Storm History: Washington County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Washington 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
- 368
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 26
- Damage
- $19 million
- Episodes
- 248
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 | 104 | 8 | 26 | $13 million |
| Hail | 79 | 0 | 0 | $707,000 |
| Flash Flood | 67 | 0 | 0 | $3.2 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 57 | 0 | 0 | $340,000 |
| Flood | 20 | 1 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2008
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, May 27, 2004
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Flood, April 29, 1996
- Flood, March 11, 2006
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood, November 10, 2002
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Lightning, July 13, 2014
- Hail, April 2, 2006
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 9, 1991
- Hail, April 28, 2012
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Hail, April 20, 1996
- Hail, July 27, 1981
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, September 7, 1990
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2003
- Hail, April 27, 1989
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2026
- Hail, June 5, 2019
- Hail, July 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, March 19, 1963
- Tornado, March 7, 1956
- Tornado, March 16, 1963
- Tornado, December 11, 1967
- Tornado, June 7, 1980
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, July 6, 1987
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Tornado, May 27, 2004
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 26, 2026
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Tornado, June 18, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2026
- Hail, May 16, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Tornado, December 28, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, October 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2025
- Hail, June 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Hail, March 30, 2025
- Hail, March 19, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Tornado, February 10, 2024
- Tornado, August 6, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- High Wind, February 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2022
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Tornado, March 18, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Tornado, October 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Hail, October 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Hail, June 5, 2019
- Tornado, March 14, 2019
- Tornado, July 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Blizzard, March 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
- Hail, July 7, 2017
- Tornado, May 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Hail, June 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Flood, December 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, December 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2015
- Hail, May 10, 2015
- Tornado, April 7, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2014
- Lightning, July 13, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Hail, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Flood, December 21, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 6, 2013
- Flood, November 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2013
- Tornado, June 26, 2013
- Hail, April 16, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2012
- Blizzard, December 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012
- Hail, July 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2012
- Hail, April 28, 2012
- Hail, March 23, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Flood, December 5, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, June 19, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2011
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Flood, April 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2010
- Flash Flood, October 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Blizzard, January 27, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, July 20, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2008
- Flood, April 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2008
- Ice Storm, February 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2008
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Flood, January 17, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2006
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2006
- Flood, March 11, 2006
- Flood, March 11, 2006
- Flash Flood, March 11, 2006
- Hail, January 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flood, January 6, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Hail, July 22, 2004
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2004
- Flood, May 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2004
- Tornado, May 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2003
- Hail, April 20, 2003
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2002
- Hail, June 25, 2002
- Hail, May 25, 2002
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2002
- Flood, December 17, 2001
- Flash Flood, December 17, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Hail, April 10, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2000
- Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flood, January 4, 2000
- Tornado, January 3, 2000
- Hail, August 19, 1999
- Tornado, May 17, 1999
- Hail, February 27, 1999
- High Wind, February 7, 1999
- Flash Flood, January 22, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 1998
- Hail, June 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998
- Hail, May 31, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 18, 1997
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 1996
- Hail, May 28, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 1996
- Flood, May 11, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996
- Flood, April 29, 1996
- Flash Flood, April 29, 1996
- Hail, April 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 1996
- Hail, February 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 1996
- Tornado, May 27, 1995
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Tornado, August 3, 1991
- Hail, April 9, 1991
- Hail, September 7, 1990
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Hail, April 27, 1989
- Tornado, July 6, 1987
- Tornado, July 5, 1987
- Hail, June 13, 1987
- Hail, June 30, 1986
- Tornado, May 7, 1986
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Hail, May 7, 1983
- Hail, June 8, 1982
- Tornado, May 29, 1982
- Hail, July 27, 1981
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 1981
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 1981
- Tornado, June 7, 1980
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 1978
- Tornado, January 13, 1976
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 25, 1973
- Hail, June 22, 1969
- Tornado, December 11, 1967
- Tornado, March 19, 1963
- Tornado, March 16, 1963
- Tornado, April 20, 1958
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Tornado, March 7, 1956
More
Tornadoes in Washington CountyEvery warning in Washington 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.