Storm History: Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Vanderburgh 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
- 1,012
- Deaths
- 28
- Injuries
- 247
- Damage
- $99 million
- Episodes
- 882
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 139 | 0 | 3 | $2.8 million |
| Hail | 121 | 0 | 0 | $36 million |
| Tornado | 104 | 20 | 210 | $22 million |
| Flash Flood | 95 | 0 | 0 | $4.6 million |
| Dense Fog | 75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 73 | 0 | 0 | $96,000 |
| Flood | 71 | 1 | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Winter Weather | 66 | 0 | 13 | $30,000 |
| Heat | 51 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 48 | 0 | 0 | $215,000 |
| Winter Storm | 34 | 1 | 0 | $16 million |
| Heavy Snow | 23 | 0 | 1 | $175,000 |
| Drought | 22 | 0 | 0 | $3.0 million |
| Heavy Rain | 21 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 20 | 3 | 16 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 18 | 2 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 1 | $12 million |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 4 | 1 | 1 | $60,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, May 9, 2014
- Tornado, November 6, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2006
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Tornado, April 15, 1994
- Hail, June 19, 1994
- Tornado, June 17, 1997
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 28, 1996
- Tornado, April 7, 2015
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2014
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Hail, March 15, 1987
- Hail, July 30, 1978
- Hail, September 7, 1990
- Hail, January 10, 1963
- Hail, May 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2017
- Hail, March 21, 1991
- Hail, March 14, 1967
- Hail, April 19, 1964
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2023
- Hail, January 8, 2008
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, June 20, 2006
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, November 6, 2005
- Tornado, November 15, 1955
- Tornado, March 11, 1962
- Tornado, August 9, 1969
- Tornado, November 19, 1970
- Tornado, April 3, 1989
- Tornado, May 26, 1962
- Tornado, December 11, 1967
- Tornado, May 10, 1969
- Tornado, April 19, 1970
- Tornado, March 15, 1971
- Tornado, June 30, 1977
- Tornado, April 11, 1979
- Tornado, June 28, 1980
- Tornado, May 15, 1986
Every episode, newest first
- Dense Fog, April 25, 2026
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 15, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Strong Wind, January 14, 2026
- Strong Wind, November 26, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2025
- Flood, November 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2025
- Dense Fog, September 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2025
- Heat, August 16, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2025
- Flood, July 17, 2025
- Heat, July 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2025
- Strong Wind, May 15, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 13, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 6, 2025
- Hail, March 30, 2025
- Hail, March 19, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 19, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 14, 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
- Strong Wind, January 17, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 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
- Strong Wind, September 27, 2024
- Drought, September 10, 2024
- Flood, August 1, 2024
- Heat, August 1, 2024
- Heat, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, July 30, 2024
- Heat, July 14, 2024
- Flood, July 13, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2024
- Heat, July 3, 2024
- Heat, June 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 14, 2024
- Hail, April 18, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 8, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2024
- Strong Wind, April 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Strong Wind, March 26, 2024
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2024
- Hail, March 14, 2024
- Dense Fog, March 2, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 23, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Flood, January 12, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Heat, July 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Heat, June 30, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2023
- Heat, June 25, 2023
- Lightning, May 8, 2023
- Tornado, April 5, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, March 31, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2023
- Flood, March 24, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 27, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 22, 2023
- Flood, February 16, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2023
- Strong Wind, January 19, 2023
- Hail, January 12, 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
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2022
- Heat, July 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2022
- Flood, July 17, 2022
- Hail, July 8, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 13, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Hail, March 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2022
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Flood, January 1, 2022
- Strong Wind, December 25, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, November 3, 2021
- Tornado, October 15, 2021
- Heat, August 24, 2021
- Dense Fog, August 22, 2021
- Heat, August 10, 2021
- Heat, July 29, 2021
- Flood, July 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2021
- Dense Fog, May 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2021
- Hail, March 25, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2021
- Dense Fog, March 16, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Flood, February 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, 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
- Flood, October 29, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 12, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 5, 2020
- Heat, August 10, 2020
- Heat, July 19, 2020
- Tornado, July 15, 2020
- Lightning, July 8, 2020
- Dense Fog, July 2, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2020
- Flood, June 28, 2020
- Flood, May 17, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Tornado, April 25, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2020
- Tornado, March 28, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 12, 2020
- Flood, February 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, November 30, 2019
- 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2019
- Heat, July 18, 2019
- Heat, July 10, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2019
- Dense Fog, May 2, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2019
- Strong Wind, April 11, 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
- Tornado, February 7, 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
- 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
- Heat, July 14, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, July 9, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 29, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 26, 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
- Hail, April 2, 2018
- Flood, April 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2018
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 24, 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
- Strong Wind, November 18, 2017
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Vanderburgh CountyEvery warning in Vanderburgh 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.