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Indiana, 2005

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

1,272events recorded1,137 in 2004
27deaths recorded288 injuries
$117Mproperty damage (estimates)$21K crop damage
4disaster declarations678 NFIP claims, $7.6M paid
← 20042006 →

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.

Events by hazard

Wind521
Hail250
Flood210
Winter150
Lightning41
Fog31
Other24
Tornado21
Heat12
Cold12

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2005 was 1,272 against 1,137 in 2004.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2005
Hamilton County34
Hendricks County31
Marion County31
Tippecanoe County30
Delaware County27
Clinton County26
Johnson County26
Vanderburgh County25
Warrick County25
Madison County24
Morgan County23
Posey County23
Boone County22
Gibson County22
Henry County20
Knox County20
Grant County19
Howard County19
Huntington County19
Kosciusko County19
Parke County19
Randolph County19
Shelby County19
Brown County18
Wayne County18

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
6 Nov 2005VanderburghTornadoF3$15,000,00020200
6 Nov 2005WarrickTornadoF3$65,000,000430
28 Feb 2005ElkhartWinter Weather——14
4 Jan 2005WarrenFlood—$500,0001—
5 Jun 2005ElkhartThunderstorm Wind69 mph$30,0001—
15 Nov 2005DaviessTornadoF3$11,600,000—31
5 Jun 2005HamiltonLightning———6
21 Jul 2005GibsonHeat———4
5 Jun 2005MarionLightning———2
11 Aug 2005ParkeLightning———2
15 Nov 2005ShelbyTornadoF3$5,000,000—1
23 May 2005BartholomewDust Storm—$50,000—1
5 Jun 2005WhiteThunderstorm Wind70 mph$45,000—1
13 May 2005ParkeThunderstorm Wind58 mph$10,000—1
19 Sep 2005PikeThunderstorm Wind69 mph$2,000—1
5 Jan 2005JayIce Storm———1
21 Jul 2005PorterLightning———1
14 Aug 2005DelawareLightning———1
26 Jul 2005AdamsLightning———1
5 Jan 2005KnoxFlood—$1,000,000——
4 Jan 2005KnoxFlood—$1,000,000——
4 Jan 2005VigoFlood—$825,000——
3 Jan 2005GibsonFlood—$750,000——
6 Nov 2005DeKalbThunderstorm Wind75 mph$750,000——
3 Jan 2005TippecanoeFlood—$600,000——
4 Jan 2005DaviessFlood—$600,000——
5 Jan 2005PoseyFlood—$600,000——
4 Jan 2005FountainFlood—$500,000——
4 Jan 2005VermillionFlood—$500,000——
3 Jan 2005CarrollFlood—$500,000——
3 Jan 2005ParkeFlood—$500,000——
3 Jan 2005SullivanFlood—$500,000——
3 Jan 2005JacksonFlood—$500,000——
3 Jan 2005PikeFlood—$500,000——
26 Aug 2005VanderburghFlash Flood—$500,000——
15 Nov 2005MartinTornadoF1$500,000——
21 Jul 2005St. JosephThunderstorm Wind75 mph$350,000——
26 Jul 2005MiamiTornadoF2$350,000——
15 Nov 2005WarrickFlash Flood—$350,000——
5 Jan 2005BooneIce Storm—$300,000——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2005

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
8 Nov 2005DR-1612Major disasterTornadoTornado And Severe Storms2
10 Sep 2005EM-3238EmergencyHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation92
21 Jan 2005DR-1573Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Flooding87
11 Jan 2005EM-3197EmergencySnowstormSnow50

Flood insurance claims with a 2005 date of loss

678 NFIP claims, 574 of them paid, for $7,557,430.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.