127
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$826K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Owen County, Indiana: 127 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 72. That places the county #1,831 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Owen County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Owen County is the 2000s, when 47 of the county's 127 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 Owen County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,831 for this hazard and #64 within Indiana, putting it in the 41.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Owen County with 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2003 | SPENCER | 55 | 0 | 5 | $0 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | SOUTHPORT | 60 | 0 | 1 | $20K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2025 | SPENCER | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | GOSPORT | 62 | $15K |
| Mar 15, 2025 | FREEDOM | 50 | $2K |
| Jul 30, 2024 | SPENCER | 55 | $5K |
| Jun 25, 2024 | SPENCER | 60 | $250K |
| Mar 15, 2024 | GOSPORT | 50 | $2K |
| Jul 24, 2023 | CARP | 55 | $7K |
| Jul 23, 2023 | VANDALIA | 52 | $20K |
| Jul 18, 2023 | FREEMAN | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 2, 2023 | DEVORE | 50 | $2K |
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 house at the 1500 block of Freeman Road had structural damage from thunderstorm wind gusts when a tree fell on the house. Trees were downed all along Freeman road from the 1000 block of Freeman Road to State Road 43. There was also some tree damage on Hardscrabble Road from State Road 43 to the 2800 block of Hardscrabble Road where a pole barn had the door blown in and south wall blown out.
Several reports of damage were received in and around Spencer. A power line fell onto a moving vehicle. The driver reportedly drove on and was not injured. A tree was down near Hidden Valley Estates. A tree fell on top of a 1997 Ford Expedition on North Montgomery Street.
A tree at the corner of 7th Street and Greencastle Avenue was toppled. A large tree nearly 100 yards from the 10 O'clock Treaty Line Monument on SR 67 was uprooted. At the corner of SR 67 and Louisa Street a large tree had the majority of its branches snapped off.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Owen County, Indiana?
127 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Owen County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Owen County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Owen County measured 72.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Owen 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 Owen County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/owen-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.