Storm History: Jefferson County, Indiana

Events

350

Deaths

16

Injuries

178

Damage

$36 million

Episodes

255

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 3, 197410 deaths · 175 injured · $25 million · F5 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 20124 deaths · $750,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 19761 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20221 death · $200,000 · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 197410 deaths · 175 injured · $25 million · F5 · 3 events here
• Flood, March 2, 1997$7.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 20124 deaths · $750,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 1990$500,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 19761 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 18, 1992$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 2002$240,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 1997$200,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20221 death · $200,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2017$185,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2015$165,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017$150,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 1999$100,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2004$80,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 17, 2012$55,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 2002$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2006$50,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 2008$30,000 · 2 events here

• Hail, April 3, 20072.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2006$50,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 20261.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 1, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 2019$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 7, 2017$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 2016$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20141.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 16, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 16, 20071.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 197410 deaths · 175 injured · $25 million · F5 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 20124 deaths · $750,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 1961F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1990$500,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 19761 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 1965$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 19671 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 1985$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 1987F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1999$100,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2002$5,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017$150,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2024EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Jefferson County, with its track

• Tornado, June 18, 20261 injured · EF2 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 20261.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 202660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20251 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 24, 20251 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 30, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 202451 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2024EF2 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20231.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 202352 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 25, 2023EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 3, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20221 death · $200,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202255 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20221.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 202151 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 202151 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 25, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, March 19, 202053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 2019$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, November 14, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2018$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2018$15,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 20, 20181 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, February 22, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2017$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2017$185,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017$150,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, May 11, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 2016$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 26, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20163 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20162 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2015$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2015$165,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 20151.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 201556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 15, 20151 event here
• Flood, March 4, 20152 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 16, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20141.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 6, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2013$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2013$5,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 16, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2012$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20121.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 20124 deaths · $750,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Flood, January 27, 20121 event here
• Tornado, January 17, 2012$55,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, December 5, 20111 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 26, 20111 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20111 event here
• Flood, April 23, 20112 events here
• Flood, April 19, 20111 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF2 · 5 events here
• Flood, April 12, 20111 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20111 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, March 12, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 201052 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 201052 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 12, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 200960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 200970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 27, 20091 event here
• High Wind, September 14, 200870 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 4, 20081 event here
• Flood, March 27, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 2008$30,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 7, 20081 event here
• Flood, March 4, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, February 21, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20081 event here
• Flood, February 5, 20081 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20071.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20071.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20072.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 20071 event here
• Flood, January 15, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 200650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2006$50,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 2, 200687 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 20061 event here
• Flood, March 11, 20061 event here
• Flood, March 9, 20061 event here
• Flood, March 28, 20051 event here
• Flood, January 10, 20051 event here
• Flood, January 5, 20051 event here
• Flood, January 3, 20051 event here
• Flood, December 31, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 19, 20041 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2004$15,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2004$80,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 2, 20041 event here
• Flood, January 4, 20041 event here
• Flood, September 2, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 28, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 200350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 10, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 5, 20031 event here
• Flood, February 22, 20031 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 20031 event here
• Flood, January 1, 20031 event here
• Flood, December 20, 20021 event here
• Flood, September 27, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20021 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 2002$240,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 5, 2002$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2002$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2002$5,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 28, 20021 event here
• Flood, April 22, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 2002$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, December 17, 20011 event here
• Flood, November 28, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 200190 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 24, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 200160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 2001$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, December 16, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 200060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 200070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 18, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, February 18, 20001 event here
• Flood, January 3, 20001 event here
• Tornado, January 3, 2000F1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 1999F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1999$100,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 22, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 199860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 16, 19981 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 19981 event here
• Flood, January 8, 19981 event here
• Flood, June 18, 19971 event here
• Flood, June 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, May 2, 19971 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 1997$200,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 19971 event here
• Flood, March 2, 1997$7.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, February 4, 19971 event here
• Flood, January 27, 19971 event here
• Flood, December 24, 19961 event here
• Flood, December 19, 19961 event here
• Flood, December 17, 19961 event here
• Flood, November 15, 19961 event here
• Flood, July 7, 19961 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 19961 event here
• Hail, June 14, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 199660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 15, 19961 event here
• Flood, May 11, 19961 event here
• Flood, May 9, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 3, 19961 event here
• Flood, May 3, 19961 event here
• Flood, May 3, 19961 event here
• Flash Flood, April 29, 19961 event here
• Flash Flood, April 29, 19961 event here
• Flood, April 29, 19961 event here
• Flood, April 28, 19961 event here
• Flood, April 23, 19961 event here
• Flood, April 20, 19961 event here
• Flood, April 1, 19961 event here
• Flood, March 19, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 19, 19961 event here
• Flood, January 23, 19961 event here
• Flood, January 22, 19961 event here
• Flood, January 19, 19961 event here
• Flood, January 17, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 19961 event here
• Hail, July 15, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 1995F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 18, 1992$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1992F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 19921.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 1991F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 199152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1990$500,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 26, 19870.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 1987F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 1987F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 19870.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 19872 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 19871 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 1985$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 19, 1981F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 198152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 1, 1979F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 19761 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1974
• 1970
• 1967
• 1965
• 1961

Tornadoes in Jefferson CountyEvery warning in Jefferson 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.