Storm History: Spencer County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Spencer 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
- 785
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $19 million
- Episodes
- 713
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 89 | 0 | 0 | $226,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 88 | 0 | 0 | $788,000 |
| Dense Fog | 71 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 70 | 0 | 2 | $972,000 |
| Winter Weather | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 58 | 0 | 0 | $637,000 |
| Strong Wind | 58 | 0 | 0 | $59,000 |
| Flash Flood | 50 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 50 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Heat | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 33 | 0 | 0 | $6.2 million |
| Heavy Snow | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 21 | 0 | 0 | $3.0 million |
| Excessive Heat | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | $5,000 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2004
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 1996
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2011
- Hail, July 20, 2018
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, November 18, 2017
- Flood, February 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, December 31, 2018
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Hail, June 15, 2011
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Tornado, April 3, 1989
- Tornado, November 6, 2005
- Tornado, December 11, 1967
- Tornado, May 10, 1969
- Tornado, May 6, 1971
- Tornado, June 30, 1977
- Tornado, April 11, 1979
- Tornado, June 7, 1980
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
Every episode, newest first
- Dense Fog, April 25, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 27, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 15, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2026
- Strong Wind, January 8, 2026
- Dense Fog, November 24, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 8, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2025
- Dense Fog, September 23, 2025
- Heat, August 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2025
- Heat, July 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, July 10, 2025
- Dense Fog, July 8, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 6, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 19, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 5, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Flood, February 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Freezing Fog, January 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Flood, December 28, 2024
- Strong Wind, December 4, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2024
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2024
- Heat, August 1, 2024
- Heat, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, July 30, 2024
- Heat, July 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2024
- Dense Fog, May 18, 2024
- Tornado, May 14, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 23, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 9, 2024
- Freezing Fog, December 4, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, October 31, 2023
- Hail, September 27, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Heat, July 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Heat, June 30, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2023
- Heat, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Tornado, April 5, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Hail, March 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 27, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 22, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Strong Wind, January 19, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 5, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 12, 2022
- Strong Wind, November 5, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 1, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2022
- Heat, July 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2022
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2022
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, November 3, 2021
- Tornado, October 15, 2021
- Heat, August 24, 2021
- Dense Fog, August 22, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2021
- Heat, August 10, 2021
- Heat, July 29, 2021
- Tornado, June 8, 2021
- Dense Fog, May 27, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2021
- Dense Fog, March 16, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2021
- Strong Wind, December 23, 2020
- Strong Wind, November 15, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 12, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 5, 2020
- Flood, August 14, 2020
- Heat, August 10, 2020
- Heat, July 19, 2020
- Dense Fog, July 2, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 12, 2020
- Flood, February 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2020
- Strong Wind, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Heat, July 18, 2019
- Heat, July 10, 2019
- Flood, July 3, 2019
- Flood, July 2, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2019
- Flood, June 8, 2019
- Dense Fog, May 2, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2019
- Flood, March 14, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 9, 2019
- Flood, March 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2019
- Flood, February 8, 2019
- Dense Fog, February 6, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Strong Wind, January 8, 2019
- Tornado, December 31, 2018
- Strong Wind, December 27, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2018
- Dense Fog, November 30, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 14, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Strong Wind, October 20, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2018
- Tornado, September 8, 2018
- Hail, July 20, 2018
- Heat, July 14, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 29, 2018
- Heat, June 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Hail, May 10, 2018
- Strong Wind, April 12, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 7, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2018
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Dense Fog, February 18, 2018
- Flood, February 15, 2018
- Strong Wind, February 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2018
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Dense Fog, December 19, 2017
- Tornado, November 18, 2017
- Strong Wind, November 18, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Flood, July 23, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2017
- Flood, July 6, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 5, 2017
- Dense Fog, March 17, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 15, 2017
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2017
- Strong Wind, January 10, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Dense Fog, January 2, 2017
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, November 13, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Dense Fog, September 18, 2016
- Heat, July 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016
- Heat, June 23, 2016
- Heat, June 16, 2016
- Dense Fog, May 11, 2016
- Hail, May 1, 2016
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2016
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2016
- Strong Wind, February 28, 2016
- Dense Fog, February 20, 2016
- Strong Wind, February 19, 2016
- Dense Fog, February 16, 2016
- Dense Fog, February 15, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2016
- Flood, January 1, 2016
- Flood, December 27, 2015
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Strong Wind, December 13, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 8, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 4, 2015
- Dense Fog, November 9, 2015
- Dense Fog, November 1, 2015
- Heavy Rain, October 27, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2015
- Dense Fog, August 8, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2015
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Spencer CountyEvery warning in Spencer 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.