Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Thunderstorm Wind in Pulaski County, Indiana

81

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$186K

Property damage

Thunderstorm Wind in Pulaski County, Indiana: 81 recorded events between 1973 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,454 nationally and #89 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Pulaski County, Indiana: events per decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Pulaski County, Indiana: recorded events per decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Pulaski County, Indiana: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Pulaski County is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 81 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 Pulaski County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.3% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,454 for this hazard and #89 within Indiana, putting it in the 22.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

3Jan
0Feb
2Mar
2Apr
7May
23Jun
20Jul
10Aug
3Sep
4Oct
6Nov
1Dec

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Pulaski County with 23 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Mar 30, 2025STAR CITY61$20K
Jul 16, 2024WINAMAC52$1K
Aug 29, 2022WINAMAC ARENS FLD AR50$5K
Jul 23, 2022STAR CITY56$40K
Mar 6, 2022STAR CITY60$0
Aug 12, 2021WINAMAC56$0
Aug 12, 2021WINAMAC52$0
Jul 2, 2019MONTEREY60$0
Jul 23, 2017RIPLEY50$0
Nov 18, 2016LAWTON60$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Pulaski County, Indiana?

81 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Pulaski County between 1973 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Pulaski County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Pulaski County measured 65.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Pulaski 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.

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“Thunderstorm Wind in Pulaski County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/pulaski-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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