Putnam County, Indiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1959 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
22
Tornado reports
115
Hail reports
60
Floods since 1996
457
All events
3
Deaths
$8.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Putnam County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 21 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.
Gradient winds uprooted a tree that crashed into the top of the drivers side of a car. The driver and a passenger were killed by the falling tree with two additional injuries.
WXIN reported that the Indiana State Police worked 50 property damaging crashes, 3 crashes that resulted in injury, and 8 slide-offs due to snowfall in the area. Some of Interstate 70 had to shut down.
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Large tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts on Meridian Line Road.
Hail Hail
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Estimated thunderstorm wind gust.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado with a total path length of 9.37 miles began at this location in Putnam County before crossing into western Morgan County where it dissipated. The maximum path width was 100 yards. The tornado moved mostly over rural areas causing significant tree damage, with a f…
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Several reports of tree and structural damage along County Road 600S.
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A 67 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at this location.
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Large tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Flood Flood
Flooded roads across the county. Total rainfall for the event was around 2.5 inches.
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Tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
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A tree was downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
High Wind High Wind
Non-thunderstorm wind gusts downed multiple trees, power poles, and powerlines across the county with numerous power outages reported.
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Thunderstorm wind gusts downed multiple trees.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
On the 1st pre-dawn, temperatures as low as -12F, and light winds sustained under 5 mph...resulted in extreme wind chills as low as -20F.
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On the 26th daytime, temperatures were as low as -4F, while breezy winds were sustained up to around 15 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -24F.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall amounts ranged from 8.1 to 11.4 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 -10F, with sustained winds around 5-10 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -26F through 1100 EST. Extreme low wind chills returned on the 15th at 0000 EST amid temperatures as low as -14F and sustained winds arou…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall amounts ranged from 4.1 to 6.5 inches. A Travel Advisory was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall ranged from 1.2 to 3.8 inches. A Travel Advisory was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions; despite snowfall not reaching 5.0-inch criteria within the zone, extensive travel impacts occurred due to the holiday weekend, including a 45-vehicle…
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Trained Spotter measured a 63 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
Flood Flood
Flooding on roadway on US 231 between Owen County line and Cloverdale.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
The episode's fifth and final tornado, an EF0, occurred briefly in far west-central Putnam County. After touching down about 800 feet north of County Road 400 South, the circulation tracked roughly parallel and about 500 feet southeast of a set of railroad tracks, ending about 35…
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Several trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts onto cars.
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A 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the GPC AWOS.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Basements flooded due to flash flooding with numerous roads closed across the county. Total rainfall was between 3.25 and 3.5 inches.
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A 73 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at this location.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
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Thunderstorm winds downed roof and siding material off of a barn on US 231 in Brick Chapel.
Hail Hail
Multiple reports of hail as large as 1.2 inches with some siding damage caused by the hail.
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Several trees of unknown size downed by thunderstorm wind gusts across the town.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures on the morning of the 21st were as low as -3F, with sustained winds around 13 mph...resulting in marginally extreme wind chills as low as -22F.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall ranged from 6.3 to 9.5 inches. A Travel Watch was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
Non-thunderstorm winds downed a tree that destroyed a double-wide trailer 4 miles south of Cloverdale, pinning down and bruising one person inside the home. At least 2750 homes were without power during the event.
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Thunderstorm winds downed trees onto both westbound lanes of US Highway 40.
Hail Hail
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Hail Hail
Thunderstorm produced marginally severe hail south of Bainbridge, before hail as large as pennies was reported towards Heritage Lake.
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Tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts over State Road 240.
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Tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts along County Road 1000 South.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall generally ranged from 3.3 to 4.7 inches, with up to 5.3 inches in extreme northeastern parts of the county. A Travel Advisory was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures early on the 14th were as low as -8F, while robust winds gusted as high as 30-40 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -31F.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Criteria was reached from maximum heat index values exceeding 110 degrees on the afternoon of August 24th. Heat index values were from measured temperature and dewpoint at the GPC AWOS.
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Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Putnam County.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2 |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 21 | 0 |
| 2011 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 39 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 0 |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 |
| 2005 | 16 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003 | 23 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 |
| 2001 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 | 2 |
| 1988 | 4 | 2 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 3 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
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