Indianapolis, IN

Weather Forecast Office

Event Summaries

Thunderstorms / Tornadoes
Flooding
Winter
Heat / Cold
Other

Thunderstorms & Tornadoes

The following summaries cover "significant" or widespread thunderstorm outbreaks and tornadoes. Tornadoes, hail, wind damage, and flooding impacts can be found in these summaries. If the event was focused mainly on flooding it will be found under the "Flooding" section. Other than historic events, only events through 5 years ago are listed.

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2025

March 15: Multiple Tornadoes and Widespread Wind Damage
March 19: Severe Storms with Wind Damage, Large Hail, and Bartholomew County Tornado
March 30: Damaging Winds and Large Hail
April 2: Multiple tornadoes and Widespread Wind Damage
Early April: Heavy Rain and Flooding
April 19: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds
April 29 and 30: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds and Large Hail
May 13: Randolph County Landspout Tornado
May 16: Multiple Tornadoes along with Large Hail
June 18: Severe Storms with Widespread Wind Damage
July 16: Brief Tornado in Jackson County
August 16/17: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds

2024

March 14: Winchester Tornado and Severe Storms
May 7: Multiple Tornadoes, Large Hail, and Damaging Winds
May 26: Knox County Tornado
June 25: Severe Storms with 70 mph Damaging Winds
June 29: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds and a Landspout
July 9-10: Martin County Tornado, Heavy Rain, and Gusty Winds from Tropical Cyclone Beryl Remnants
July 15-16: Derecho with 75 mph winds
July 29: Hamilton-Madison County Tornado and Severe Storms
September 22: Delaware County Landspout Tornado

2023

February 27: 2 Tornadoes along with Severe Storms
March 31: Ten Tornadoes along with Severe Storms
April 5: Montgomery County Tornado and other Severe Storms
May 6 and 7: Severe Storms with Large Hail
May 8: Carroll County Landspout Tornado
June 25: Multiple Tornadoes, Very Large Hail, and Damaging Winds
June 29: Derecho with widespread wind damage

2022

March 6 and 7: Two Rounds of Severe Storms with Damaging Winds
April 13: Decatur Co Tornado and Severe Storms with Damaging Winds
May 6: Jackson Co. Landspout Tornado
May 19 and 20: Multiple Rounds of Severe Storms with Large Hail & Damaging Winds & Knox County Tornado
May 21: 4 Tornadoes along with Severe Storms
May 26: Brief Tornado in Montgomery County
June 8: 2 Tornadoes along with Severe Storms
Late July: Heavy rain in late July leads to Flash Flooding
August 1: Severe Storms bring damaging winds
August 20: Landspout Tornado

2021

June 12: A Few Severe Storms with Damaging Winds, Large Hail, and Heavy Rain
June 18-19: Severe Storms with 3 Inch Hail, Damaging Winds, and Flooding
June 25: Tornadoes in Tippecanoe and Carroll Counties
July 29: 2 Tornadoes in Shelby County
October 11: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds
December 10-11: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds

2020

March 28: Severe Storms with Large Hail
April 8: Tornado, Severe Storms with Damaging Winds
July 11: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds and Large Hail
July 21: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds
August 10: Severe Storms with Widespread Damaging Winds
October 23: A Few Severe Storms with Large Hail and Gusty Winds

2019

February 7: 1 Tornado, Severe Storms, and Heavy Rain
March 9-10: Thunderstorms, Heavy Rain, and Gusty Winds
March 14: Thunderstorms, 1 Tornado, and Gusty Winds
April 25: 2 Tornadoes, Damaging Winds, Heavy Rain
May 16: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds, Large Hail
May 19: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds
May 23: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds
May 26: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds
May 27: Severe Storms with Tornadoes, Large Hail, and Damaging Winds
June 5: Severe Storms
June 15-17: Tornadoes, Severe Storms, and Heavy Rain
June 23: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds
June 30: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds
August 13: Tornado and Damaging Winds
August 18: Severe Storms and Heavy Rain
August 20: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds

Historic

April 11, 1965: Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak
April 3, 1974: Super Outbreak ( Poster )
June 2, 1990: Tornado Outbreak
November 22, 1992: Tornado Outbreak
April 19, 1996 Tornadoes. Very Large Hail, and Damaging Winds
September 20, 2002: Tornado Outbreak
May 30, 2004: Tornado Outbreak
November 17, 2013: Tornado Outbreak
August 15 and August 24, 2016: Rare August Multiple Tornado Events

Flooding

The following summaries cover "significant" or widespread flooding. River and flash flooding can be found in these summaries. If the flooding event accompanied severe thunderstorms or tornado outbreaks, it will likely be included in that event's summary under the "Thunderstorms / Tornadoes" section. Other than historic events, only events through 5 years ago are listed.

2024

Early April Heavy Rain and Flooding.

2023

No reviews available.

2022

Wintry Mix and Heavy Rain and Subsequent Flooding of February 17.

2021

No reviews available.

2020

Heavy Rain and Subsequent Flooding of January 9-11.

2019

No reviews available.

Historic

March 1913: Flooding, Williams Dam Historical Photos (Large File)
December 1990-January 1991: Major Flooding
Labor Day Weekend 2003: Flooding
January 2005: Major Flooding
June 7, 2008: 10+ inches of rain leads to record flooding
April 19, 2013: Heavy Rain and Record Flooding
July 2015: Heavy Rains during July 2015

Winter Storms

The following summaries cover "significant" or widespread winter storms. Heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain, and blizzards can be found in these summaries. If the event focused on wind chills, it will be found under the "Heat / Cold" section. Other than historic events, only events through 5 years ago are listed.

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2025

January 5-6: Snowfall up to near a foot
January 10: Snowfall up to 5 inches

2024

January 19: Snowfall of 1 to 3 inches
February 16: Snowfall of 3 to 7 inches
November 21: 1 to 4 inches

2023

January 25: Snowfall of 2 to 5 inches

2022

February 2-4 Snowfall with some totals over 12"
February 17: Wintry mix and heavy rain
November 12: Early season snow
December 22-24: Flash Freeze, Blowing Snow, Cold

2021

January 27 Snowfall
January 30 Snowfall
February 8-9 Snowfall
February 14-16 Winter Storm with totals near 12".
April 20 Snowfall & Cold

2020

February 12-13 Snowfall

2019

Historic

Notable Central Indiana Ice Storms
January 1978: Blizzard of 1978
October 1989: Snowfall
December 22-23, 2004: Over 2 Feet of Snow ( Poster )
February 14, 2007: Over a Foot of Snow
January 26-28, 2009: Over a Foot of Snow
January 5, 2014 : Winter Storm and Very Cold
March 24, 2018: Near March Record Snowfall for Indianapolis
April 1, 2018: Record Easter Snowfall

Extreme Heat & Cold

The following summaries cover "significant" or widespread high heat or extreme cold. Dangerous wind chills and life-threatening heat indices can be found in these summaries. If the extreme temperatures were associated with a summer or winter storm, it may be found under the "Thunderstorms & Tornadoes" or "Winter" sections.

November 2020 Record Heat
May 2020 Record Cold
November 2019 Record Cold
January 2019 Cold Event
December 2017-January 2018: Record Cold Start to the Year
Spring and Summer 2012: Record Heat and Major Drought
January 1994: All Time Record Cold

Other Events

The following summaries cover events that don't fall under the other categories - such as high wind events (not associated with thunderstorms). Other atmospheric events, such as auroras, may be found here.

September 27, 2024: Damaging Winds from Hurricane Helene Remnants
January 12, 2024: Near Record Low Pressure Brings Damaging Winds
March 3, 2023: Record Low Pressure Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rain
November 15, 2020: Strong Winds with Gusts over 60 MPH Cause Damage
November 27, 2019: Strong Winds with Gusts over 60 MPH Cause Damage
February 24, 2019: Strong Winds with Gusts over 60 MPH Cause Damage
October 20, 2018: Strong Winds Cause Damage
May 30, 2018: Rare Early Subtropical Storm Alberto Remnants
April 2, 2016: Strong Winds Cause Damage across Central Indiana
October 24, 2011: Northern Lights Display
September 14, 2008: Strong Winds from Hurricane Ike Remnants
Tropical Cyclone Remnants