Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Owen County, Indiana has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 2 tornado reports among 73 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 23 hail reports with hail up to 1" and 48 high-wind reports with gusts up to 61 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Owen County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 208 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Brazil to 11 miles south of Terre Haute to near Hutsonville. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph, frequent lightning, very heavy rain, and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree on a roof. Time estimated from radar. (IND)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 921 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Martinsville, or 17 miles north of Bloomington, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Martinsville, Gosport, Paragon, and Mahalasville.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 239 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of Vevay, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports — 1 tornado report
“A EF0 tornado with estimated peak wind 80 mph... 0.92 mile path length... and path width of 25 yards. Survey damage suggests the tornado began west of North Humpty Dump (IND)”
“Powerlines over the road. Time estimated from radar. (IND)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1148 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Hutsonville, or 12 miles south of Marshall, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
4 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5", 1 tornado report
“1 INJ An EF-2 tornado with path length of at least 15.35 miles and maximum width of 880 yards began at this location. The peak winds were 130 mph with the torna (IND)”
“At 942 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles south of Brazil, or 19 miles southeast of Terre Haute, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1119 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Paris to near Hidalgo. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1033 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Brazil to 7 miles south of Terre Haute. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 921 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles east of Spencer to 8 miles southeast of Sullivan. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 748 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles east of Clinton to 7 miles southeast of Marshall. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 246 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Mooresville to 7 miles north of Bloomington. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“Significant number of trees and powerlines downed in the county. (IND)”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 858 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Patriot, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain. Impact: Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 642 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Spencer, or 12 miles west of Bloomington, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1256 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Milan to 7 miles south of Carrollton, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“At 1131 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Vevay, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include...”
“At 553 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Madison, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...All of Central Indiana WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, southwest, and west central Indiana. WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM EDT Thursday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, southwest, and west central Indiana. WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM EDT Thursday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1108 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Burlington to near Carrollton, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include...”
7 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, south winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Indiana. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Wind Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 8 AM EDT Monday.”
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, south winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Indiana. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Wind Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 8 AM EDT Monday.”
7 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, and southwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, and southwest Ohio. WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
7 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, and southwest Ohio. WHEN...From 7 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, and southwest Ohio. WHEN...From 7 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Indiana. WHEN...Until 5 PM EDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Indiana. WHEN...Until 5 PM EDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. WHEN...From 8 AM to 7 PM EDT Wednesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1052 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Terre Haute, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Time estimated from radar. Relayed via social media. (IND)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 400 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles south of Linton to near Washington to near Petersburg. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1022 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles northeast of Greencastle to 6 miles north of Bloomfield. Movement was northeast at 80 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 61 mph
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“At 313 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles northwest of Spencer, or 26 miles east of Terre Haute, moving east at 60 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 406 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brazil, or 16 miles east of Terre Haute, moving east at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 73 severe weather events in Owen County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 23 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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