries

615

Damage

$333 million

Episodes

288

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.

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• Tornado, April 11, 196517 deaths · 560 injured · $250 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 19611 death · 3 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 11, 196517 deaths · 560 injured · $250 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 5, 2003$21 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2003$18 million · 1 event here
• Flood, January 22, 1999$14 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 24, 201620 injured · $10 million · EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 19988 injured · $5.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 20041 injured · $3.5 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 19553 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1974$2.5 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2000$2.0 million · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 20231 injured · $1.2 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026$400,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 20135 injured · $375,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 19611 death · 3 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 1951$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 19761 injured · $250,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 1977$250,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2017$200,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2025$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2017$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 18, 20004.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20113 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20052.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 22, 20262 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 10, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20062 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20062 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 30, 20052 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 19952 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 28, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 2017$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2011$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974$2.5 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 196517 deaths · 560 injured · $250 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 19611 death · 3 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 24, 1967F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 1976F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 19988 injured · $5.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 8, 2009EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2011EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 17, 20135 injured · $375,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 24, 201620 injured · $10 million · EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 20231 injured · $1.2 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2024$52,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 1951$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Howard County, with its track

• Tornado, June 11, 2026$400,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 2026$8,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 22, 20262 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 202658 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20251 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 29, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, September 23, 20251 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2025$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2025$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2025$6,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 19, 2025$32,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2025$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 29, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2024$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 2024$60,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 2024$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2024$52,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Hail, February 28, 2024$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2023$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 20231 injured · $1.2 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, February 27, 2023$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20222 events here
• High Wind, November 5, 2022$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 14, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2022$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 25, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2021$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2020$6,000 · 62 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020$2,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 8, 2020$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2020$250 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 2020$21,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, March 28, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 2019$40,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2019$47,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019$35,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2019$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 6, 2018$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 4, 2017$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 201752 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2017$13,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2017$200,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2017$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 2017$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 24, 201620 injured · $10 million · EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 15, 2016$8,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 22, 2016$30,000 · 87 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 201662 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2015$750 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20151 event here
• Flood, June 18, 2014$500 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20141 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 20135 injured · $375,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20131 injured · $15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20131.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 12, 2013$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 10, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 26, 20121 event here
• High Wind, December 20, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 7, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Flood, July 24, 2012$200 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2011$2,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2011$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2011$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2011EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20113 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011$6,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 27, 2011$3,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, November 22, 201056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$81,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, October 13, 201056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2010$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2010$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 18, 2010$7,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 14, 2010$1,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2010$250 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20101 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 2009$500 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2009$8,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 8, 2009EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 11, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 28, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Lightning, June 28, 2008$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20081.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 200861 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 6, 2008$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2008EF2 · 3 events here
• Flood, February 5, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20071 event here
• Hail, October 18, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 27, 200760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20071 in hail · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20071 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2006$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20062 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20062 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2006F2 · 7 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20051 event here
• Hail, November 6, 2005$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 26, 2005$500 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 2005$5,000 · F1 · 6 events here
• Hail, June 30, 20052 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20051.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20052.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 9, 20051 event here
• Ice Storm, January 5, 20051 event here
• Flood, January 3, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 22, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 2004$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 11, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20041.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 20041 injured · $3.5 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Flood, January 4, 20041 event here
• High Wind, November 12, 200352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20031 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2003F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 200358 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 200356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 5, 2003$21 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2003$18 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 2003$20,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 2003F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 200280 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20021.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20021 event here
• High Wind, March 9, 2002$2,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 24, 2001F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 18, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 200160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 10, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20001 event here
• Flood, June 24, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2000$2.0 million · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20004.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 12, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20001 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20001 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20001 event here
• Hail, May 17, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 19991 event here
• Flood, January 22, 1999$14 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 6, 199866 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 199860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 1998$500 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 19981 event here
• Hail, July 19, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998$500 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 19988 injured · $5.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 19981 event here
• Flood, June 11, 19981 event here
• Hail, May 3, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 26, 19971 event here
• Flood, June 12, 19971 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 19971 event here
• Flood, March 14, 19971 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 19971 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 199660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 199656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 19960.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 199669 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 1996$67,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 19961 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 19966 injured · $60,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 19961 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 19, 19961 event here
• Dense Fog, February 20, 19961 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 19961 event here
• Hail, July 15, 1995$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 19952 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 1995$53,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 1995F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 1994F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 1993$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 1992F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 1992F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 17, 19921 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 19911 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 1991F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 19901.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 1990F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 1, 1989F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 19896 injured · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 1989F1 · 2 events here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1986
• 1985
• 1984
• 1983
• 1982
• 1981
• 1980
• 1978
• 1977
• 1976
• 1974
• 1971
• 1967
• 1966
• 1965
• 1961
• 1960
• 1958
• 1955
• 1951

Tornadoes in Howard CountyEvery warning in Howard County since 1986Every county in Indiana

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.