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Wind in Ripley County, Indiana
256 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.
Ripley County, Indiana, has 256 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 43 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 46 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 168 events against 82 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.4% of the 18,195 wind events recorded in Indiana; its 57.3 per 100 square miles compares with 50.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
31 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 0 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 | Ripley County | Indiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 256 | 18,195 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 57.3 | 50.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 88.0 | 26.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 66 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
5Feb
8Mar
25Apr
31May
42Jun
44Jul
46Aug
25Sep
8Oct
8Nov
7Dec
7
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 167 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 256. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 44 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Oct 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $17K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 70 mph | $3.3M | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 40 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Ripley County had?
256 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 Ripley County?
17 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Ripley County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $3.3M; 1 death recorded.
How does Ripley County compare with Indiana for wind?
57.3 events per 100 square miles against 50.8 statewide; the county holds 256 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.