Storm History: Lawrence County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lawrence 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
- 428
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 63
- Damage
- $67 million
- Episodes
- 306
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 110 | 1 | 58 | $34 million |
| Hail | 87 | 0 | 1 | $391,000 |
| Flood | 73 | 3 | 0 | $32 million |
| Flash Flood | 59 | 0 | 0 | $292,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 40 | 0 | 0 | $169,000 |
| Winter Storm | 24 | 0 | 2 | |
| Drought | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Flood, January 22, 1999
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, April 15, 1994
- Tornado, March 8, 2009
- Tornado, February 10, 1959
- Tornado, April 19, 1963
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 17, 1999
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, April 19, 1996
- Flood, March 10, 2006
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, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, February 10, 1959
- Tornado, April 19, 1963
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Tornado, March 8, 2009
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, March 1, 1955
- Tornado, April 5, 1957
- Tornado, April 19, 1970
- Tornado, June 30, 1977
- Tornado, June 28, 1980
- Tornado, May 15, 1986
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- Flood, March 4, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Hail, April 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Tornado, March 19, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, July 29, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Hail, April 2, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 12, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Flood, March 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Hail, June 1, 2022
- Tornado, May 21, 2022
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2021
- Flood, October 23, 2020
- Flood, July 11, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2020
- Flood, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2019
- Tornado, February 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2018
- Flood, June 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
- Hail, May 19, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Flood, October 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2016
- Flood, June 20, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2014
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2013
- Flood, January 13, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2012
- Blizzard, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 27, 2012
- Flood, July 8, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 12, 2012
- Hail, May 4, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Flood, March 23, 2012
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 9, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2010
- Hail, November 22, 2010
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Drought, September 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2010
- Flood, June 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2010
- Tornado, August 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2009
- Flood, May 13, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2009
- Tornado, March 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, February 11, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Flood, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, May 27, 2008
- Flood, May 17, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Flood, April 1, 2008
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Flood, March 6, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2008
- Flood, February 8, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Flood, January 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2008
- Hail, October 18, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2007
- Tornado, April 11, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Flood, March 1, 2007
- Flood, February 22, 2007
- Flood, January 1, 2007
- Flood, December 1, 2006
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Flood, March 10, 2006
- Tornado, February 16, 2006
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Hail, September 23, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2005
- Hail, June 30, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Hail, August 19, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004
- Hail, July 6, 2004
- Hail, June 12, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Hail, May 27, 2004
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Flood, January 2, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 21, 2003
- Flood, July 10, 2003
- Flood, June 19, 2003
- Flood, May 13, 2003
- Flood, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, May 1, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Flood, February 26, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Flood, January 4, 2003
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flood, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2002
- Flood, May 1, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2002
- Flood, April 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2002
- Flood, April 13, 2002
- Flood, March 26, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2002
- Flood, December 16, 2001
- Flood, October 27, 2001
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Flood, June 20, 2001
- Hail, June 19, 2001
- Hail, June 5, 2001
- Hail, April 10, 2001
- Hail, April 10, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- Lightning, September 4, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2000
- Hail, May 12, 2000
- Hail, April 20, 2000
- Flood, April 8, 2000
- Hail, May 17, 1999
- Flood, May 17, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1999
- Hail, February 27, 1999
- Flood, February 7, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 22, 1999
- Flood, January 22, 1999
- Flood, June 22, 1998
- Flood, June 19, 1998
- Flood, June 12, 1998
- Flood, April 16, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 1998
- Flash Flood, April 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 1998
- Flood, January 10, 1998
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1997
- Flood, June 1, 1997
- Flood, May 31, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 1997
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Winter Storm, December 16, 1996
- Hail, June 3, 1996
- Flood, May 11, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996
- Flood, May 4, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lawrence CountyEvery warning in Lawrence 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.