Delaware storm history

A Muncie church fire that left a firefighter dead on June 15 was caused by a lightning strike. Muncie Fire Department officials announced the cause of the fire on Tuesday. Officials say a lightning strike at 10:45 a.m. that morning sparked the fire. Firefighter Scott Davis, 40, d…

Man fatally struck by lightning while fishing at Prairie Creek Reservoir during pre-dawn hours.

Thunderstorm winds blew trees limbs over 100 feet and lifted a 4.5-ton air-conditioner unit off of its base, tipping it on its side and blowing components 35 feet.

Temperatures on the morning of the 14th were as low as -8F, with sustained winds around 5-10 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -23F.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 5 to 6.1 inches. A Travel Advisory was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.

Precipitation totals of only around 1.75to 2.25 inches fell across the month of December. This maintained D3 conditions across much of Delaware county with D2 conditions elsewhere. There were no changes to its status through the month. These drought conditions continued into at l…

Snowfall ranged from 2.9 to 5.2 inches.

Rainfall totals of only 0.90 to 1.60 inches through the first four weeks of November maintained D3 conditions in Muncie and points north and east, and D2 conditions over the remaining portions of the county; overall dry conditions continued D2 and expanded D3 into January 2026.

Rainfall totals of mainly 2.00 to 2.25 inches through September and nearly all of October allowed D2 conditions to persist over most of Delaware County through the month, with D2 expanding southward through the rest of the county on October 28th, while intensifying to D3 around M…

Rainfall amounts of only 1.25 to 2.25 inches over the month of September combined with 0.5 to 1.5 inches in August caused Severe Drought intensity to begin on September 23, 2025 in northern Delaware County. D2 conditions then continued into October.

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees and damaged a school roof and baseball field dugouts.

Car stalled in floodwaters at Memorial Ave and Port Ave. Several reports of water covering intersections to over a foot deep in and near Muncie.

Thunderstorm wind gusts downed power lines and tree branches around 3 to 3.5 inches in diameter along with various other debris.

ASOS measured a 73 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a 14-inch diameter healthy tree onto a house which did not sustain damage.

Large tree branch was blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Thunderstorm wind gusts hit a mobile home park in Muncie, uprooting a tree halfway up that fell on a mobile home. No injuries occurred. A trained spotter measured a 79 mph wind gust.

Thunderstorm wind gusts downed at least 1 tree onto a power line, broke many tree limbs, and snapped another tree at the base.

Four-inch diameter tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Multiple trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.

A vehicle was struck by lightning on Interstate 69. No injuries were reported but the vehicle was a total loss after catching in fire.

A tree was uprooted onto a house by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Trees and or power lines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Street flooding and flowing water over the roads throughout Muncie. Rain amounts varied from 1.5 to 2.6 inches.

Trees and power lines in the area downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Several windows in dormitories were blown out by thunderstorm wind gusts on the Ball State University campus.

Utility poles downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.

A 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the MIE ASOS.

A personal weather station measured a 100 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Thunderstorm winds as high as 59 mph were observed at the Delaware County Airport ASOS.

Temperatures on the morning of the 20th were as low as 0F, with sustained winds around 17 mph...resulting in marginally extreme wind chills as low as -21F. Temperatures on the morning of the 21st were as low as 0F, with sustained winds around 18 mph...resulting in marginally extr…

Snowfall ranged from 2.0 to 6.0 inches. A Travel Advisory was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.

Severe Drought (D2) intensity began on October 29, 2024 across roughly the northern half of Delaware County, with D2 ending for most of this area on November 12, 2024. Severe Drought continued over far northwestern Delaware County until another, modest, northward retreat of D2 on…

Severe Drought intensity that had begun on October 29, 2024 across the northern half of Delaware County, continued through early November 2024. One-week precipitation around 1.50 inches through November 12, 2024 downgraded most of this area to Moderate Drought. Severe Drought con…

Less than 0.30 inches of rainfall since late September caused Severe Drought intensity to begin on October 29, 2024 across the northern half of Delaware County.

Non-thunderstorm winds snapped large tree limbs and powerlines in Muncie and on the south side of Ball State University. At least 1500 homes were without power during the event.

Snowfall ranged from 4.0 to 6.0 inches. A Travel Watch was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.

Temperatures early on the 14th were as low as -6F, while robust winds gusted as high as 30-40 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -30F.