Benton County, Indiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
23
Tornado reports
60
Hail reports
23
Floods since 1996
309
All events
1
Deaths
$251.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Benton County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 23 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
A multiple vehicle accident occurred at a railroad crossing on US 41 in Boswell. A semi truck struck a train. Two occupants in this truck were critically injured. A car and a pickup truck crashed into the semi truck. The driver of the truck was trapped in the wreckage when anothe…
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Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts were estimated to 75 mph with power lines blown down just west of Fowler.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 65 mph before data stopped being reported.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 95 mph touched down between W 700 S Road and Farrell Ditch, just west of S 500 W Road. The tornado damaged a barn and peeled shingles off of a house along S 400 W Road. Sheet metal from the barn was blown into a field several hundred feet to…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and tree limbs were blown down in far southwest Benton County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 59 mph.
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Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
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Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph with power lines blown down.
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Multiple utility poles were blown down on Route 55.
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Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A personal weather station recorded 2.4 inches of storm total rainfall east of Oxford through 7:15 PM EST, 2.36 of which fell between 6:00 and 7:15 PM.
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Hail Hail
Several photos of quarter size hail were shared on social media.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A report of was received of tree and crop damage near Earl Park.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm outflow produced a measured wind gust to 65 mph on the leading edge of a dust storm which reduced visibility to near zero in Ambia.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm outflow produced a measured wind gust to 70 mph on the leading edge of a dust storm. A photo showed significantly reduced visibility due to blowing dust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree limbs and power lines were blown down in and around Oxford.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A wind gust to 75 mph was measured at the Benton Central High School.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm outflow winds on the leading edge of a dust storm blew down numerous trees in and around Fowler. Three houses were damaged by trees, one seriously. Damage to roofs and windows was also reported, along with 15 utility poles snapped. A DOT webcam showed near zero visib…
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Zero visibility was reported along Route 41 south of Boswell.
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Metal roofing panels were peeled from a farm outbuilding at the Benton County Fairgrounds.
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A semi truck tipped over on IN-55 near 600N Road north of Fowler.
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A tree snapped and fell onto a car near Fowler.
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Shingles were blown off a portion of a roof on a house in the 110 block of East Main Street.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 21 | 1 |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 |
| 2006 | 13 | 1 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | 3 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 6 | 4 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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