Storm History: Wayne County, Indiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Wayne 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
- 595
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- $18 million
- Episodes
- 434
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 | 160 | 1 | 0 | $721,000 |
| Flash Flood | 95 | 1 | 0 | $274,000 |
| Hail | 86 | 0 | 0 | $289,000 |
| Tornado | 75 | 0 | 6 | $7.4 million |
| Flood | 46 | 0 | 0 | $127,000 |
| Winter Weather | 42 | 0 | 4 | |
| Winter Storm | 41 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | $8.1 million |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $22,000 |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $620,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Tornado, April 25, 1961
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Tornado, August 2, 1972
- Tornado, March 12, 1976
- Tornado, October 1, 1977
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Tornado, April 9, 1999
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Tornado, May 14, 1995
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Tornado, May 17, 1999
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Hail, May 24, 1994
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
- Hail, July 6, 1994
- Hail, May 31, 1985
- Hail, August 3, 2015
- Hail, June 20, 1995
- Hail, November 15, 1989
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2000
- Hail, March 27, 1983
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, January 21, 1999
- Flash Flood, April 8, 1998
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 25, 1961
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, April 27, 1994
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Tornado, April 19, 1963
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, March 12, 1976
- Tornado, June 2, 1980
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, April 9, 1999
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, May 28, 1967
- Tornado, April 8, 1980
- Tornado, June 28, 1980
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026
- Hail, May 18, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 15, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Flood, March 11, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2025
- Flood, April 24, 2025
- Flood, April 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2024
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2024
- Tornado, July 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2024
- Flood, July 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Flood, April 11, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2023
- Flood, March 3, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2022
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Flood, September 15, 2021
- Flood, August 30, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2021
- Tornado, June 18, 2021
- Winter Weather, April 20, 2021
- High Wind, March 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Hail, May 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Flood, September 8, 2018
- Lightning, June 7, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Hail, May 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2017
- Flash Flood, November 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2017
- Hail, July 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2017
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2016
- Tornado, June 4, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Hail, August 3, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 16, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2014
- Flood, April 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, December 21, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Ice Storm, February 21, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Heavy Rain, January 13, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2012
- Blizzard, December 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2012
- Hail, September 7, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Hail, July 18, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Hail, June 16, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, May 23, 2011
- Strong Wind, April 28, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Heavy Rain, April 4, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Flood, March 5, 2011
- Flood, February 28, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Hail, June 14, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2008
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2008
- Ice Storm, February 12, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2007
- Hail, August 19, 2007
- Hail, August 9, 2007
- Hail, April 11, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Flood, March 14, 2007
- Flood, March 1, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Hail, October 4, 2006
- Hail, September 30, 2006
- Flood, August 28, 2006
- Hail, June 1, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Flood, May 17, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Flood, November 15, 2005
- Hail, November 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Wayne CountyEvery warning in Wayne 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.