Storm History: Putnam County, Indiana

Events

457

Deaths

3

Injuries

27

Damage

$9.1 million

Episodes

342

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.

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• Flood, March 3, 20232 deaths · 2 injured · $25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 19901 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 2 events here

• Tornado, November 22, 19921 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2003$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2008$800,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2023$425,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2026$425,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 19697 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 17, 1988$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 19891 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 19901 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 201611 injured · $250,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 23, 2002$200,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$168,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 2002$150,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 20241 injured · $150,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2003$100,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 4, 2025$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026$100,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2002$75,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2015$75,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 2019$75,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, September 30, 19773.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20213.4 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, February 21, 19803 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20142.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20092.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20052.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, August 17, 20002.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 19792.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 9, 2012$5,000 · 2.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 22, 2026$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2022$20,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20062 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 20, 20032 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 20012 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, June 2, 19901 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 20, 1976$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 22, 19921 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 1960F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 2005F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 2008EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2024$2,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2026$2,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 1961$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 11, 19671 injured · $3,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 1968F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 19697 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 1971F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Putnam County, with its track

• Tornado, June 21, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2026$2,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2026$425,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 18, 2026$27,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2026$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 22, 2026$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026$100,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 11, 2026$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 29, 20251 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2025$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025$20,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025$10,000 · 73 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 4, 2025$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2025EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 19, 2025$14,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2025$4,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 20241 injured · $150,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 2024$5,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 1, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2024$2,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, February 28, 2024$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2023$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2023$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2023$425,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2023$25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 3, 20232 deaths · 2 injured · $25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2022$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2022$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2022$20,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Flood, December 10, 2021$8,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2021$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20213.4 in hail · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2020$50,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020$2,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 11, 2020$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 11, 2020$2,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 2019$75,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 2019$50,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 2019$14,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, November 14, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2018$22,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2018$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20181 event here
• Hail, January 22, 2018$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 5, 2017$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2017$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 2017$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 2017$15,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2016$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2016$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2016$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2016$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$2,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20161.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 201611 injured · $250,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 20151 injured · $25,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 2015$75,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2015$6,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2015$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2015$500 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 23, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2014$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2014$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20142.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20141 event here
• Flood, August 31, 2013$6,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2013$45,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 18, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 201370 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 26, 20121 event here
• High Wind, December 20, 201252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 21, 2012$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2012$5,000 · 2.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2012$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2012$3,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, June 12, 20121 event here
• Flood, March 23, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 2, 20121.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 23, 2012$3,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, August 30, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2011$20,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 1, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 27, 2011EF1 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20101 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20101 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 201065 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 13, 2010$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2010$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2009$5,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2009$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 19, 200961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20092.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 200961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 11, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20091 event here
• Hail, September 20, 200858 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 14, 200861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2008$70,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2008$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2008$3,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2008$800 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2008$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2008$800,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2008$4,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 2008$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2008EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 2008$12,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 5, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$168,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008$73,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20071 event here
• Hail, October 18, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2007EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20071 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 2006$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20062 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 200661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2006$2,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2006F2 · 4 events here
• Flood, March 9, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20051 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 2005F3 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 200562 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 20051.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20052.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, January 3, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 22, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 3, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004F2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 2004F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 4, 20041 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20031 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20031 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20031 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2003$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 2003F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 200365 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 2003$100,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 2003F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20031 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2003$5,000 · F0 · 5 events here
• Hail, May 10, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 200350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 20, 20032 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20021 event here
• Hail, November 10, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 23, 2002$200,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 200280 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2002$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 2002$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 20021.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20021 event here
• Flood, November 29, 20011 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 2001F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 18, 2001$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2001$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 200160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 6, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 20011 event here
• Hail, April 6, 20012 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, February 24, 20011 event here
• Flood, February 9, 20011 event here
• Flood, January 30, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20001 event here
• Flood, October 5, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, October 5, 20001 event here
• Flood, August 17, 20002.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2000$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 21, 20001 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2000$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 9, 20001 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20001 event here
• Hail, June 1, 199958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 19991 injured · $20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 19991 event here
• Flood, February 28, 19991 event here
• Flood, February 7, 19991 event here
• Flood, February 7, 19991 event here
• Flood, January 22, 1999$33,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 22, 1999$33,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 22, 1999$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 21, 1999$63,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 17, 19991 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 6, 1998$5,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Putnam CountyEvery warning in Putnam County since 1986Every county in Indiana

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.