133
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Parke County, Indiana: 133 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 110. That places the county #1,756 nationally and #61 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Parke County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Parke County is the 2000s, when 56 of the county's 133 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 Parke County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,756 for this hazard and #61 within Indiana, putting it in the 44.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Parke County with 34 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2005 | ROSEDALE | 50 | 0 | 1 | $10K |
| May 25, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | BELLMORE | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | FERNDALE | 52 | $50K |
| Apr 2, 2026 | BRIDGETON | 52 | $125K |
| Jul 16, 2025 | ROCKVILLE | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 18, 2025 | MONTEZUMA | 52 | $3K |
| Mar 15, 2025 | COLOMA | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 29, 2024 | MILLIGAN | 55 | $10K |
| Jun 29, 2023 | ROCKVILLE | 57 | $150K |
| Aug 1, 2022 | COLOMA | 50 | $1K |
| Mar 6, 2022 | ANNAPOLIS | 55 | $20K |
Other hazards here
More from Parke County
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 damaged a garage in the Bridgeton community and a small barn and large shed on Mansfield Road, with a couple trees onto houses, and Indiana Route 59 closed from downed trees and power poles.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Parke County, Indiana?
133 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Parke County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Parke County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Parke County measured 110.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Parke 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 Parke County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/parke-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.