91
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$965K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Pike County, Indiana: 91 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,319 nationally and #84 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Pike County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Pike County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 91 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 Pike County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 27.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,319 for this hazard and #84 within Indiana, putting it in the 26.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Pike County with 25 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2005 | PETERSBURG | 60 | 0 | 1 | $2K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2025 | LITTLE | 74 | $5K |
| Aug 13, 2025 | WILLISVILLE | 74 | $2K |
| Jul 28, 2025 | OTWELL | 74 | $5K |
| Jul 30, 2024 | WINSLOW | 56 | $2K |
| Jul 30, 2024 | PETERSBURG | 56 | $2K |
| May 27, 2024 | OATSVILLE | 65 | $10K |
| Apr 19, 2024 | WINSLOW | 52 | $1K |
| Mar 15, 2024 | PETERSBURG | 52 | $3K |
| May 21, 2022 | PETERSBURG | 61 | $25K |
| Apr 9, 2020 | ALFORD | 56 | $3K |
Other hazards here
More from Pike County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hundreds of trees were either snapped or uprooted. Numerous homes received minor roof damage. The damage began about 3.5 miles east-southeast of Oakland City just east of the railroad tracks. Areas just south of Arthur were affected. The damage continued across Highway 61 and Highway 64, as well as areas on either side of County Road 364. The damage stayed south of the Patoka River. Peak winds were estimated around 85 mph.
A microburst with peak winds estimated near 90 mph affected an area one and a quarter miles wide and five miles long. One vacant mobile home was overturned. Several homes and buildings received minor roof damage, typically partial shingle loss. Dozens of trees and limbs were blown down. Highways 56 and 356 were blocked for a time. The biggest obstruction was on Highway 356 about a quarter-mile west of Highway 257, where downed trees, power lines, and power poles blocked the road for about nine hours. Several power lines were down. A car port was destroyed.
At least seven homes across the county sustained damage. The most severe house damage occurred in the Coe area. A two-car garage was destroyed, with debris blown onto Highway 61. Pieces of the garage were blown through the roof of the house. A central air conditioning unit was blown off its pad. A house next door lost part of its roof. A pole barn was blown apart near Cato. Across the county, a large number of trees were blown down. At least 15 roads were impassable at one point, including State Highway 56. Near Winslow, a tree was blown onto a house with damage to the front of the home. Schools were closed the following day.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Pike County, Indiana?
91 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Pike County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Pike County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Pike County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Pike 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 Pike County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/pike-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.