217
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
8
Direct injuries
$788K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Clark County, Indiana: 217 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #903 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Clark County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Clark County is the 2020s, when 60 of the county's 217 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 Clark County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #903 for this hazard and #23 within Indiana, putting it in the 71.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Clark County with 52 recorded events, while Oct 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2025 | RIVER RIDGE | 55 | 0 | 4 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | HENRYVILLE | 51 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 1991 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | CEMENTVILLE | 53 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | WATSON | 53 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | UTICA | 53 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | BONNENBURGER | 53 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | WATSON | 53 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | MEMPHIS | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | MEMPHIS | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | HAPS ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | CEMENTVILLE | 55 | $0 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | SELLERSBURG | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Clark County
- Hail 121
- Flash Flood 76
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A NWS Storm Survey team concluded that intermittent pockets of straight line winds occurred along a 10 mile path across portions of Clark County. A roof was removed from an abandoned building in Borden. Winds blew out glass and a screen covered porch off the back of a house at Deam Lake near Borden. The sporadic damage continued east along and near Indiana 60 past Bennettsville, where a tree was toppled on to the roof of a house. Peak wind speeds were estimated between 60 and 80 mph.
A HAM operator relayed a report of an 18 inch diameter tree down in a yard as well as other trees down in the area. Multiple power outages were accompanied by pea sized hail. Local media also reported that at this same time, a roof was blown off of a laundromat on Park Street. A storm survey was conducted and one resident reported a small funnel cloud that didn't touch the ground. Several trees were snapped or blown down west of Charleston. The most concentrated surveyed damage lay along Locust Street and along Highway 403 near the O'Reilly auto parts store. A large Sycamore trees fell on a car parked on Water Street. The survey estimated straight line winds between 60 and 65 mph.
The local broadcast media relayed a report of an outdoor storage building in Henryville that was thrown into a neighbor's yard. At around the same time, a spotter reported a large limb down around 2 miles east of Henryville.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Clark County, Indiana?
217 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Clark County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Clark County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Clark County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Clark 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 Clark County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/clark-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.