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Wind in Marion County, Indiana
556 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.
NCEI records 556 wind events in Marion County, Indiana, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 70 years.
June is the busiest month, with 129 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 306 events against 137 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 3.1% of the 18,195 wind events recorded in Indiana; its 140.2 per 100 square miles compares with 50.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 8 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
331 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 23 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 | Marion County | Indiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 556 | 18,195 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 140.2 | 50.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 5.7 | 26.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 8 | 66 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
11Feb
14Mar
32Apr
71May
70Jun
129Jul
96Aug
65Sep
29Oct
16Nov
13Dec
10
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
The 162 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 556. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $75K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 62 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Sep 2024 | High Wind | 68 mph | $1.2M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $120K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 62 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 62 mph | $750K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2012 | High Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $16K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $7K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $975K | — | 7 | 43 | County |
| 7 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | 2 | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | 2 | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Dec 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 1996 | High Wind | — | $1K | — | — | 2 | Forecast zone |
| 19 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1996 | High Wind | — | $10 | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Marion County had?
556 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 Marion County?
11 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 69 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Marion County?
The thunderstorm wind of 29 Jun 2023, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $2.5M.
How does Marion County compare with Indiana for wind?
140.2 events per 100 square miles against 50.8 statewide; the county holds 556 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.