114
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, Indiana: 114 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,025 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Clay County is the 2000s, when 43 of the county's 114 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 Clay County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,025 for this hazard and #74 within Indiana, putting it in the 35.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Clay County with 27 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | CLAY CITY | 52 | $0 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | KNIGHTSVILLE | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | ASHERVILLE | 50 | $3K |
| Apr 19, 2025 | KNIGHTSVILLE | 54 | $10K |
| Apr 19, 2025 | BRAZIL | 52 | $3K |
| Jun 25, 2024 | CLAY CITY | 60 | $100K |
| Jun 25, 2024 | OLD HILL | 55 | $100K |
| May 26, 2024 | COALMONT | 60 | $75K |
| May 7, 2024 | BRAZIL | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | BOWLING GREEN | 52 | $3K |
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
Strong thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over corn crop and snapped large old growth trees over plus several large limbs of others landing on power lines with enough force to snap the cables. 1 tree landed across a lane of in sr 246.
Fallen trees blocked traffic at times on United States Highway 40, State Road 59, Interstate 70, along with many other areas. There was a lot of wind damage in the northern area near the Parke county line. In some cases, like at the intersection of Georgia and Alabama streets and on Kennedy Crossing Road, Brazil, trees fell onto residents' homes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Clay County, Indiana?
114 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Clay County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Clay County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Clay County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Clay 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 Clay County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/clay-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.