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Indiana, 2017

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

954events recorded1,044 in 2016
8deaths recorded38 injuries
$15Mproperty damage (estimates)$604K crop damage
0disaster declarations217 NFIP claims, $4.1M paid
← 20162018 →

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

Wind377
Hail249
Flood146
Winter97
Tornado37
Fog22
Heat12
Cold6
Lightning5
Other3

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2017 was 954 against 1,044 in 2016.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2017
Ripley County40
Allen County28
Kosciusko County27
Dearborn County26
Gibson County26
Madison County23
Elkhart County22
Hamilton County22
Marion County22
Posey County22
St. Joseph County21
Delaware County20
Huntington County19
Tippecanoe County19
Vanderburgh County19
Boone County18
Pike County17
Spencer County17
Wayne County17
Marshall County16
Monroe County16
Montgomery County16
Washington County16
Clark County15
Lake County15

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
17 Mar 2017Forecast zoneWinter Weather——3—
9 Dec 2017MarionWinter Weather—$10,00011
9 Jul 2017MarionFlood—$1,00011
12 Dec 2017Forecast zoneLake-Effect Snow——1—
4 Aug 2017FultonThunderstorm Wind58 mph—1—
11 Jul 2017CassFlood——1—
1 Mar 2017ScottTornadoEF1$250,000—10
1 Mar 2017ScottThunderstorm Wind81 mph$200,000—8
1 Mar 2017ScottThunderstorm Wind90 mph$200,000—3
1 Aug 2017MarionLightning———3
19 May 2017MadisonThunderstorm Wind64 mph$25,000—2
24 May 2017AdamsFlash Flood———2
28 Feb 2017GibsonTornadoEF3$3,200,000—1
18 Nov 2017ClintonThunderstorm Wind85 mph$205,000—1
1 Mar 2017OrangeTornadoEF1$75,000—1
5 May 2017MonroeFlood—$35,000—1
1 Mar 2017MartinThunderstorm Wind60 mph$16,000—1
13 Jun 2017ElkhartLightning———1
29 Aug 2017AllenLightning———1
5 Nov 2017BlackfordTornadoEF2——1
29 Apr 2017CrawfordFlood—$4,000,000——
11 Jul 2017CassFlash Flood—$500,000——
28 Feb 2017PoseyTornadoEF2$500,000——
1 Mar 2017DuboisTornadoEF2$350,000——
29 Aug 2017AllenFlash Flood—$300,000——
19 May 2017CrawfordTornadoEF1$250,000——
5 Nov 2017WashingtonTornadoEF1$250,000——
1 Mar 2017ClarkTornadoEF1$200,000——
11 Jul 2017HowardFlash Flood—$200,000——
5 Nov 2017WashingtonTornadoEF1$200,000——
1 Mar 2017WashingtonTornadoEF1$150,000——
1 Mar 2017ClarkThunderstorm Wind79 mph$150,000——
1 Mar 2017JeffersonThunderstorm Wind101 mph$150,000——
1 Mar 2017WashingtonThunderstorm Wind69 mph$150,000——
5 Nov 2017LawrenceTornadoEF1$125,000——
1 Mar 2017LawrenceTornadoEF2$100,000——
20 May 2017HowardFlash Flood—$100,000——
29 Apr 2017PikeFlash Flood—$100,000——
10 May 2017VigoThunderstorm Wind70 mph$100,000——
5 Nov 2017WashingtonTornadoEF0$100,000——

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 2017

No declaration touching Indiana was made in 2017.

Flood insurance claims with a 2017 date of loss

217 NFIP claims, 166 of them paid, for $4,120,827.

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.