Storm History: Ripley County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Ripley 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
- 658
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $10 million
- Episodes
- 430
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 136 | 0 | 0 | $509,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 123 | 0 | 0 | $666,000 |
| Tornado | 88 | 3 | 12 | $4.3 million |
| Hail | 85 | 0 | 0 | $235,000 |
| Flood | 75 | 0 | 0 | $130,000 |
| Winter Weather | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 47 | 0 | 0 | $325,000 |
| High Wind | 12 | 1 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $620,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Tornado, April 9, 1999
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Tornado, July 30, 2004
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, April 29, 1970
- Tornado, November 19, 1981
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Tornado, June 18, 2021
- Tornado, March 7, 2022
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 1997
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Tornado, August 17, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2001
- Tornado, October 7, 2017
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, October 19, 2016
- Hail, August 25, 2018
- Hail, June 20, 1995
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- Flood, April 14, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2000
- Hail, August 1, 1993
- Hail, February 27, 2023
- Flood, April 28, 2017
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Hail, March 28, 1997
- Hail, June 14, 1996
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Flood, June 10, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Flood, March 11, 2026
- Flood, March 5, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2025
- Flood, July 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2025
- Flood, July 1, 2025
- Flood, June 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Flood, June 17, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2024
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Flood, July 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Flood, July 23, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2023
- Flood, March 25, 2023
- Flood, March 3, 2023
- Hail, February 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2022
- Flood, May 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2022
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Tornado, March 7, 2022
- Flood, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, December 6, 2021
- Flood, August 30, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2021
- Flood, June 29, 2021
- Tornado, June 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2021
- Flood, May 17, 2021
- Hail, May 7, 2021
- Winter Weather, April 20, 2021
- High Wind, March 25, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2020
- Strong Wind, November 15, 2020
- Flood, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2019
- Flood, May 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 7, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2019
- Strong Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Flood, January 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Flood, September 9, 2018
- Flood, September 8, 2018
- Hail, August 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2018
- Hail, July 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 7, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2017
- Flash Flood, November 5, 2017
- Flood, October 8, 2017
- Tornado, October 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2017
- Flood, May 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2017
- Flood, April 28, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 13, 2017
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- Hail, February 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 10, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2016
- Hail, October 19, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2016
- Flood, September 9, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2016
- Heavy Rain, August 17, 2016
- Heavy Rain, August 9, 2016
- Heavy Rain, August 5, 2016
- Flood, July 26, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2016
- Flood, February 2, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2015
- Hail, June 30, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 16, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2014
- Hail, May 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, December 21, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2013
- Hail, June 23, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2012
- Flood, January 17, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2012
- Flood, December 5, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2011
- Hail, June 20, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Tornado, May 23, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Flood, February 28, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2010
- Flood, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Hail, March 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Ripley CountyEvery warning in Ripley 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.