Martin County, Indiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
11
Tornado reports
33
Hail reports
52
Floods since 1996
244
All events
4
Deaths
$16.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Martin County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 10 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
Tornado F3 Tornado
The East Fork White River, rising amid moderate flood stage at Shoals, inundated Sprout Springs Road, which swept an elderly man's truck off the road on the 9th, and while the vehicle's passenger was later rescued from a tree vine, search efforts continued for the man through fol…
A supercell thunderstorm spawned this fourth and final tornado of the day, which tracked in an overall east-southeastern direction across primarily far southern Martin County, before entering northeastern Dubois County for its final 1 mile. The tornado's intensity varied from EF0…
An elderly man drowned after driving into floodwaters while he was on his way to a doctor's appointment. The 85 year old male was pulled from a flooded area near the Lost River. His body was found about 70 feet away from his car in four and a half feet of water. His death was rul…
Flooding occurred across Low Gap Road in Martin County. A 46 year old man drove into high water on Low Gap Road that was flooded from Indian Creek. The man drowned in the flood waters around 10 pm EST. His vehicle was swept 100 yards downstream and submerged.
Flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in Martin County, including near Shoals, due to heavy rain.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy thunderstorm rainfall of up to 2.50 inches in under 2 hours, produced flash flooding in central Martin County that crossed US Highway 50 near Stiles Road.
Flood Flood
Heavy thunderstorm rainfall flooded areas along the East Fork White River lowlands near Brooks Bridge.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm straight line winds produced widely scattered tree damage across west-central Martin County in an overall southeasterly direction from US Highway 231 a mile north of Bramble to US Highway 50 near Peeks Road. Most damage indicated 58 to 65 mph winds with stronger gust…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm straight line winds in central Martin County near the EF0 tornado, uprooted or snapped several large tree branches and a few whole trees, from Dover Hill to the Shoals area. Carport damage also occurred.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm straight line winds snapped large tree limbs in southeastern Martin County.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF-0 tornado with path length of 2.02 miles and a path width of 50 yards moved through portions of Martin County. Much of the damage limited to trees with one metal roof partially ripped off. Nearby, there was sporadic straight line wind damage. Peak tornado winds were 85 mph.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorm rainfall up to 5.00 inches produced flash flooding in central Martin County as far east as the Shoals area. Water flowed over several roads, including the confluence of Sherfick Stream and Gushing Creek onto Boyd Hollow Road, as well as Beech Creek onto Rama Dye Road…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Numerous reports nearby up to 1.75 inches.
Hail Hail
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall amounts ranged from 11.9 to 14.0 inches. A Travel Warning was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall amounts ranged from 3.9 to 5.8 inches. A Travel Advisory was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
Flood Flood
Several streets were flooded in the town of Loogootee due to heavy rainfall. A nearby station reported 3.50 inches.
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed many trees along Williams Road NE of Shoals. One tree fell on a house injuring 1 person.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Flash Flood Flash Flood
US 231 was temporarily closed due to water flowing over the road. Flooding later in the week due to river flooding caused significant issues near the town of Shoals. Total rainfall ranged from 1.9 to 2.1 inches.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed by thunderstorm wind gusts near Hindostan.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Minor roof damage to homes in Shoals caused by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree and power line were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees of unknown size downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Hail Hail
Hailed for about a minute.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall ranged from 6.9 to 8.6 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 a couple trees southwest of Williams.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
The tornado was spawned along Dover Hill Road, about 500 feet northeast of the intersection with Rama Dye Road, where large tree limbs and small trees were downed in multiple directions. The tornado skipped while tracking from southeast to northwest for almost 2 miles, with furth…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds uprooted tree across road near US Highway 50, northwest of Shoals.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Widespread tree damage from thunderstorm wind gusts occurred around West Boggs Lake north of Loogootee where hundreds of trees were downed.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several tree limbs downed by thunderstorm wind gusts along Highway 150.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall mainly ranged from 2.0 to 4.8 inches, with criteria snowfall generally over far northwestern parts of the county. A Travel Watch was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
Drought Drought
Severe drought intensity that had begun on December 12, 2023 for essentially all of Martin County continued into January. Severe drought was downgraded to moderate drought for far west-central portions of Martin County on January 2, 2024. Following 2-week precipitation totals of …
Drought Drought
Continued well below normal rainfall caused severe drought intensity to begin on December 12, 2023 for essentially all of Martin County. Severe drought was downgraded to moderate drought for far west-central portions of Martin County on January 2, 2024, with severe drought ending…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Criteria was reached from maximum heat index values exceeding 110 degrees on the afternoon of August 21st over the southwestern half of Martin County. Heat index values were estimated from reported maximum temperature at the Shoals 8 S COOP station and dewpoint at the nearby DCY …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees across southern Martin County, with power lines also downed in Lost River Township.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed trees over much of Martin County.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm hail larger than baseballs near Loogootee, amid quarter to golf ball sized hail over parts of west-central Martin County.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
Continuation of EF1 supercell tornado from northeastern Daviess County. The tornado continued onto far northwestern portions of Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center's grounds, snapping hardwood trees in a non-continuous path, before lifting about a mile west of Lake Greenwood's sou…
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm straight line winds followed approximately 800 to 1700 feet southwest of the center line track of the corresponding EF2 tornado from its start location (where estimated 77 mph winds collapsed a farm outbuilding on Haw Creek Road) to at least as far as the Shoals 8 S …
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 14 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
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