239
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Ripley County, Indiana: 239 recorded events between 1960 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 61. That places the county #746 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Ripley County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Ripley County is the 2020s, when 86 of the county's 239 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 Ripley County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #746 for this hazard and #18 within Indiana, putting it in the 76.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Ripley County with 48 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | BATESVILLE | 50 | $5K |
| Apr 27, 2026 | ELROD | 45 | $1K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | SUNMAN | 50 | $2K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | BATESVILLE | 45 | $3K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | NAPOLEON | 45 | $8K |
| Jul 28, 2025 | FRIENDSHIP | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 12, 2025 | BENHAM | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 26, 2025 | NAPOLEON | 50 | $10K |
| Jun 18, 2025 | BATESVILLE | 50 | $5K |
| May 17, 2025 | SUNMAN | 50 | $3K |
Other hazards here
More from Ripley County
- Hail 77
- Flash Flood 77
- Flood 65
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A National Weather Service storm survey indicated that a microburst occurred in this area. The microburst resulted in a large number of trees within a forested area being blown down or snapped off. Damage in the immediate vicinity of the microburst included trees down at two homes and a car port destroyed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Ripley County, Indiana?
239 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Ripley County between 1960 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Ripley County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Ripley County measured 61.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Ripley 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 Ripley County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/ripley-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.