94
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Martin County, Indiana: 94 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,281 nationally and #83 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Martin County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Martin County is the 1990s, when 24 of the county's 94 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 Martin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 54.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,281 for this hazard and #83 within Indiana, putting it in the 27.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Martin County with 22 recorded events, while Sep 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 18, 2025 | WILLOW VLY | 55 | 0 | 1 | $20K |
| Mar 1, 2017 | NATCHEZ | 52 | 0 | 1 | $16K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2025 | WILLOW VLY | 55 | $20K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | SHOALS | 55 | $25K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | HINDOSTAN FALLS | 50 | $2K |
| Mar 30, 2025 | SHOALS | 50 | $4K |
| Mar 19, 2025 | SHOALS | 52 | $4K |
| Mar 15, 2025 | LOOGOOTEE | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 17, 2024 | SHOALS | 52 | $2K |
| May 27, 2024 | LOOGOOTEE | 70 | $100K |
| Mar 15, 2024 | SHOALS | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 7, 2023 | WINDOM | 55 | $50K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm straight line winds followed approximately 800 to 1700 feet southwest of the center line track of the corresponding EF2 tornado from its start location (where estimated 77 mph winds collapsed a farm outbuilding on Haw Creek Road) to at least as far as the Shoals 8 S COOP station (where 3 trees were downed around the house with several more downed to the east of Windom Road). Fifteen power poles were reported broken from the storm's winds along Windom Road with lines on the ground.
A large tree was snapped 10 feet above the base along Highway 231 at Butcher Avenue due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Several other trees were down throughout the city. Some vehicles were damaged from falling tree. Power was out to the entire city.
A large tree was downed on top of a pickup truck on US Highway 50 near the National Gypsom Company. The tree caused windshield and hood damage to the truck. Trees were also reported down in Martin State Forest area, approximately 4.5 to 5.5 miles northeast of Shoals on Williams Road, Murray Road, and Stiles Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Martin County, Indiana?
94 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Martin County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Martin County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Martin County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Martin 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 Martin County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/martin-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.