Muncie, IN Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Muncie is about the same as Indiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Muncie is much higher than Indiana average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #377
| Muncie, IN | 0.03 |
| Indiana | 0.12 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Muncie, IN | 0.0000 |
| Indiana | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #103
| Muncie, IN | 338.00 |
| Indiana | 265.56 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 4,220 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Muncie, IN were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 3 | Cold: | 3 | Dense Fog: | 2 | Drought: | 3 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 439 | Hail: | 1,124 | Heat: | 4 | Heavy Snow: | 22 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 10 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 39 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 2,341 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 43 | Winter Weather: | 9 |
| Other: | 178 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Muncie, IN.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Muncie, IN.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Muncie, IN.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 141 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Muncie, IN.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 1.2 | 1957-04-05 | 2 | 40°11'N / 85°23'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Delaware | |||
| 1.8 | 1954-06-17 | 2 | 40°11'N / 85°22'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Delaware | |||
| 5.5 | 1961-09-24 | 3 | 40°07'N / 85°33'W | 40°08'N / 85°19'W | 12.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Delaware |
| 6.9 | 1965-11-26 | 3 | 40°06'N / 85°23'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Delaware | |
| 7.2 | 1961-09-24 | 3 | 40°08'N / 85°19'W | 40°11'N / 85°13'W | 5.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Shelby |
| 9.9 | 2002-09-20 | 2 | 40°17'N / 85°32'W | 40°22'N / 85°26'W | 11.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3.0M | 15K | Delaware |
| Brief Description: One of Indiana's longest tracking tornados formed along a squall line on the morning of September 20. The tornado touched down near Ellettsville in Monroe county and then remained on the ground for 112 miles before lifting in Blackford county. The tornado produced F3 damage at its strongest points. Nearly 100 single family homes were destroyed, along with several mobile homes. Some apartments were also destroyed. Many businesses and hundreds of homes received damage. Several counties were declared disaster areas. | |||||||||||
| 10.8 | 1953-04-09 | 3 | 40°17'N / 85°52'W | 40°19'N / 85°14'W | 33.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
| 10.9 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 40°05'N / 85°15'W | 40°06'N / 85°14'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Delaware | ||
| 11.6 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 40°03'N / 85°16'W | 40°05'N / 85°15'W | 1.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Henry |
| 12.2 | 1957-04-05 | 2 | 40°03'N / 85°31'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Henry | |||
| 12.2 | 1968-04-14 | 2 | 40°22'N / 85°28'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Delaware | |||
| 12.9 | 2002-09-20 | 2 | 40°02'N / 85°31'W | 40°03'N / 85°32'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 10K | Henry |
| Brief Description: A tornado formed along a squall line. Ten single family homes sustained major damage. As the tornado passed through a trailer park, 30 trailer homes sustained major damage. | |||||||||||
| 13.3 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 40°06'N / 85°14'W | 40°18'N / 85°03'W | 16.70 Miles | 1400 Yards | 1 | 12 | 0K | 0 | Randolph |
| 14.8 | 1998-06-11 | 2 | 40°01'N / 85°30'W | 39°58'N / 85°26'W | 5.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5K | 0 | Henry |
| Brief Description: Second tornado from supercell began in NC Hancock County and tracked ENE into extreme SE Madison County and then ended in NW Henry county NW of New Castle. This tornado traversed mainly open country causing mostly tree damageon farms along the path. This same supercell will produce two more tornadoes further east in Henry and Randolph Counties. These tornadoes will be described below. | |||||||||||
| 15.3 | 1966-06-15 | 2 | 40°25'N / 85°27'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Grant | |||
| 15.5 | 1980-04-08 | 2 | 40°19'N / 85°14'W | 40°21'N / 85°05'W | 7.90 Miles | 87 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jay |
| 16.3 | 1954-03-28 | 2 | 40°07'N / 85°41'W | 1.50 Miles | 53 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison | |
| 16.5 | 1961-07-28 | 2 | 40°21'N / 85°09'W | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Jay | |||
| 16.8 | 1997-07-02 | 2 | 40°06'N / 85°41'W | 40°06'N / 85°41'W | 5.00 Miles | 110 Yards | 0 | 0 | 600K | 10K | Madison |
| Brief Description: The same supercell that produced the weak tornado in Hamilton county also produced this tornado. This strong tornado initially began as three funnels which merged to one tornadoabout when it touched down on the southwest side of Anderson near exit 22 of Interstate 69. The tornado proceeded east-southeast for 5 miles, damaging 35 homes, five with major damage, and also one business. Over 50 trees were blown down, numerous power lines were blown down, and two grain silos were tipped over before the tornado lifted near Emporia. Due to advance warning and good visibility that day, everyone in the path of the tornado were awareof its approach, and was able to seek shelter and escape injury. | |||||||||||
| 17.0 | 1972-05-14 | 4 | 39°59'N / 85°35'W | 40°00'N / 85°33'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Henry | ||
| 17.2 | 1967-02-15 | 2 | 40°03'N / 85°08'W | 0.50 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Randolph | |
| 17.6 | 2002-09-20 | 2 | 39°56'N / 85°50'W | 40°16'N / 85°34'W | 26.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 2 | 8.0M | 25K | Madison |
| Brief Description: One of Indiana's longest tracking tornados formed along a squall line on the morning of September 20. The tornado touched down near Ellettsville in Monroe county and then remained on the ground for 112 miles before lifting in Blackford county. The tornado produced F3 damage at its strongest points. Nearly 100 single family homes were destroyed, along with several mobile homes. Some apartments were also destroyed. Many businesses and hundreds of homes received damage. Several counties were declared disaster areas. | |||||||||||
| 17.9 | 1957-04-05 | 2 | 40°22'N / 85°08'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Jay | |||
| 19.4 | 1958-06-13 | 2 | 39°58'N / 85°36'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |||
| 19.6 | 1962-06-18 | 3 | 39°55'N / 85°21'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Henry | |||
| 19.9 | 1961-09-24 | 3 | 40°11'N / 85°13'W | 40°12'N / 84°49'W | 20.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Randolph |
| 19.9 | 1998-06-11 | 2 | 39°58'N / 85°39'W | 39°58'N / 85°35'W | 3.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5K | 0 | Madison |
| Brief Description: Tornado from NE Hancock Co traversed SE Madison Co causing mainly tree damage. | |||||||||||
| 20.0 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 40°18'N / 85°03'W | 40°19'N / 85°02'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Jay | ||
| 20.2 | 1955-03-11 | 2 | 40°18'N / 85°02'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Randolph | |||
| 20.4 | 1972-05-14 | 4 | 39°57'N / 85°41'W | 39°59'N / 85°35'W | 5.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
| 22.4 | 1965-11-26 | 3 | 39°53'N / 85°31'W | 39°53'N / 85°28'W | 1.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Decatur |
| 22.4 | 1967-12-21 | 3 | 40°29'N / 85°36'W | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Grant | |||
| 22.6 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 39°47'N / 85°34'W | 39°59'N / 85°27'W | 14.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 6 | 0K | 0 | Henry |
| 24.1 | 1986-03-10 | 2 | 39°49'N / 85°26'W | 39°53'N / 85°22'W | 4.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Henry |
| 24.2 | 1967-12-21 | 3 | 40°33'N / 85°24'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Blackford | |||
| 24.8 | 1964-04-28 | 2 | 40°17'N / 85°51'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Madison | |||
| 24.8 | 1998-06-11 | 2 | 39°53'N / 85°45'W | 39°59'N / 85°40'W | 7.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 400K | 0 | Hancock |
| 24.9 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 40°33'N / 85°23'W | 40°34'N / 85°20'W | 1.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 22 | 25.0M | 0 | Blackford |
| 25.7 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 40°30'N / 85°52'W | 40°31'N / 85°28'W | 20.90 Miles | 880 Yards | 8 | 275 | 250.0M | 0 | Grant |
| 26.0 | 1992-11-22 | 2 | 40°02'N / 85°51'W | 40°03'N / 85°50'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
| 26.4 | 1986-03-10 | 3 | 40°02'N / 84°59'W | 40°06'N / 84°52'W | 7.60 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Randolph |
| 27.7 | 1992-11-22 | 2 | 40°01'N / 85°53'W | 40°02'N / 85°51'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hamilton |
| 28.0 | 2007-04-11 | 2 | 40°10'N / 85°57'W | 40°15'N / 85°54'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 150K | 0K | Hamilton |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado touched down at 7:25 P.M. EDT, as reported by trained spotters, about 3 miles east of Arcadia . The tornado continued a path to the northeast, lifting around 7:30 P.M. EDT. An EF2 rating was assigned to this tornado given the significant destruction of a barn, and the tornado moving a dual wheel pickup truck/trailer rig nearly fifteen feet. Winds were estimated near 120 mph. Several other outbuildings, houses, barns, vehicles, trees, sheds, and garages suffered damage as well. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms moved through central Indiana on the afternoon of 11 April 2007. The storms produced tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds. The National Weather Service Indianapolis damage assessment teams confirmed four tornadoes in central Indiana. These tornadoes occurred from mini supercells. | |||||||||||
| 28.3 | 1965-04-08 | 2 | 39°48'N / 85°31'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Henry | |||
| 28.3 | 1974-04-01 | 2 | 39°48'N / 85°31'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Henry | |
| 28.4 | 1980-08-17 | 2 | 39°51'N / 85°44'W | 39°53'N / 85°41'W | 3.30 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
| 28.4 | 1956-03-06 | 4 | 40°34'N / 85°34'W | 40°36'N / 85°36'W | 1.90 Miles | 47 Yards | 1 | 31 | 2.5M | 0 | Grant |
| 28.4 | 1965-04-23 | 2 | 40°33'N / 85°51'W | 40°33'N / 85°30'W | 18.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Grant |
| 29.6 | 1963-03-19 | 2 | 40°03'N / 84°52'W | 2.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Randolph | |
| 29.6 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 40°34'N / 85°20'W | 40°38'N / 85°03'W | 15.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 38 | 25.0M | 0 | Wells |
| 30.2 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 40°29'N / 85°52'W | 40°34'N / 85°41'W | 10.90 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 12 | 0K | 0 | Grant |
| 30.8 | 1972-05-14 | 4 | 39°50'N / 85°57'W | 39°57'N / 85°41'W | 16.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Hancock |
| 30.9 | 1961-07-28 | 3 | 40°11'N / 84°49'W | 40°12'N / 84°48'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Randolph | ||
| 31.0 | 1958-06-08 | 2 | 39°45'N / 85°22'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Henry | |||
| 31.1 | 1965-11-26 | 3 | 39°54'N / 85°50'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Hancock | |
| 31.1 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 39°46'N / 85°37'W | 39°47'N / 85°34'W | 2.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Rush |
| 31.2 | 1967-05-28 | 2 | 39°54'N / 84°57'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wayne | |
| 31.5 | 1986-03-10 | 2 | 39°48'N / 85°47'W | 39°51'N / 85°41'W | 5.00 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hancock |
| 31.5 | 1980-06-07 | 2 | 40°22'N / 85°57'W | 1 | 5 | 0K | 0 | Tipton | |||
| 31.8 | 1960-03-30 | 2 | 39°54'N / 85°51'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hancock | |||
| 32.0 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 40°23'N / 85°58'W | 40°29'N / 85°52'W | 8.30 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Howard |
| 32.3 | 1956-03-06 | 2 | 40°22'N / 85°58'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tipton | |||
| 33.0 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 39°45'N / 85°39'W | 39°46'N / 85°37'W | 1.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 11 | 25.0M | 0 | Hancock |
| 33.1 | 1951-03-29 | 2 | 39°47'N / 85°46'W | 39°49'N / 85°43'W | 3.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Hancock |
| 34.1 | 1992-11-22 | 2 | 39°43'N / 85°38'W | 39°45'N / 85°35'W | 3.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rush |
| 34.1 | 1974-04-03 | 3 | 39°42'N / 85°47'W | 39°51'N / 85°40'W | 11.80 Miles | 440 Yards | 1 | 23 | 25.0M | 0 | Hancock |
| 34.2 | 1965-06-06 | 2 | 40°17'N / 86°02'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tipton | |||
| 34.8 | 1957-04-26 | 2 | 39°47'N / 85°46'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hancock | |||
| 35.4 | 1961-03-06 | 3 | 40°28'N / 85°58'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Howard | |||
| 35.5 | 1953-04-09 | 3 | 40°17'N / 86°15'W | 40°17'N / 85°52'W | 19.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Tipton |
| 35.6 | 1986-03-10 | 2 | 39°43'N / 85°47'W | 39°47'N / 85°40'W | 7.80 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Hancock |
| 36.0 | 1998-06-11 | 3 | 40°24'N / 86°04'W | 40°34'N / 85°52'W | 12.50 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 8 | 5.0M | 0 | Howard |
| Brief Description: This strong tornado originated from a supercell which initially produced several funnel clouds beginning northeast of Crawfordsville, passing over Frankfort to Kokomo's south side. This supercell finally produced its tornado just south of Kokomo near Oakford and Center. The tornado damaged a school near Center and caused its most extensive damage in Greentown where over two dozen buildings were destroyed and nearly 200 buildings were damaged. The tornado continued tracking ENE along the N & W train tracks and into WC Grant County west of Swayzee. | |||||||||||
| 36.1 | 1992-11-22 | 2 | 39°43'N / 85°41'W | 39°43'N / 85°38'W | 1.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hancock |
| 36.3 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 40°40'N / 85°30'W | 40°47'N / 85°20'W | 11.50 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Huntington |
| 36.6 | 1998-06-11 | 4 | 39°47'N / 85°58'W | 39°49'N / 85°44'W | 12.20 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 1 | 1.1M | 0 | Hancock |
| Brief Description: A tornado initially touched down on Indianapolis' far east side in Cumberland destroying six buildings and damaging nearly eighty. The tornado continued east-northeast into Hancock County before dissipating just east of Maxwell at 640 PM EST. In Hancock County, the tornado destroyed approxiamtely five buildings and damaged nearly 40 others. The supercell storm that generated this tornado also produced three other tornadoes in east central Indiana that evening. These tornadoes will be described below. | |||||||||||
| 37.1 | 1955-03-11 | 2 | 39°40'N / 85°40'W | 39°40'N / 85°18'W | 19.40 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Shelby |
| 37.2 | 1955-11-15 | 3 | 40°06'N / 84°38'W | 40°06'N / 84°46'W | 14.40 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 7 | 25K | 0 | Randolph |
| 37.2 | 1955-11-15 | 3 | 40°06'N / 84°46'W | 40°06'N / 84°38'W | 6.60 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Darke |
| 37.4 | 1955-05-28 | 2 | 40°32'N / 85°59'W | 40°35'N / 85°52'W | 6.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Howard |
| 37.6 | 1956-03-06 | 2 | 40°35'N / 85°54'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Miami | |||
| 37.8 | 1961-04-25 | 4 | 39°40'N / 85°18'W | 39°44'N / 84°54'W | 21.60 Miles | 550 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Fayette |
| 38.6 | 1992-11-22 | 2 | 39°39'N / 85°40'W | 39°43'N / 85°41'W | 3.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Shelby |
| 38.7 | 1955-03-11 | 2 | 39°40'N / 85°18'W | 39°40'N / 85°02'W | 14.10 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Fayette |
| 38.8 | 1963-05-27 | 2 | 40°07'N / 84°40'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Darke | |
| 38.8 | 1967-12-21 | 2 | 40°44'N / 85°10'W | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Wells | |||
| 39.0 | 1992-11-22 | 3 | 39°52'N / 86°07'W | 39°57'N / 85°56'W | 9.00 Miles | 433 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Marion |
| 39.1 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 40°09'N / 86°15'W | 40°10'N / 86°01'W | 12.10 Miles | 1333 Yards | 6 | 30 | 25.0M | 0 | Hamilton |
| 39.2 | 1955-03-11 | 2 | 40°12'N / 84°48'W | 40°12'N / 84°30'W | 15.60 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Randolph |
| 39.2 | 1961-04-25 | 4 | 39°36'N / 85°37'W | 39°40'N / 85°18'W | 17.30 Miles | 550 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Rush |
| 39.6 | 1960-09-19 | 3 | 39°38'N / 85°16'W | 0.10 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Fayette | |
| 40.3 | 1954-03-19 | 2 | 39°39'N / 85°08'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Fayette | |||
| 40.4 | 1962-09-13 | 2 | 40°03'N / 86°08'W | 1.00 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hamilton | |
| 40.5 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 40°25'N / 86°18'W | 40°30'N / 85°52'W | 23.30 Miles | 880 Yards | 17 | 560 | 250.0M | 0 | Howard |
| 40.5 | 2008-05-30 | 2 | 39°49'N / 86°00'W | 39°49'N / 85°57'W | 3.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 18 | 29.0M | 0K | Marion |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Numerous structures were damaged in Marion County with the hardest hit area being an apartment complex near 38th Street and Mitthoefer Road. The tornado was associated with an embedded supercell that was overtaken by a line. Based on damage indicators, wind speeds were estimated around 125 mph. This tornado formed near 42nd Street and Post Road and tracked southeastward for 3.1 miles before exiting Marion County on North County Line Road 500 meters south of East 38th Street. The tornado continued in Hancock County. While in Marion County the tornado was rated EF-2 and while in Hancock County the tornado was rated EF-1. The tornado continued to the southeast in Hancock County for 4.0 miles. This made the entire path length 7.1 miles. The width of the tornado while in Hancock County was 100 yards and lasted from 2132 until 2136. Overall, the tornado was on the ground from 2127 until 2136. The tornado lifted in Hancock County 500 feet south of West 200 North on North 400 West. While in Hancock County the tornado damaged barns, houses, billboards, trees, and powerlines. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A warm front moved through through the area earlier in the day allowing for warm temperatures over central Indiana. Severe storms formed in advance of a cold front that moved through later at night. These storms contained hail and damaging thunderstorm winds. Three tornadoes also formed with these storms including one that moved through the east side of Indianapolis. Heavy rain caused flash flooding across many locations. | |||||||||||
| 40.6 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 40°38'N / 85°03'W | 40°42'N / 84°48'W | 13.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 37 | 25.0M | 0 | Adams |
| 41.1 | 1998-06-11 | 3 | 39°47'N / 85°57'W | 39°47'N / 85°57'W | 1.00 Mile | 400 Yards | 0 | 3 | 1.5M | 0 | Marion |
| 41.4 | 1980-07-09 | 4 | 39°37'N / 85°29'W | 39°35'N / 85°22'W | 6.40 Miles | 267 Yards | 2 | 25 | 2.5M | 0 | Rush |
| 41.4 | 1961-07-28 | 3 | 40°12'N / 84°48'W | 40°14'N / 84°25'W | 20.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Darke |
| 41.5 | 1963-04-22 | 3 | 39°51'N / 86°02'W | 0.30 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Marion | |
| 41.8 | 1955-03-11 | 2 | 39°40'N / 85°02'W | 39°40'N / 85°00'W | 1.30 Miles | 847 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| 41.8 | 1965-11-26 | 3 | 40°02'N / 86°15'W | 40°06'N / 86°05'W | 9.60 Miles | 527 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Hamilton |
| 42.0 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 39°44'N / 84°53'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wayne | |||
| 42.2 | 1980-06-02 | 2 | 39°43'N / 85°53'W | 0 | 4 | 0K | 0 | Hancock | |||
| 42.4 | 1963-03-19 | 2 | 39°35'N / 85°14'W | 39°37'N / 85°12'W | 2.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Fayette |
| 42.7 | 1974-06-07 | 2 | 39°57'N / 86°13'W | 39°59'N / 86°04'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hamilton |
| 42.7 | 1961-04-25 | 4 | 39°44'N / 84°54'W | 39°45'N / 84°48'W | 5.10 Miles | 550 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Wayne |
| 42.7 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 40°44'N / 85°15'W | 40°50'N / 85°00'W | 14.40 Miles | 177 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Wells |
| 42.8 | 1951-07-09 | 2 | 40°29'N / 86°07'W | 1.00 Mile | 1760 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Howard | |
| 43.0 | 1972-05-14 | 4 | 39°46'N / 86°05'W | 39°50'N / 85°57'W | 8.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 17 | 250K | 0 | Marion |
| 43.1 | 1961-03-06 | 3 | 40°28'N / 86°08'W | 2.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Howard | |
| 43.8 | 2002-11-10 | 3 | 40°40'N / 84°55'W | 40°44'N / 84°51'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 125K | 0 | Adams |
| Brief Description: This tornado touched down 2 miles northeast of Berne and moved just northeast of Salem before lifting. An NWS ground survey found F3 damage at times 200 yards wide northeast of Berne. Much of the damage was to extremely well built Amish barns and homes. A mobile home was also destroyed near Salem. | |||||||||||
| 43.9 | 1992-11-22 | 3 | 39°47'N / 84°45'W | 39°56'N / 84°38'W | 12.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Preble |
| 44.0 | 1968-05-16 | 3 | 40°44'N / 85°51'W | 40°49'N / 85°39'W | 11.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 12 | 250K | 0 | Wabash |
| 44.6 | 1985-06-15 | 2 | 40°50'N / 85°33'W | 0.30 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Huntington | |
| 44.6 | 1958-06-08 | 2 | 40°21'N / 86°13'W | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Tipton | |||
| 44.7 | 1992-11-22 | 2 | 39°43'N / 84°50'W | 39°44'N / 84°48'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Wayne |
| 44.8 | 1974-04-03 | 3 | 39°35'N / 85°52'W | 39°42'N / 85°47'W | 8.90 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25.0M | 0 | Shelby |
| 44.8 | 2002-09-20 | 2 | 39°38'N / 86°07'W | 39°54'N / 85°56'W | 17.50 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 97 | 40.0M | 0 | Marion |
| Brief Description: One of Indiana's longest tracking tornados formed along a squall line on the morning of September 20. The tornado touched down near Ellettsville in Monroe county and then remained on the ground for 112 miles before lifting in Blackford county. The tornado produced F3 damage at its strongest points. Nearly 100 single family homes were destroyed, along with several mobile homes. Some apartments were also destroyed. Many businesses and hundreds of homes received damage. Several counties were declared disaster areas. | |||||||||||
| 44.8 | 1980-07-09 | 4 | 39°35'N / 85°22'W | 39°31'N / 85°22'W | 4.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rush |
| 45.0 | 2006-03-31 | 2 | 39°38'N / 85°57'W | 39°41'N / 85°47'W | 10.00 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 1 | 5.0M | 0 | Shelby |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down just west of Interstate 65 and Main Street in Greenwood on the evening of 31 March 2006. This tornado was on the ground for 25 minutes, covered an area 17 miles long, and caused significant damage to several homes and businesses along its path, which continued into neighboring Shelby County. At its peak, near the small town of London in Shelby County, the tornado was a strong F2, with a width of four tenths of a mile. The tornado lifted near US 52 and State Road 9 in north central Shelby County. According to the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis, more than 140 homes were damaged, some of them severely. Fortunately, no fatalities or life-threatening injuries were reported, although at least one driver, Megan Mahoney of Chesterfield, MO, sustained a concussion when her car was rolled or tossed off of Interstate 74 in Shelby County and into the yard of a home over 150 feet away. This was the third significant tornado in just over three and a half years to affect the southern suburbs of the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Severe thunderstorms which formed over northwest central Indiana quickly transitioned to a powerful and expanding squall line with embedded supercells that moved southeast through central Indiana during the afternoon and evening of 31 March 2006. Two tornadoes touched down in the 9-county Indianapolis metropolitan area, one of which was on the ground for 17 miles and did an estimated 8 million dollars in damage. | |||||||||||
| 45.0 | 1986-03-10 | 3 | 39°40'N / 85°56'W | 39°40'N / 85°50'W | 3.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Shelby |
| 45.1 | 1961-04-25 | 4 | 39°35'N / 85°48'W | 39°36'N / 85°37'W | 9.60 Miles | 550 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Shelby |
| 45.3 | 1992-11-22 | 2 | 39°36'N / 84°59'W | 39°43'N / 84°50'W | 11.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Union |
| 45.5 | 1992-11-22 | 3 | 39°56'N / 84°38'W | 39°59'N / 84°33'W | 8.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 21 | 25.0M | 0 | Darke |
| 45.9 | 1969-08-09 | 2 | 39°39'N / 85°53'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Shelby | |||
| 46.4 | 1986-03-10 | 2 | 39°34'N / 85°56'W | 39°43'N / 85°50'W | 10.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Shelby |
| 46.4 | 1986-03-10 | 2 | 39°34'N / 85°56'W | 39°43'N / 85°50'W | 10.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Shelby |
| 46.9 | 1986-03-10 | 3 | 39°41'N / 85°59'W | 39°40'N / 85°56'W | 2.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Marion |
| 47.0 | 1980-04-08 | 2 | 39°59'N / 84°33'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Darke | |
| 47.2 | 1956-06-24 | 2 | 40°50'N / 85°07'W | 40°52'N / 85°07'W | 2.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Wells |
| 47.5 | 1967-07-01 | 2 | 40°53'N / 85°29'W | 0.50 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Huntington | |
| 47.7 | 1961-04-25 | 4 | 39°45'N / 84°48'W | 39°45'N / 84°37'W | 9.50 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Preble |
| 47.7 | 2010-06-06 | 3 | 40°38'N / 86°10'W | 40°37'N / 86°03'W | 6.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0.8M | 0K | Miami |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado that entered this county exited the Grissom Air Reserve base on the Cass/Miami county line and continued east-southeast, crossing a small area of trees where signs of slight debarking was noted (DI: TH DOD: 5). The tornado continued on along to the 3000 block of County Road 900 South where the most substantial damage occurred to a one and one half story home. Only a few kitchen walls remains of the structure (DI: FR12, DOD 8) with one resident in the kitchen and one in the basement. Two other residences suffered extensive damage but remained intact. The tornado crossed US 31 and continued for a few more miles, causing some additional tree and structure damage including several buildings at a hog farm being destroyed. The tornado eventually dissipated east of Strawpike Road, north of East 1000 South in a field. A local newspaper article reported that a check that was originally located at the destroyed home, was found nearly 50 miles away in Wells county in perfect condition. Total damage along the track of the tornado is estimated at $750,000. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A supercell developed ahead of a cold front in Illinois and tracked east-southeast through Benton county into White county. This storm produced three tornadoes across Indiana, an EF0 in eastern White county (which moved into Carroll county), an EF1 which started in eastern Carroll county and moved into Cass county, and a third, a stronger EF3 which formed near the Grissom Air Force base in Cass county and moved rapidly east into Miami county. Despite the tornadoes occurring during the overnight hours, no fatalities occurred. | |||||||||||
| 47.9 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 40°41'N / 84°45'W | 40°44'N / 84°48'W | 3.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mercer |
| 48.0 | 1968-05-16 | 3 | 40°49'N / 85°39'W | 40°58'N / 85°18'W | 20.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 3 | 3K | 0 | Huntington |
| 48.4 | 1992-07-02 | 2 | 40°50'N / 85°00'W | 1.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Adams | |
| 48.6 | 1969-05-10 | 2 | 39°29'N / 86°03'W | 39°37'N / 85°27'W | 33.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Johnson |
| 49.2 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 40°42'N / 84°48'W | 40°44'N / 84°42'W | 5.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 2 | 24 | 2.5M | 0 | Mercer |
| 49.2 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 40°02'N / 86°18'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Boone | |
| 49.2 | 1965-11-26 | 3 | 39°59'N / 86°20'W | 40°02'N / 86°15'W | 5.10 Miles | 527 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Boone |
| 49.3 | 1980-06-02 | 2 | 39°47'N / 86°09'W | 0 | 6 | 0K | 0 | Marion | |||
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.