Johnson 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.
24
Tornado reports
126
Hail reports
60
Floods since 1996
514
All events
5
Deaths
$164.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Johnson 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.
The rotating supercell's fifth and final tornado was a violent EF3 that immediately followed the Johnson County EF0. Following the storm's east-northeasterly track, a tornado redeveloped (2.8 miles after the end of the EF0) in an open field, 0.15 miles west of the intersection of…
Thunderstorm winds contributed to the collapse of a wall and scaffolding at a construction site in the Precedent South Business Center south of Main Street near I-65. The incident killed 3 and injured 2. All were male workers.
A rotating supercell thunderstorm spawned the tornado just west of the intersection of Travis and Mullinix Roads. Moving east, it intensified quickly while producing mainly high-end EF1 damage (winds up to 110 mph) near and around this intersection, with bricks blown off of a lar…
Flash flooding occurred at the hospital and at least two bridges failed on county roads due to flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall and a breach in a dam. Large agricultural areas underwater. About 500 homes were flooded in Whiteland with all roads closed into the town. Multip…
In Brown County near Peoga damaged occurred to twenty to thirty homes, a barn, powerlines, trees, and a carport due to a tornado. One indirect injury occurred when I firefighter suffered heat stroke. In Johnson County at Camp Atterbury forty buildings were damaged, dozens of vehi…
A tornado touched down just west of Interstate 65 and Main Street in Greenwood on the evening of 31 March 2006. This tornado was on the ground for 25 minutes, covered an area 17 miles long, and caused significant damage to several homes and businesses along its path, which contin…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree uprooted, several limbs snapped by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Lightning Lightning
Lightning caused a fire to a home.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 30 ft long healthy tree branch 7 to 8 inches diameter was downed by thunderstorm wind gusts across Peterman road.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado with path length of 11.94 miles and a path width of 200 yards began in Johnson county with 2.47 miles of it within Johnson county. The tornado had a peak wind of 105 mph with peak winds of 90 mph within Johnson county. Within Johnson county, impacts were limited t…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree across a road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed numerous trees across central and southern Johnson County into Franklin area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a three inch tree limb.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Grill thrown by thunderstorm winds from patio into yard. Fence was also broken.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts flipped a semi-trailer truck on Interstate 65.
Flood Flood
Standing water caused vehicles to become stranded on roads with at least one road closed by the high water.
Hail Hail
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures during the 26-27th overnight were as low as -2F, while breezy winds were sustained up to around 15 mph...resulting in marginally extreme wind chills as low as -22F.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall amounts ranged from 10.0 to 13.7 inches. A Travel Warning was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures on the morning of the 14th were as low as -3F, with sustained winds around 10 mph...resulting in marginal extreme wind chills as low as -21F.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall amounts ranged from 4.8 to 6 inches. A Travel Watch was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall ranged from 4.0 to 5.5 inches. A Travel Advisory was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree and power line downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Hail Hail
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flooding temporarily closed sections of US 31 with several water rescues across the county. Total rainfall ranged from 2.6 to 4.0 inches.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees of unknown size downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree limb downed by thunderstorm wind gusts onto a road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A roof on a skating rink was partially peeled up by thunderstorm winds.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall ranged from 7.5 to 9.7 inches. A Travel Watch was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
High Wind High Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds downed tree branches and blew off shingles near Trafalgar. At least 4500 homes were without power during the event.
Hail Hail
One-inch hail along Indiana Route 135.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed a few 12-inch diameter trees along Fairview Road at Leaning Tree Road and Peterman Road. Some fences and roofs were also damaged.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall ranged from 3.6 to 5.6 inches, with criteria snowfall across northern parts of the county. A Travel Watch was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Criteria was reached from maximum heat index values exceeding 110 degrees on the afternoon of August 24th over most of Johnson County. Heat index values were from reported maximum temperature at the Franklin WWTP COOP station and dewpoint data from the IND and GEZ ASOS and the HF…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed a few small to medium sized tree branches, while flattening an approximate one-third acre of soybean crop.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts across the county. Over 7500 power outages caused by the storm.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm hail as large as ping pongs along a path to east-northeast through southern and eastern parts of Greenwood.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
This was the rotating supercell's fourth tornado, and the first and weaker of two tornadoes spawned in Johnson County. The tornado started to the north-northeast of the village of Providence, although most of the sporadic tree damage noted in the town was from straight line winds…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Supercell thunderstorm winds downed a large tree on County Road 500 South at 7400 West.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | 2 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 |
| 2012 | 26 | 0 |
| 2011 | 27 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | 2 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33 | 1 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | 1 |
| 2005 | 26 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 1 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 1 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 2 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 3 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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