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Indiana, 2020

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

930events recorded1,446 in 2019
11deaths recorded20 injuries
$7.2Mproperty damage (estimates)$1.4M crop damage
2disaster declarations53 NFIP claims, $775K paid
← 20192021 →

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

Wind547
Flood119
Hail107
Winter65
Cold27
Fog18
Tornado17
Heat12
Other10
Lightning7
Wildfire1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2020 was 930 against 1,446 in 2019.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2020
Lake County44
Allen County38
Porter County32
Marion County30
Hamilton County28
Huntington County27
Posey County27
Gibson County26
Vanderburgh County25
Ripley County22
Warrick County21
Pike County20
Hendricks County18
Vigo County18
Whitley County17
Howard County16
Wayne County16
Kosciusko County15
Rush County15
Spencer County15
Dearborn County14
St. Joseph County14
Tippecanoe County14
Miami County13
Union County13

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
20 Mar 2020FranklinFlash Flood—$100,0006—
14 Mar 2020ShelbyWinter Weather—$20,00014
27 Jul 2020HendricksThunderstorm Wind52 mph$50,00013
17 Jan 2020MarionWinter Weather—$25,00011
10 Aug 2020AllenThunderstorm Wind75 mph—11
8 Jul 2020VanderburghLightning——1—
28 Mar 2020WarrickTornadoEF2$2,000,000—2
12 Feb 2020MarionWinter Weather—$20,000—2
10 Jun 2020HuntingtonThunderstorm Wind69 mph——2
23 Oct 2020JohnsonLightning———2
10 Aug 2020LakeThunderstorm Wind75 mph——1
10 Aug 2020LakeThunderstorm Wind81 mph——1
8 Sep 2020HuntingtonThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
8 Apr 2020KnoxThunderstorm Wind75 mph$500,000——
8 Apr 2020MorganTornadoEF1$500,000——
8 Apr 2020HamiltonThunderstorm Wind69 mph$250,000——
28 Mar 2020HamiltonFlash Flood—$200,000——
28 Mar 2020MorganThunderstorm Wind75 mph$150,000——
3 May 2020HendricksLightning—$150,000——
8 Apr 2020JohnsonThunderstorm Wind69 mph$150,000——
19 Jul 2020BartholomewLightning—$150,000——
13 Aug 2020HarrisonFlash Flood—$150,000——
10 Aug 2020MadisonThunderstorm Wind63 mph$150,000——
8 Apr 2020BooneThunderstorm Wind71 mph$100,000——
8 Apr 2020KnoxThunderstorm Wind75 mph$100,000——
8 Apr 2020RushThunderstorm Wind81 mph$100,000——
15 Jul 2020PoseyTornadoEF1$80,000——
3 Jun 2020RushThunderstorm Wind85 mph$50,000——
8 Apr 2020CarrollThunderstorm Wind60 mph$50,000——
8 Apr 2020HendricksThunderstorm Wind63 mph$50,000——
8 Apr 2020ClarkThunderstorm Wind90 mph$50,000——
8 Apr 2020MadisonThunderstorm Wind63 mph$50,000——
8 Apr 2020RushThunderstorm Wind68 mph$50,000——
8 Apr 2020MartinThunderstorm Wind62 mph$50,000——
8 Apr 2020JohnsonLightning—$50,000——
8 Apr 2020LawrenceThunderstorm Wind77 mph$50,000——
8 Apr 2020OhioTornadoEF0$50,000——
8 Apr 2020RipleyTornadoEF1$50,000——
8 Apr 2020RipleyTornadoEF0$50,000——
10 Aug 2020TippecanoeThunderstorm Wind63 mph$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 2020

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
3 Apr 2020DR-4515Major disasterBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic92
13 Mar 2020EM-3456EmergencyBiologicalCovid-1992

Flood insurance claims with a 2020 date of loss

53 NFIP claims, 40 of them paid, for $774,940.

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.