Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
32
Tornado reports
94
Hail reports
145
Floods since 1996
1,012
All events
28
Deaths
$96.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Vanderburgh County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 32 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.
Tornado F3 Tornado
This tornado first crossed into Vanderburgh County, Indiana from Henderson County, KY at a peninsula formed by the Ohio River just west of Henderson. This peninsula is Ohio River bottomland primarily used for farming. From the air, scour marks were clearly visible on farmland. Th…
The tornado crossed into Vanderburgh County from Henderson County, KY a second time near Ellis Park, a horse-racing facility off U.S. Highway 41. The tornado moved rapidly east-northeast at close to 60 MPH, staying a mile or less south of Interstate 164 and the southern city limi…
The Vanderburgh County Coroner's Office reported that a homeless man (67m) was found dead on Third Street in downtown Evansville on the 15th. The autopsy identified the cause of death as hypothermia due to environmental exposure. Conditions were frigid on the 15th, with an early …
A construction worker on the roof of a building was struck by lightning. The individual was a 34-year-old male who was on top of a tall building in downtown Evansville. The lightning hit the roof, causing damage about the size of a softball. The individual was near the damage sit…
Minor flooding occurred on the Ohio River. At the Evansville river gage, the river crested at 45.21 feet on the 18th. Flood stage is 42 feet. About 20 secondary roads were flooded in bottomland areas near the river. They were mostly farm roads flooded near the river, outside the …
A very intense macroburst caused extensive damage across the Evansville metro area, primarily the north half of the city. The macroburst was about three miles wide on average. The macroburst started on the west side of Evansville and moved east-northeast across the Melody Hill ar…
Major flash flooding inundated sections of Evansville. A total of 248 occupied structures were affected. Of those 248, fifteen were single family homes that sustained major damage, 141 were structures that received minor damage, and 92 others were affected in some way. The totals…
The tornado first touched down on Bromm Road, then tracked east directly across Darmstadt, finally lifting at Browning Road. Hundreds of trees were blown down, including many that landed on houses and power lines. A total of 42 single family homes, 6 commercial structures, and 1 …
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Flood Flood
A couple inches of water covered part of the eastbound Green River Road exit of the Lloyd Expressway. Portions of the right lanes on the expressway also had puddles form. Rainfall rates peaked at around half an inch in twenty minutes, but the heavy rainfall duration was brief.
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Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding occurred early morning in Evansville. Fire officials reported several vehicles in the water on Virginia Street with a water rescue underway. Social media posts a car lost its front wheel hitting a manhole cover pushed open by water at Washington Avenue/Kentucky Ave…
Flood Flood
Social media reports of standing water over roads continued into mid-morning in Evansville as rainfall from earlier flash flooding had largely moved out of the area.
Flood Flood
A social media post noted a closure at Ray Becker Parkway and Barker Avenue. A vehicle ran through a flood barricade.
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A hardwood tree with a trunk of approximately two feet diameter was uprooted, causing damage to a barn. Small tree limbs of 3 to 5 inches in diameter were also downed. Time estimated from radar.
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A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds blocking the right lane of Veterans Memorial Parkway. Time estimated from radar.
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Torrential rainfall resulted in flash flooding in northern portions of Evansville. Severe street flooding occurred on Kansas Road and Ashworth Drive, while nearby Green River Rd had areas of flooding. Floodwaters covered the roundabout at Oak Hill Rd and Hedden Rd. The Evansville…
Flood Flood
Standing water covered the roads at Old State Rd and Baseline Rd.
Flood Flood
Cars stalled out in high water near the Lloyd Expy exit at Garvin and Division.
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Significant flooding occurred in Southeastern Evansville. Several spots on Lincoln Avenue east of Burkhardt Rd and on Fuquay Ave had water spilling into yards and the road, including near Plaza Park Middle School. Portions of Covert Avenue had approximately nine inches of water c…
Flood Flood
Flooding issues lingered in Southeastern Vanderburgh County as floodwaters were slow to recede, leaving standing water covering portions of roads and yards into the evening.
Flood Flood
Water rescues occurred for stalled vehicles in standing water at Claremont Ave and Barker Ave in Western Evansville. Rainfall totals were estimated by radar as around an inch, most of which fell within an hour.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain resulted in about a foot of standing water on the 4400 block of Bellemeade Ave in Evansville. Rainfall rates with the passing storm peaked at almost an inch of rain within thirty minutes, but the lack of additional thunderstorms/heavy rain moving over the same area pre…
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A business on the corner of Oak Hill Rd and Lynch Rd had both sides of a small sign blown out by thunderstorm winds as storms tracked across Vanderburgh County.
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Small to medium tree branches were downed by gusty non-thunderstorm winds on the southeast side of Evansville.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 0 |
| 2024 | 57 | 5 |
| 2023 | 31 | 2 |
| 2022 | 28 | 1 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | 1 |
| 2019 | 37 | 0 |
| 2018 | 43 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19 | 0 |
| 2016 | 41 | 1 |
| 2015 | 39 | 1 |
| 2014 | 28 | 0 |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 |
| 2012 | 45 | 1 |
| 2011 | 43 | 1 |
| 2010 | 33 | 0 |
| 2009 | 19 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30 | 0 |
| 2006 | 46 | 1 |
| 2005 | 25 | 2 |
| 2004 | 29 | 1 |
| 2003 | 17 | 0 |
| 2002 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 1 |
| 1997 | 18 | 2 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 7 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | 6 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 1 |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | 5 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | 7 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 3 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
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