Posey County, Indiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1958 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
23
Tornado reports
80
Hail reports
261
Floods since 1996
946
All events
2
Deaths
$19.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Posey 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 long track cell entering from Northwest Kentucky produced its first Southwest Indiana tornado on the afternoon of July 9th with an EF-3 tornado. Tree debris and crops flattened in a convergent pattern occurred north of Port Rd, just south of the Kenco facility. The tornado in…
A mobile home was destroyed. Two occupants of the mobile home were killed. Numerous trees were uprooted. One barn was destroyed, along with some small sheds. Four barns, three houses, and one church were damaged. The damage was mostly to roofs. Peak winds were estimated near 120 …
A hailstorm with stones up to golf ball size passed directly over Mount Vernon. At least 200 homes were damaged by the hail, and several hundred vehicles were damaged.
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Flood Flood
An intersection in Poseyville was flooded with several inches of moving water. Heavy rain was brief, limiting the duration of flooding issues in Poseyville.
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Several roads were flooded in Posey County as a result of torrential rainfall with radar estimated 3hr rainfall of 1.5-3.
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Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Several pictures were taken, from Poseyville, of a funnel cloud associated with a storm cell tracking northeastward from Wadesville to Cynthiana.
Hail Hail
Penny size hail was measured in far southern Posey County, associated with a supercell which produced a tornado in Union County, Kentucky.
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Hail Hail
Nickel size hail fell 2 miles east of Poseyville.
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Hail Hail
Quarter size hail occurred on the south side of Poseyville.
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Flood Flood
Minor flooding of bottomland and surrounding low-lying areas occurred near J.T. Myers Dam. The minor flooding continued into early March.
Flood Flood
Minor flooding of farmland and a few county roads occurred near Mt Vernon.
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Tornado EF1 Tornado
The long track cell produced its second Southwest Indiana tornado on the afternoon of July 9th with an EF-1 tornado that began just east of Springfield. A power pole was bent on Oliver Springfield Rd. The tornado tracked to the NNW, damaging a tree grove on Old Beech Creek. Addit…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 0 |
| 2024 | 44 | 7 |
| 2023 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022 | 33 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 2 |
| 2019 | 46 | 0 |
| 2018 | 40 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22 | 1 |
| 2016 | 40 | 0 |
| 2015 | 28 | 0 |
| 2014 | 27 | 1 |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 |
| 2012 | 49 | 1 |
| 2011 | 49 | 1 |
| 2010 | 33 | 0 |
| 2009 | 24 | 0 |
| 2008 | 34 | 1 |
| 2007 | 41 | 0 |
| 2006 | 42 | 1 |
| 2005 | 23 | 0 |
| 2004 | 33 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | 3 |
| 2001 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 3 | 1 |
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