Hamilton storm history

A tree was downed by thunderstorm wind gusts at the 1900 block of Westwood Drive. The tree fell on a 40 year old man who was in the backyard at the time and was not able to escape before the winds arrived. This was an isolated area of much stronger winds than the otherwise modest…

RTV6 reported that a Noblesville man and a teenage girl were killed in a one-car crash after encountering flooding on a Hamilton County road early Saturday morning. The man, 39, was driving with three juveniles on Promise Road north of 181st Street just before 12:30 AM EDT. The h…

A 64-year-old Arcadia man died when he tried to cross a flooded Mount Pleasant Road, south of 266th Street. His vehicle was swept off the road around 7:45 p.m. on the 19th and moved about 100 yards downstream in Cicero Creek. A 42-year-old Arcadia man and his car was swept away i…

A ten-car pile-up at mile marker 8.5 occurred at approximately 0950 EST near Fishers, IN. Extremely low visibility (less than 50 yards according to an eyewitness), slick roads, and drivers going too fast for the conditions were cited as causes. Two died in a semi-trailer on their…

A 32 year old male was struck by an isolated cloud-to-ground lightning bolt and became comatose. He died a week later. The man was struck while standing next to a tree in his yard.

Six people were struck by lightning at at paintball facility in Sheridan. Two were treated and released at the scene, with four being transported to area hospitals for treatment. The injuries were not serious.

Newspaper and broadcast media reported a lightning strike was the suspected cause of a fire of a shopping strip in western Carmel, Indiana. Firefighters think lightning struck the El Rodeo restaurant, located in the 12-unit Weston Shoppes, and quickly spread across the shopping c…

Temperatures on the morning of the 14th were as low as -9F, with sustained winds around 10-15 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -30F through 1200 EST. Marginally extreme low wind chills returned on the 14th at 1900 EST amid temperatures as low as -12F and sustained…

Snowfall amounts ranged from 5.2 to 6.2 inches. A Travel Watch was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.

Precipitation totals of only around 2 to 3 inches fell across the month of December. The higher amounts of rain fell to the southwest of the D2 area which persisted across the far northeastern corner of Hamilton county with no changes to its status through the month. These drough…

Snowfall ranged from 2.1 to 4.4 inches. Despite snowfall not reaching 5.0-inch criteria within the zone, extensive travel impacts occurred due to the holiday weekend.

Precipitation totals around only 1.20 inches through the first four weeks of November maintained D2 conditions in extreme northeast Hamilton County, with overall dry conditions continuing and/or expanding D2 into January 2026.

Rainfall totals of only 2.00-2.50 inches through September and most of October resulted in D2 expanding into extreme northeast Hamilton County, with overall dry conditions maintaining D2 into December.

Thunderstorm gust of 59 mph recorded at Grand Park mesonet station. Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees from Westfield to Carmel, including two trees into houses.

Thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph recorded at Indianapolis Metro Airport AWOS in Fishers.

Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree limb onto southbound lanes of Keystone Avenue between 106th Street and 116th Street.

Multiple trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. Also reports of 0.75 inch hail.

Large trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts through Noblesville.

Several cars stranded in water which required assistance in Carmel and Fishers. Total rainfall ranged from 1.5 to 2.1 inches.

Power lines downed by snapped tree limbs caused by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Temperatures on the morning of the 20th were as low as 2F, with sustained winds around 18 mph...resulting in marginally extreme wind chills as low as -22F. Temperatures on the morning of the 21st were as low as -3F, with sustained winds around 17 mph...resulting in marginally ext…

Snowfall ranged from 2.5 to 10.0 inches. A Travel Watch was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.

Non-thunderstorm winds downed healthy tree limbs near Geist Reservoir. At least 17000 homes were without power during the event.

Deep floodwaters noted on Middletown Avenue which made it up to Durbin Elementary. Widespread significant flash flooding on roads east of Noblesville. Rain amounts of 3.5 inches in one hour recorded on an automated weather station. Another nearby rain gauge had 5.5 inches of prec…

Thunderstorm winds downed at least one large tree on the east side of Carmel with multiple large branches downed throughout the area. About 15 minutes prior, winds gusted to 55 mph in Westfield.

Thunderstorm winds produced a 2-mile path of downed trees and tree limbs, including a barn damaged near Atlanta, before a tree was snapped in Cicero.

Heavy Rainfall totaling 1.75 to 3.00 inches in 15 hours through 0800 EST on the 11th across portions of southern Hamilton County, produced isolated areal flooding which led to a traffic accident on US-31 north of Westfield which closed all southbound lanes for several hours. Addi…

Snowfall ranged from 2.8 to 5.8 inches, although snowfall under 4.0 inches mainly spanned the Carmel to Fishers area. A Travel Advisory 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 -29F through 1500 EST. Extreme low wind chills returned on the 15th at 400 EST amid temperatures as low as -9 and sustained winds around …

Criteria was reached from maximum heat index values exceeding 110 degrees on the afternoon of August 20th over south-central portions of Hamilton County. Heat index values were from measured temperature and dewpoint at the UMP AWOS.

Hail was ongoing at time of report, ranging from dime sized to just larger than quarters.

At the intersection of Ditch Road and Indiana Route 32 hail increased from pea-sized to quarter-sized in heavy rain and wind gusts estimated up to 57 mph. Hail was also reported to be as large as 1.75 inches 1 mile southwest of Westfield.

Thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees between Fishers and Fortville amid small hail.

Trees and tree limbs downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.

A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at this location with a 6 inch tree limb downed nearby. Over 13000 power outages across the county caused by the storm.