289
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$2.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Knox County, Indiana: 289 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 79. That places the county #494 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Knox County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Knox County is the 2010s, when 110 of the county's 289 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 Knox County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 52.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #494 for this hazard and #9 within Indiana, putting it in the 84.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Knox County with 60 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2011 | VINCENNES ONEAL ARPT | 56 | 0 | 1 | $16K |
| Jun 15, 2010 | EMISON | 65 | 0 | 1 | $30K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | BRUCEVILLE | 50 | $1K |
| Apr 27, 2026 | VINCENNES | 50 | $3K |
| Apr 27, 2026 | BRUCEVILLE | 50 | $1K |
| Apr 27, 2026 | VINCENNES | 50 | $2K |
| Mar 15, 2026 | MONROE CITY | 52 | $2K |
| Dec 29, 2025 | FRITCHTON | 52 | $4K |
| Jul 28, 2025 | BICKNELL | 54 | $50K |
| Jul 21, 2025 | FRITCHTON | 50 | $4K |
| Jun 18, 2025 | BICKNELL | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 18, 2025 | BICKNELL | 51 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Knox County
- Hail 97
- Flood 90
- Flash Flood 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Two houses sustained significant damaged due to damaging thunderstorm winds. At one house the roof came off, the garage was destroyed, and both cars in the garage were destroyed. At the other house the garage was pulled away from the south side of the house and ended up on the north side. The garage doors were wrapped around trees and seven large pine trees were destroyed. The front porch also sustained damage. Several utility poles were also knocked down and damaged occurred to the roof of a high school. The scoreboard at the high school was destroyed.
A roof was blown off of a house due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Four used vehicles were damaged in a car lot and two trailers were damaged. On the south side of town a tractor sustained significant damage after a nearby building fell on top of it. Power lines and trees were reported down across the area. A FEMA trailer was blown over at a fire station due to the wins. At the VFW, the VFW sign fell onto a truck. Winds also caused an overhang of a building to be pulled away from the building.
Two different areas in Vincennes saw many uprooted and snapped off trees due to thunderstorm wind gusts. One of the areas was a mile north of the Executive Inn and the other was about two miles southeast of the same inn.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Knox County, Indiana?
289 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Knox County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Knox County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Knox County measured 79.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Knox 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 Knox County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/knox-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.