Storm History: Rush County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Rush 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
- 346
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 47
- Damage
- $11 million
- Episodes
- 269
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 | 90 | 3 | 40 | $8.7 million |
| Hail | 83 | 0 | 1 | $512,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 51 | 0 | 0 | $749,000 |
| Flash Flood | 42 | 0 | 0 | $800,000 |
| Flood | 23 | 0 | 0 | $130,000 |
| Winter Storm | 17 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 6 | $250,000 |
| Drought | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, July 9, 1980
- Tornado, April 25, 1961
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Tornado, September 20, 2002
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Tornado, June 18, 1992
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
- Hail, July 8, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2022
- Tornado, June 8, 2022
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2022
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- Hail, August 25, 2018
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 1991
- Hail, August 25, 2018
- Flood, April 8, 2015
- Hail, July 6, 1994
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Hail, June 20, 1995
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Hail, June 26, 1995
- Hail, June 29, 2023
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, July 9, 1980
- Tornado, April 25, 1961
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, April 27, 1994
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, June 2, 1980
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, February 25, 1956
- Tornado, March 19, 1963
- Tornado, April 21, 1967
- Tornado, June 7, 1980
- Tornado, July 5, 1980
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- Flood, March 11, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Hail, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, June 29, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Hail, February 28, 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 24, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- High Wind, November 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2022
- Tornado, June 8, 2022
- Tornado, May 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Flood, December 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2021
- Hail, August 7, 2021
- Hail, July 8, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2020
- Hail, May 23, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2019
- Tornado, April 25, 2019
- Hail, April 14, 2019
- Tornado, February 7, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Hail, August 25, 2018
- Flood, June 13, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2018
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
- Hail, August 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Hail, March 20, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2016
- Tornado, April 28, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Flood, April 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Flood, June 18, 2014
- Hail, May 11, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2013
- Tornado, May 21, 2013
- Blizzard, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 21, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Drought, June 12, 2012
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Flood, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2008
- Flood, January 8, 2008
- Flood, June 27, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2006
- Tornado, August 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Tornado, March 31, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2005
- Hail, November 6, 2005
- Hail, September 19, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2005
- Hail, June 25, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Tornado, November 24, 2004
- Tornado, July 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2004
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Flood, September 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 21, 2003
- Tornado, July 8, 2003
- Hail, May 28, 2003
- Tornado, May 14, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 1, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Tornado, September 20, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Hail, June 19, 2001
- Hail, June 12, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- Hail, September 20, 2000
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Hail, August 6, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2000
- Hail, April 20, 2000
- Flood, April 8, 2000
- Hail, May 17, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1999
- Flood, January 22, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 14, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998
- Flood, June 12, 1998
- Flood, June 11, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Flood, June 1, 1997
- Flood, May 31, 1997
- Flood, May 31, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Hail, March 28, 1997
- Hail, March 28, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Winter Storm, December 16, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 1996
- Hail, June 23, 1996
- Hail, June 3, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 1996
- Flood, May 4, 1996
- Flood, May 4, 1996
- Hail, April 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 1996
- Dense Fog, February 20, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1996
- Hail, June 26, 1995
- Tornado, June 21, 1995
- Hail, June 20, 1995
- Tornado, May 14, 1995
- Hail, July 6, 1994
- Hail, June 12, 1994
- Tornado, April 27, 1994
- Hail, May 12, 1993
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Hail, July 8, 1992
- Tornado, June 18, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 1991
- Hail, April 9, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 1990
- Hail, August 28, 1990
- Tornado, June 3, 1990
- Hail, July 26, 1987
- Tornado, July 6, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 1987
- Tornado, July 12, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 1986
- Tornado, May 15, 1986
- Tornado, May 7, 1986
- Hail, May 6, 1986
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 1985
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Hail, July 26, 1984
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Rush CountyEvery warning in Rush 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.