141
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$578K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Carroll County, Indiana: 141 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #1,647 nationally and #57 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Carroll County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Carroll County is the 2010s, when 40 of the county's 141 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Carroll County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,647 for this hazard and #57 within Indiana, putting it in the 47.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Carroll County with 39 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2025 | DELPHI MUNI | 55 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | DELPHI | 55 | $25K |
| Mar 30, 2025 | DELPHI MUNI | 56 | $0 |
| Mar 19, 2025 | DELPHI | 55 | $20K |
| May 24, 2024 | BURLINGTON | 50 | $40K |
| May 24, 2024 | LEXINGTON | 55 | $50K |
| May 25, 2022 | SHARON | 65 | $30K |
| Mar 6, 2022 | CAMDEN | 54 | $0 |
| Mar 6, 2022 | SLEETH | 52 | $3K |
| Dec 11, 2021 | FLORA | 55 | $5K |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous reports of a downed transformer, downed power lines, and downed trees around the Flora area due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A roof was also blown off a chicken coop. Power was out in Flora at the time of observation.
Pieces of an aluminum shed was blown off into a field due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A trampoline was blown a considerable distance into a field. Tree limbs were blown down and one large chunk of tree was blown out as well. Other small trees and limbs were downed as well.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Carroll County, Indiana?
141 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Carroll County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Carroll County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Carroll County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Carroll County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Carroll County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/carroll-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.