Storm History: Madison County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Madison 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
- 646
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 29
- Damage
- $50 million
- Episodes
- 420
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 | 166 | 0 | 9 | $22 million |
| Hail | 147 | 0 | 2 | $15 million |
| Flash Flood | 96 | 1 | 3 | $3.9 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 88 | 0 | 0 | $560,000 |
| Flood | 57 | 0 | 1 | $7.3 million |
| Winter Storm | 25 | 0 | 6 | $105,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 17 | 0 | 5 | $100,000 |
| Drought | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | $236,000 |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $170,000 |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, May 18, 2000
- Tornado, September 20, 2002
- Flood, September 1, 2003
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, April 9, 1953
- Tornado, March 28, 1954
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2003
- Flood, January 21, 1999
- Tornado, June 11, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2003
- Tornado, July 29, 2024
- Tornado, July 2, 1997
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, June 9, 1958
- Tornado, August 17, 1980
- Tornado, September 12, 1988
- Tornado, April 20, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2020
- Tornado, May 27, 2019
- Flood, March 11, 2026
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
- Hail, May 6, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2005
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Hail, May 19, 2017
- Flood, August 21, 2014
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2005
- Hail, June 26, 1995
- Hail, May 25, 1994
- Hail, March 27, 1983
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 14, 1972
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, July 9, 1980
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, April 27, 1994
- Tornado, April 9, 1953
- Tornado, March 6, 1961
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, June 2, 1980
- Tornado, April 3, 1989
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, July 30, 1992
- Tornado, September 20, 2002
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Wildfire, April 21, 2026
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Flood, March 11, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 19, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 29, 2024
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, July 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Hail, April 17, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Hail, July 23, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Hail, May 6, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, February 27, 2023
- High Wind, February 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- High Wind, November 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2022
- Tornado, June 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Flood, December 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 2021
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Hail, March 25, 2021
- Flood, March 18, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2020
- Flood, July 8, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2019
- Tornado, May 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Tornado, July 20, 2018
- Hail, June 8, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2017
- Tornado, November 18, 2017
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2017
- Hail, July 7, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Hail, May 19, 2017
- Hail, April 26, 2017
- Hail, March 30, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2016
- Flood, June 22, 2016
- Tornado, May 1, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Hail, March 27, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Hail, June 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2015
- Hail, June 8, 2015
- Tornado, May 30, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Ice Storm, January 11, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2014
- Flood, August 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2014
- Flood, June 18, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Flood, May 27, 2013
- Tornado, May 21, 2013
- Flood, April 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2013
- Flood, January 13, 2013
- Blizzard, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Flood, September 7, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 27, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Drought, June 12, 2012
- Flood, March 30, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2011
- Flood, August 13, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 22, 2011
- Tornado, February 27, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2010
- Flood, June 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Flood, June 14, 2010
- Flood, June 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Tornado, August 4, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2009
- Flash Flood, February 11, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2008
- Hail, June 6, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, May 30, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2008
- Flood, February 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Flood, January 8, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2007
- Flood, June 27, 2007
- Hail, May 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2007
- Tornado, April 11, 2007
- Flood, March 23, 2007
- Lightning, March 19, 2007
- Flood, March 1, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Flood, January 14, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2006
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Hail, June 2, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2005
- Hail, November 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2005
- Hail, June 30, 2005
- Tornado, June 12, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Tornado, July 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2004
- Flood, June 12, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flood, May 28, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Hail, May 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2004
- Tornado, April 20, 2004
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Flood, January 3, 2004
- Tornado, September 26, 2003
- Flood, September 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2003
- Hail, July 11, 2003
- Tornado, July 8, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2003
- Flood, July 5, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2003
- Tornado, July 4, 2003
- Flood, May 10, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, September 20, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Madison CountyEvery warning in Madison 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.