Storm History: Shelby County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Shelby 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
- 447
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 17
- Damage
- $57 million
- Episodes
- 334
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 | 116 | 0 | 13 | $54 million |
| Hail | 89 | 0 | 0 | $202,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 79 | 0 | 0 | $456,000 |
| Flash Flood | 57 | 0 | 0 | $547,000 |
| Flood | 35 | 0 | 0 | $834,000 |
| Winter Storm | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| High Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Drought | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $152,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 1 | 4 | $20,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Tornado, March 31, 2006
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, February 25, 1956
- Tornado, April 25, 1961
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, May 21, 2022
- Tornado, March 11, 1955
- Tornado, July 4, 1957
- Tornado, September 24, 1961
- Tornado, August 9, 1969
- Tornado, March 15, 1971
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Flood, March 23, 2012
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2008
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, April 5, 2010
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Hail, May 16, 2019
- Hail, June 20, 1995
- Hail, August 9, 2012
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, April 17, 2013
- Hail, April 1, 2012
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2005
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2020
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 25, 1961
- Tornado, July 9, 1980
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, April 27, 1994
- Tornado, July 31, 1958
- Tornado, September 24, 1961
- Tornado, August 9, 1969
- Tornado, June 25, 1978
- Tornado, June 2, 1980
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Tornado, July 30, 1992
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, June 29, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Hail, February 28, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- High Wind, January 12, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, February 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Wildfire, October 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 14, 2022
- Tornado, May 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Flood, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2021
- Hail, March 25, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 20, 2020
- Winter Weather, March 14, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2019
- Hail, May 16, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Tornado, July 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 10, 2017
- Flood, October 19, 2016
- Hail, July 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Tornado, March 31, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2015
- Hail, June 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Flood, June 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Hail, May 13, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2013
- Flood, June 12, 2013
- Tornado, May 21, 2013
- Hail, April 17, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2013
- Blizzard, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Flood, September 7, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 9, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 31, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 12, 2012
- Flood, April 30, 2012
- Hail, April 1, 2012
- Flood, March 23, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Flood, June 14, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Hail, May 30, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2009
- Flood, May 13, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2009
- Flash Flood, February 11, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, September 8, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Hail, June 21, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Flood, March 3, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2008
- Flood, February 5, 2008
- Flood, January 8, 2008
- Tornado, April 11, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Flood, January 13, 2007
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Tornado, April 14, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, March 31, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2005
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Hail, September 19, 2005
- Lightning, August 5, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2005
- Hail, June 30, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2004
- Flood, January 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2003
- Flood, September 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2003
- Tornado, July 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2003
- Hail, May 28, 2003
- Tornado, May 14, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 6, 2003
- Tornado, May 1, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Hail, September 18, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Hail, September 23, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Hail, June 19, 2001
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2000
- Hail, September 20, 2000
- Hail, August 6, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2000
- Hail, April 20, 2000
- Flood, April 8, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 1999
- Flood, June 12, 1999
- Hail, May 17, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 1999
- Hail, April 9, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 1999
- Flood, January 22, 1999
- Flood, January 22, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 14, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998
- Flood, June 12, 1998
- Flood, June 11, 1998
- Hail, April 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1998
- Flood, April 9, 1998
- Hail, April 8, 1998
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Lightning, June 18, 1997
- Flood, June 1, 1997
- Flood, May 31, 1997
- Flood, May 31, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 1997
- High Wind, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 24, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Winter Storm, December 16, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 1996
- Flash Flood, August 15, 1996
- Hail, August 15, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 1996
- Flood, May 4, 1996
- Flood, May 4, 1996
- Lightning, April 20, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Shelby CountyEvery warning in Shelby 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.