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Wind in Union County, Indiana
90 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.
Union County, Indiana, has 90 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 36 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 21 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 37 events against 46 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.5% of the 18,195 wind events recorded in Indiana; its 55.8 per 100 square miles compares with 50.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
15 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 1 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 | Union County | Indiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 90 | 18,195 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 55.8 | 50.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 127.7 | 26.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 66 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
5Mar
4Apr
10May
13Jun
21Jul
18Aug
7Sep
4Oct
1Nov
4Dec
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 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | 3 | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $65K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 60 mph | $856K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 45 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | 2 | 6 | County |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Nov 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Union County had?
90 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 Union County?
29 Apr 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Union County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $856K.
How does Union County compare with Indiana for wind?
55.8 events per 100 square miles against 50.8 statewide; the county holds 90 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.