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Wind in Parke County, Indiana
147 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.
Parke County, Indiana, has 147 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 46 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 34 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 64 events against 64 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.8% of the 18,195 wind events recorded in Indiana; its 33.1 per 100 square miles compares with 50.8 statewide.
56 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 5 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 | Parke County | Indiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 147 | 18,195 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 33.1 | 50.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 89.6 | 26.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 66 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
4Mar
4Apr
15May
29Jun
30Jul
34Aug
16Sep
1Oct
3Nov
6Dec
3
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 147 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2012 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 13 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 1999 | High Wind | 53 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Dec 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1997 | High Wind | 56 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1996 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1996 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 2 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 6 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Nov 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Nov 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 127 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 104 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Parke County had?
147 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 Parke County?
16 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Parke County?
The thunderstorm wind of 9 Jul 2003, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Parke County compare with Indiana for wind?
33.1 events per 100 square miles against 50.8 statewide; the county holds 147 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.