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Wind in Steuben County, Indiana
182 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 182 wind events in Steuben County, Indiana, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 39 years.
June is the busiest month, with 45 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 123 events against 51 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1% of the 18,195 wind events recorded in Indiana; its 58.9 per 100 square miles compares with 50.8 statewide.
115 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 8 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 | Steuben County | Indiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 182 | 18,195 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 58.9 | 50.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 52.6 | 26.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 66 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
2Mar
13Apr
5May
19Jun
45Jul
45Aug
26Sep
15Oct
2Nov
6Dec
4
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 182 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 98 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250K | — | — | 4 | County |
| 1 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | 4 | County |
| 9 Sep 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Steuben County had?
182 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 Steuben County?
11 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 Steuben County?
The thunderstorm wind of 21 Jul 1998, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $250K.
How does Steuben County compare with Indiana for wind?
58.9 events per 100 square miles against 50.8 statewide; the county holds 182 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.