Spencer County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Spencer County, Indiana has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 4 tornado reports among 37 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 15 hail reports with hail up to 0.75" and 18 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Spencer County
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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.
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 706 PM CDT/806 PM EDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Winslow to 6 miles north of Dale. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 710 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Folsomville to near Grandview. Movement was east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Multiple trees were downed in Spencer County... with reports mainly coming from Grandview. (PAH)”
- Wind Unknown Grandview SPC verified report
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 646 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong thunderstorm near Owensboro, moving east at 25 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... Owensboro, Knottsville, Masonville, Moseleyville, and Pleasant Ridge. This includes the following highways...”
- Wind 55 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Stanley, or near Owensboro, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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... Owensboro, Rockport, Grandview, Masonville, Stanley, and Eureka.”
“At 420 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dale, or 13 miles northeast of Boonville, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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... Dale, Santa Claus, Tennyson, and Gentryville.”
- Hail 0.25" Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 20, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports — 4 tornado reports
“Tornado reported with trees down between Grandview and Lewisport. (PAH)”
“EF0 Tornado. Peak Winds 80 mph. Path Length one-half mile. Brief tornado produced shingle damage to a couple homes and uprooted several trees. (PAH)”
- Tornado Tornado 2 ENE Grandview SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado Grandview SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 1 NW Dale SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 2 N Dale SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 SW Chrisney SPC verified report
Friday, June 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“A line of thunderstorms is sinking southeastward across southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, and western Kentucky early this morning. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph, torrential downpours, and frequent lightning can be expected.”
- Wind 50 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Grandview, or near Rockport, moving northeast at 30 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... Rockport, Grandview, Santa Claus, Chrisney, and Gentryville.”
“At 304 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Newburgh, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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... Newburgh and Eureka.”
- Hail 0.75" Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 SW Chrisney SPC verified report
Monday, May 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 423 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Folsomville, or 10 miles northeast of Boonville, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Boonville, Dale, Folsomville, Santa Claus, Tennyson, and Gentryville.”
- Wind 50 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 722 AM CDT/822 AM EDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lynnville, or 7 miles north of Boonville, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Boonville, Dale, Lynnville, Santa Claus, Folsomville, Tennyson, Gentryville, and Spurgeon.”
- Hail 0.5" Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1125 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Santa Claus to near St. Joseph. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north central, northwest, and south central Kentucky. WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“At 855 PM CDT/955 PM EDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles west of Petersburg to near Haubstadt to near Henderson. Movement was 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and central Kentucky. WHEN...From 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ Sunday to 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Monday. 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 up to 40 to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. WHEN...From 10 AM CDT /11 AM EDT/ Sunday to 7 AM CDT /8 AM EDT/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of southwest Indiana and western Kentucky. WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT /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.”
- Wind 50 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, December 28, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. A band of stronger showers will pass through the region this evening and may produce isolated wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north central, northwest, and south central Kentucky. WHEN...Until 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. A band of stronger showers will pass through the region this evening and may produce isolated wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north central, northwest, and south central Kentucky. WHEN...From 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ this evening to 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Monday.”
- Wind 55 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Spencer County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Spencer County, IN?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 37 severe weather events in Spencer County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Spencer County recently?
Yes — 15 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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