121
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$647K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Orange County, Indiana: 121 recorded events between 1969 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,924 nationally and #67 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Orange County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Orange County is the 2010s, when 50 of the county's 121 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 Orange County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,924 for this hazard and #67 within Indiana, putting it in the 38.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Orange County with 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | YOUNGS CREEK | 53 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | FRENCH LICK | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | FRENCH LICK MUNI ARP | 51 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | PROSPECT | 60 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | FRENCH LICK | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | PAOLI | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | PAOLI | 53 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2020 | ABYDEL | 55 | $0 |
| Oct 26, 2019 | PAOLI | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | PAOLI | 54 | $0 |
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
A NWS Storm Survey in conjunction with Orange County Emergency Management concluded that straight line winds impacted a nearly 2 mile stretch along US Highway 150 southeast of Paoli. The hardest hit areas was southeast of Paoli where damage occurred to roofs and numerous softwood trees were uprooted. A truck was completely smashed by a downed tree, along with roof and foundation damage to a house from a fallen tree. Max winds were estimated between 75 and 80 mph along the sporadic half mile wide path.
A NWS Storm Survey team found that thunderstorm winds destroyed an outbuilding approximately 1/2 mile northwest of Leipsic. The damaging winds continued into the community, scattering debris from the outbuilding and damaging several homes in town. The winds winds tore part of the roof off one home, fanning debris to the east. The estimated time of the event was 1 minute.
Straight line wind damage was reported at 3 separate points north of Valeene. About 2 miles northwest of Valeene an outbuilding was destroyed and a large cedar tree was uprooted. The cedar tree broke an electric pole and pulled wires down to the ground.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Orange County, Indiana?
121 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Orange County between 1969 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Orange County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Orange County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Orange 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 Orange County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/orange-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.