Storm History: Knox County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Knox 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
- 698
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 46
- Damage
- $72 million
- Episodes
- 434
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 179 | 0 | 0 | $58 million |
| Hail | 134 | 0 | 0 | $415,000 |
| Tornado | 130 | 0 | 22 | $13 million |
| Flash Flood | 103 | 0 | 2 | $781,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 93 | 0 | 0 | $426,000 |
| Winter Storm | 19 | 0 | 22 | |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Drought | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $54,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 1 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Flood, July 13, 2003
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Flood, July 9, 2003
- Tornado, April 19, 1963
- Flood, January 22, 1999
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Flood, January 21, 1999
- Tornado, September 20, 2002
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Flood, June 11, 2004
- Tornado, January 7, 1989
- Tornado, April 30, 1962
- Tornado, May 6, 1971
- Flood, May 1, 2002
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, January 7, 1989
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, April 27, 1994
- Tornado, November 15, 1955
- Tornado, February 10, 1959
- Tornado, July 23, 1961
- Tornado, April 30, 1962
- Tornado, April 19, 1963
- Tornado, March 12, 1976
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Tornado, March 8, 2009
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Flood, May 18, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- Flood, March 11, 2026
- Flash Flood, March 4, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Tornado, December 28, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2024
- Hail, March 30, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Hail, February 28, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 12, 2023
- Flood, August 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Flood, March 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 14, 2022
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Flood, December 10, 2021
- Flood, October 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021
- Tornado, July 29, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2021
- Flood, July 11, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Strong Wind, October 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019
- Tornado, August 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2019
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2019
- Tornado, March 14, 2019
- Tornado, February 7, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Flood, May 16, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Flood, February 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2017
- Flood, July 13, 2017
- Hail, May 18, 2017
- Hail, March 30, 2017
- Flood, October 19, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2016
- Hail, May 7, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Hail, March 27, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Tornado, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2015
- Tornado, May 30, 2015
- Hail, April 2, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 6, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2014
- Tornado, June 10, 2014
- Hail, May 11, 2014
- Flood, April 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 5, 2013
- Flood, August 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2013
- Hail, June 18, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2013
- Flood, April 18, 2013
- Hail, April 16, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2012
- Blizzard, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 31, 2012
- Hail, July 19, 2012
- Hail, July 18, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 12, 2012
- Hail, May 4, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Hail, April 28, 2012
- Flood, March 30, 2012
- Flood, March 23, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 23, 2012
- Flood, January 17, 2012
- Flood, November 14, 2011
- Flood, July 30, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2011
- Flood, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 25, 2010
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Lightning, August 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2010
- Flood, June 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Flood, June 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2010
- Tornado, August 4, 2009
- Hail, July 25, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2009
- Flood, May 13, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2009
- Flood, May 9, 2009
- Flood, May 1, 2009
- Flood, April 29, 2009
- Flood, April 5, 2009
- Flood, March 17, 2009
- Tornado, March 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, February 11, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Flood, January 1, 2009
- Flood, December 26, 2008
- Flood, July 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, May 27, 2008
- Flood, May 13, 2008
- Flood, May 9, 2008
- Flood, April 1, 2008
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Flood, March 3, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2008
- Flood, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Flood, January 12, 2008
- Flood, January 11, 2008
- Flood, January 8, 2008
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Flood, June 25, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Flood, April 1, 2007
- Flood, April 1, 2007
- Flood, March 29, 2007
- Flood, March 16, 2007
- Flood, March 1, 2007
- Flood, February 25, 2007
- Flood, January 1, 2007
- Flood, January 1, 2007
- Flood, December 22, 2006
- Flood, December 1, 2006
- Hail, September 27, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 16, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Flood, March 11, 2006
- Flood, March 9, 2006
- Tornado, February 16, 2006
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Hail, November 6, 2005
- Hail, September 19, 2005
- Flood, August 30, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flood, March 1, 2005
- Flood, February 8, 2005
- Flood, February 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004
- Hail, July 6, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2004
- Flood, June 14, 2004
- Flood, June 11, 2004
- Flood, June 1, 2004
- Hail, June 1, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flood, May 28, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Flood, May 25, 2004
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Flood, January 4, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Knox CountyEvery warning in Knox 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.