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Indiana, 2016

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

1,044events recorded1,315 in 2015
11deaths recorded76 injuries
$19Mproperty damage (estimates)$61K crop damage
0disaster declarations105 NFIP claims, $1.2M paid
← 20152017 →

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

Wind426
Winter173
Hail163
Flood107
Fog55
Cold45
Tornado43
Heat16
Drought6
Other6
Lightning4

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2016 was 1,044 against 1,315 in 2015.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2016
Marion County60
Gibson County44
Vanderburgh County41
Posey County40
Pike County36
Ripley County36
Warrick County27
St. Joseph County26
Spencer County26
Clark County22
Dubois County22
Knox County22
Dearborn County21
Harrison County19
Kosciusko County18
Crawford County17
Elkhart County17
Grant County17
Orange County17
Allen County16
Huntington County14
Jefferson County14
Washington County13
Hamilton County12
Hendricks County12

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
16 Dec 2016MarionWinter Weather——3—
21 Jun 2016SwitzerlandThunderstorm Wind58 mph$25,0001—
8 Sep 2016DecaturFlash Flood—$20,0001—
4 Feb 2016St. JosephWinter Weather——1—
23 Jun 2016WayneThunderstorm Wind58 mph—1—
10 Sep 2016St. JosephFlood——1—
18 Dec 2016St. JosephWinter Weather——1—
15 Dec 2016LaGrangeWinter Weather——1—
30 Dec 2016AllenWinter Weather——1—
14 Feb 2016BooneWinter Weather—$280,000—30
24 Aug 2016HowardTornadoEF3$10,000,000—20
14 Feb 2016PutnamWinter Weather—$250,000—11
12 Jan 2016DearbornWinter Weather———6
12 Jan 2016WayneWinter Weather———4
21 Jul 2016DeKalbThunderstorm Wind63 mph——3
26 Jul 2016DecaturLightning———1
18 Nov 2016KosciuskoThunderstorm Wind63 mph——1
15 Aug 2016St. JosephFlash Flood—$5,100,000——
8 Sep 2016FranklinFlash Flood—$500,000——
26 Apr 2016VanderburghTornadoEF1$250,000——
14 Feb 2016DecaturWinter Weather—$240,000——
15 Jun 2016MarionFlash Flood—$200,000——
7 Jul 2016VanderburghThunderstorm Wind70 mph$150,000——
7 May 2016DuboisThunderstorm Wind90 mph$100,000——
24 Mar 2016LaPorteTornadoEF0$75,000——
24 Aug 2016MontgomeryTornadoEF2$75,000——
10 Aug 2016PoseyFlash Flood—$75,000——
28 Aug 2016DelawareFlash Flood—$60,000——
31 Mar 2016TippecanoeTornadoEF1$50,000——
2 Apr 2016MadisonHigh Wind64 mph$50,000——
7 May 2016PikeTornadoEF1$50,000——
2 Apr 2016DuboisHigh Wind58 mph$50,000——
2 Apr 2016ClarkHigh Wind58 mph$50,000——
22 Jun 2016ClintonThunderstorm Wind75 mph$50,000——
21 Jun 2016RipleyLightning—$50,000——
24 Aug 2016HowardTornadoEF1$50,000——
8 Jul 2016HarrisonThunderstorm Wind60 mph$50,000——
4 Jun 2016WayneTornadoEF0$40,000——
28 Apr 2016BooneTornadoEF1$35,000——
15 Aug 2016BooneTornadoEF2$25,000——

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 2016

No declaration touching Indiana was made in 2016.

Flood insurance claims with a 2016 date of loss

105 NFIP claims, 76 of them paid, for $1,221,691.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.