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Indiana, 2018

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

1,016events recorded954 in 2017
8deaths recorded7 injuries
$15Mproperty damage (estimates)$178K crop damage
1disaster declarations728 NFIP claims, $21M paid
← 20172019 →

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

Wind365
Winter245
Flood197
Hail103
Cold35
Heat30
Fog18
Tornado16
Other5
Lightning2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2018 was 1,016 against 954 in 2017.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2018
Gibson County55
Vanderburgh County43
Warrick County41
Posey County40
Spencer County40
Pike County38
Ripley County27
Knox County26
Harrison County22
Crawford County21
Elkhart County21
Dearborn County19
Decatur County19
Dubois County19
St. Joseph County18
Clark County17
Kosciusko County17
Lake County17
Porter County17
Perry County16
Bartholomew County14
Jefferson County13
Marion County13
Scott County13
Starke County13

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
10 Jul 2018AdamsThunderstorm Wind52 mph—2—
31 Dec 2018FranklinFlood—$2,0001—
9 Feb 2018LaGrangeHeavy Snow——1—
24 Jan 2018ElkhartWinter Weather——1—
12 Jan 2018Forecast zoneWinter Weather——1—
5 Apr 2018BartholomewFlood——1—
1 Jun 2018MonroeThunderstorm Wind49 mph—1—
14 Nov 2018GibsonWinter Weather———3
7 Aug 2018ElkhartLightning———2
20 Jul 2018HarrisonTornadoEF1$600,000—1
20 Jul 2018LaPorteThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
20 Feb 2018PorterFlood—$3,550,000——
20 Feb 2018StarkeFlood—$1,200,000——
20 Feb 2018MarshallFlood—$1,200,000——
20 Feb 2018ElkhartFlood—$1,200,000——
20 Feb 2018St. JosephFlood—$1,100,000——
20 Feb 2018LaPorteFlood—$500,000——
26 Jun 2018GibsonThunderstorm Wind90 mph$350,000——
20 Feb 2018JasperFlood—$288,000——
26 Jun 2018PoseyThunderstorm Wind75 mph$275,000——
1 Mar 2018VanderburghFlood—$250,000——
20 Feb 2018FultonFlood—$250,000——
20 Feb 2018WhiteFlood—$230,000——
1 Mar 2018SpencerFlood—$200,000——
20 Feb 2018PorterFlood—$155,000——
25 Aug 2018DecaturHail2.75 in$150,000——
24 Feb 2018GibsonFlash Flood—$100,000——
1 Mar 2018WarrickFlood—$100,000——
20 Jul 2018SpencerThunderstorm Wind96 mph$100,000——
10 May 2018VanderburghHail2.00 in$100,000——
15 Feb 2018SpencerFlood—$80,000——
8 Sep 2018PerryTornadoEF0$80,000——
31 May 2018WashingtonThunderstorm Wind63 mph$60,000——
31 May 2018WashingtonThunderstorm Wind63 mph$60,000——
1 Jun 2018SpencerFlash Flood—$60,000——
14 Nov 2018BooneIce Storm—$60,000——
21 Feb 2018KosciuskoFlood—$56,000——
20 Feb 2018LaGrangeFlood—$54,000——
1 Mar 2018PoseyFlood—$50,000——
3 Apr 2018MorganFlash Flood—$50,000——

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 2018

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
4 May 2018DR-4363Major disasterFloodSevere Storms And Flooding31

Flood insurance claims with a 2018 date of loss

728 NFIP claims, 632 of them paid, for $21,260,549.

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.