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Wind in Jackson County, Indiana
165 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Jackson County, Indiana, has 165 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 51 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 30 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 80 events against 68 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.9% of the 18,195 wind events recorded in Indiana; its 32.4 per 100 square miles compares with 50.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
74 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 9 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Indiana
| Measure | Jackson County | Indiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 165 | 18,195 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 32.4 | 50.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 35.8 | 26.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 66 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
7Feb
6Mar
17Apr
21May
21Jun
30Jul
28Aug
15Sep
10Oct
1Nov
7Dec
2
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
All 165 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 62 mph | $22K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2016 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2012 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $160K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 6 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1997 | High Wind | 56 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Mar 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 7 Nov 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | 2 | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Jackson County had?
165 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Jackson County?
27 Apr 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 63 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Jackson County?
The thunderstorm wind of 15 Apr 1994, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Jackson County compare with Indiana for wind?
32.4 events per 100 square miles against 50.8 statewide; the county holds 165 of the state's 18,195 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.