Storm History: Newton County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Newton 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
- 317
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 29
- Damage
- $6.0 million
- Episodes
- 247
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 | 63 | 2 | 28 | $3.3 million |
| Hail | 61 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 56 | 0 | 1 | $136,000 |
| Flash Flood | 34 | 3 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, July 6, 1987
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2008
- Flood, September 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2008
- Tornado, March 12, 1976
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Lightning, July 13, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2001
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
- Tornado, May 31, 1954
- Tornado, April 30, 1962
- Tornado, April 6, 1972
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Tornado, June 7, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2017
- Flood, August 5, 2008
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
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 17, 1963
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, April 26, 1994
- Tornado, March 10, 2026
- Tornado, April 23, 1961
- Tornado, April 30, 1962
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, March 12, 1976
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, May 31, 1954
- Tornado, June 7, 1980
- Tornado, July 6, 1987
- Tornado, May 13, 1995
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 29, 2026
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Hail, April 13, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2026
- Tornado, March 10, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- High Wind, January 14, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2025
- Hail, August 12, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Dust Storm, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 29, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2023
- Tornado, July 28, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 13, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Hail, August 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2022
- Heat, July 5, 2022
- Heat, June 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 10, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2021
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2020
- Tornado, August 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2018
- Hail, August 2, 2018
- Tornado, May 27, 2018
- Flood, February 19, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2016
- Blizzard, February 24, 2016
- Hail, September 4, 2015
- Hail, August 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2015
- Hail, June 22, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2015
- Flood, June 8, 2015
- Tornado, June 7, 2015
- Hail, May 5, 2015
- Blizzard, February 1, 2015
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2013
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Hail, September 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2013
- Flood, June 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2013
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Hail, May 3, 2013
- Hail, April 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Hail, August 9, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Hail, May 20, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2012
- Hail, March 23, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2011
- Tornado, July 23, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2011
- Hail, June 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 7, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 10, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2010
- Lightning, July 13, 2010
- Hail, June 21, 2010
- Hail, June 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2010
- Flood, March 8, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Flood, September 15, 2008
- Flood, August 5, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- Hail, May 15, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 25, 2007
- Blizzard, February 13, 2007
- Flood, September 12, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2006
- Hail, June 26, 2006
- Hail, April 16, 2006
- Hail, April 14, 2006
- Tornado, April 14, 2006
- Hail, March 13, 2006
- Hail, July 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Flood, February 16, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2005
- Flood, January 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Hail, June 10, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2004
- Hail, May 18, 2004
- Hail, May 7, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2004
- High Wind, November 13, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2003
- Hail, July 6, 2003
- Hail, July 4, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Hail, March 20, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2002
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2001
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2000
- Hail, September 11, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2000
- Tornado, May 18, 2000
- Hail, May 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 1999
- Hail, April 21, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 1999
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1998
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 1997
- Hail, June 30, 1997
- Hail, June 20, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 9, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 1996
- Flash Flood, July 17, 1996
- High Wind, March 25, 1996
- Hail, February 27, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- Tornado, May 13, 1995
- Hail, July 1, 1994
- Tornado, April 26, 1994
- Tornado, June 17, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 30, 1991
- Hail, July 7, 1991
- Hail, August 28, 1990
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, July 11, 1989
- Tornado, July 6, 1987
- Hail, June 1, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 19, 1985
- Hail, August 6, 1985
- Hail, July 9, 1985
- Hail, June 2, 1985
- Tornado, July 3, 1984
- Hail, June 22, 1984
- Hail, April 3, 1982
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 1981
- Tornado, June 7, 1980
- Tornado, March 12, 1976
- Hail, July 12, 1975
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, April 6, 1972
- Hail, May 13, 1970
- Tornado, April 17, 1963
- Tornado, April 30, 1962
- Tornado, April 23, 1961
- Tornado, May 31, 1954
- Tornado, May 28, 1954
- Tornado, May 27, 1954
More
Tornadoes in Newton CountyEvery warning in Newton 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.