Storm History: Porter County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Porter 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
- 633
- Deaths
- 29
- Injuries
- 29
- Damage
- $50 million
- Episodes
- 414
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 | 125 | 4 | 11 | $27 million |
| Hail | 118 | 1 | 2 | $2.7 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 105 | 0 | 0 | $196,000 |
| Flash Flood | 59 | 4 | 2 | $16 million |
| Flood | 38 | 0 | 2 | $3.7 million |
| Winter Storm | 31 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| High Wind | 30 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 18 | 19 | 9 | |
| Winter Weather | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | $97,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Surf | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Rip Current, August 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- Rip Current, July 26, 2005
- Rip Current, August 18, 2018
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Hail, May 15, 2007
- Tornado, May 30, 1980
- Rip Current, August 29, 1999
- Rip Current, July 13, 2008
- Rip Current, August 2, 2008
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Rip Current, August 28, 2011
- Rip Current, July 8, 2012
- Rip Current, July 27, 2013
- Rip Current, June 23, 2020
- Rip Current, June 27, 2022
- Rip Current, July 10, 2022
- Rip Current, June 15, 2023
- Rip Current, June 20, 2023
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 11, 1965
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2014
- Flood, February 19, 2018
- Hail, August 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2008
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2008
- Tornado, March 12, 1976
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2008
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Hail, May 15, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2007
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Lightning, August 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2006
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 28, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 1979
- Hail, May 5, 1997
- Hail, July 7, 2017
- Flood, June 8, 2015
- Hail, July 10, 2013
- Hail, June 16, 2012
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Flood, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2007
- Hail, August 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2003
- Hail, April 19, 1996
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 11, 1965
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, April 30, 1962
- Tornado, October 24, 1967
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, March 12, 1976
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, March 10, 2026
- Tornado, June 8, 1958
- Tornado, April 18, 1975
- Tornado, July 2, 1992
- Tornado, August 4, 2008
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 29, 2026
- Flood, June 21, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Hail, May 18, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Hail, April 13, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Tornado, March 10, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2026
- High Wind, January 14, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2025
- Flood, December 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2025
- Funnel Cloud, July 28, 2025
- Flood, July 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2025
- Flood, July 19, 2025
- Rip Current, June 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2025
- High Surf, June 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Dust Storm, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 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, September 7, 2024
- Rip Current, August 6, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Flood, May 20, 2024
- Hail, May 7, 2024
- Hail, February 8, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2024
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 19, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2023
- Tornado, July 28, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Rip Current, June 20, 2023
- Rip Current, June 15, 2023
- Drought, June 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Hail, March 26, 2023
- Flood, February 22, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- High Wind, November 5, 2022
- Hail, August 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2022
- Hail, July 23, 2022
- Rip Current, July 10, 2022
- Heat, July 5, 2022
- Rip Current, June 27, 2022
- Hail, June 13, 2022
- Heat, June 13, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 10, 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
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- High Wind, December 11, 2021
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, October 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2021
- Tornado, June 26, 2021
- Tornado, June 20, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2021
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2020
- Hail, October 12, 2020
- Rip Current, August 16, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Hail, July 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2020
- Rip Current, June 23, 2020
- Hail, June 22, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, April 29, 2020
- Flood, April 7, 2020
- High Wind, March 29, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, March 6, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, January 11, 2020
- Flood, January 10, 2020
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Lakeshore Flood, November 11, 2019
- Lakeshore Flood, October 31, 2019
- Flood, June 20, 2019
- High Wind, June 13, 2019
- Tornado, May 27, 2019
- Hail, May 16, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Tornado, March 14, 2019
- High Wind, March 11, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2018
- Rip Current, August 18, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2018
- Hail, August 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2018
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Flood, February 19, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2018
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 16, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017
- Hail, July 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2017
- Hail, April 10, 2017
- High Wind, April 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2017
- High Wind, January 10, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2016
- Flood, August 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016
- High Wind, March 16, 2016
- Blizzard, February 24, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2015
- Hail, June 10, 2015
- Flood, June 8, 2015
- Tornado, June 7, 2015
- Blizzard, February 1, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 2015
- Hail, September 20, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2014
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 2, 2014
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Rip Current, July 27, 2013
- Hail, July 10, 2013
- Flood, June 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Hail, January 28, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 23, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2012
- Rip Current, July 8, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 28, 2012
- Hail, June 16, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2012
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 10, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2012
- High Wind, October 19, 2011
- Strong Wind, September 29, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2011
- Rip Current, August 28, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2011
- Hail, July 2, 2011
- Flood, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 30, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2011
- Hail, June 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 10, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 11, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 8, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Strong Wind, September 7, 2010
- Flood, August 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Hail, June 21, 2010
- Hail, June 18, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2010
- Hail, April 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
- Hail, September 27, 2009
- Heavy Rain, August 27, 2009
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Flood, July 28, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2009
- Flood, April 5, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 3, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 18, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2008
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Porter CountyEvery warning in Porter 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.