Vermillion County, Indiana
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 18165 · population 15,439 · 257 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 369 records for Vermillion County, Indiana from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 299 days; the most frequent are floods and flash floods (126 records). The most damaging was the July 6, 2003 flood ($13.6 million in 2025 dollars). FEMA has issued 17 declarations naming the county since 1979, 15 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding” on August 25, 2026.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 369on 299 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 09 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $29Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 13strongest F3
- FEMA declarations
- 17latest 2026
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Vermillion County most?
The most frequent records are floods and flash floods: 126 since 1996. The rank column places the county among Indiana's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 126 | 109 | 1996-2020 | 0 | 0 | $17M | 5 of 91 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 113 | 92 | 1956-2026 | 0 | 0 | $387K | 27 of 91 |
| Hail | 55 | 44 | 1975-2024 | 0 | 0 | $8.6M | 17 of 91 |
| Winter storms | 30 | 30 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 51 of 91 |
| Drought | 13 | 13 | 2010-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 of 91 |
| Tornadoes | 13 | 11 | 1963-2013 | 0 | 8 | $2.5M | 64 of 91 |
| Extreme cold | 6 | 6 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 of 91 |
| High wind and dust storms | 6 | 6 | 1996-2019 | 0 | 0 | $15K | 59 of 91 |
| Lightning | 3 | 3 | 2001-2009 | 0 | 1 | $90K | 22 of 91 |
| Heat | 2 | 2 | 1997-2023 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 of 91 |
| Heavy rain | 1 | 1 | 2010-2010 | 0 | 0 | – | 36 of 91 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 1 | 1 | 1996-1996 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 of 91 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Vermillion County had?
NOAA records 13 tornadoes in Vermillion County from 1963 to 2013, the strongest rated F3, with 0 deaths and 8 injuries recorded in the county. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 13 tornadoes whose track touched Vermillion County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 13, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-04-22 18:30, as SPC files it | TuscolaCrossed IL, IN | F3 | 38.6 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Indiana.
Every tornado record filed for Vermillion County (13)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-17 | Rileysburg, Vermillion County | EF2 4.21 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $380K |
| 2011-04-19 | Cayuga, Vermillion County | EF1 4.02 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $39K |
| 1998-05-19 | Dana, Vermillion County | F0 0.1 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $18K |
| 1998-04-07 | Dana, Vermillion County | F0 0.1 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $45K |
| 1990-06-02 | Vermillion County | F2 4 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 6 | $250K step |
| 1990-06-02 | Vermillion County | F0 1 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1990-06-02 | Vermillion County | F2 6.5 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1988-10-17 | Vermillion County | F2 2 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 2 | $250K step |
| 1987-07-15 | Vermillion County | F0 0.2 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1986-05-15 | Vermillion County | F0 4 mi x 140 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1973-08-12 | Vermillion County | F0 1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1973-05-28 | Vermillion County | F1 0.1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1963-04-22 | Vermillion County | F3 | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Vermillion County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the June 17, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($4,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | Thunderstorm WindClinton, Vermillion County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $4K |
| 2026-04-27 | Thunderstorm WindKlondyke, Vermillion County | 61 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-27 | Thunderstorm WindRileysburg, Vermillion County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-03-01 | DroughtVermillion County · forecast zone Vermillion | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-02-01 | DroughtVermillion County · forecast zone Vermillion | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-26 | Extreme Cold/Wind ChillVermillion County · forecast zone Vermillion | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-24 | Heavy SnowVermillion County · forecast zone Vermillion | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-01 | DroughtVermillion County · forecast zone Vermillion | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-12-14 | Extreme Cold/Wind ChillVermillion County · forecast zone Vermillion | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-12-13 | Heavy SnowVermillion County · forecast zone Vermillion | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-12-01 | DroughtVermillion County · forecast zone Vermillion | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-11-29 | Heavy SnowVermillion County · forecast zone Vermillion | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-06-02 | TornadoVermillion County | F2 4 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 6 | $250K step |
| 1988-10-17 | TornadoVermillion County | F2 2 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 2 | $250K step |
| 2009-06-02 | LightningClinton, Vermillion County A woman from Clinton was taken to the hospital for burns after she was struck by lightning. The Daily Clintonian newspaper reported that she was standing under a tree when the event occurred. She was transported to Union Hospital Clinton and later taken, by ground, to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for burns. | 0 | 1 | – |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-06 | FloodVermillion County · forecast zone Vermillion | 0 | 0 | $14M | |
| 2000-05-18 | HailCayuga, Vermillion County | 4.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $8.6M |
| 2013-11-17 | TornadoRileysburg, Vermillion County | EF2 4.21 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $380K |
| 1998-04-07 | TornadoDana, Vermillion County | F0 0.1 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $45K |
| 2011-04-19 | TornadoCayuga, Vermillion County | EF1 4.02 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $39K |
| 2008-07-21 | Thunderstorm WindKlondyke, Vermillion County | 65 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $21K |
| 1998-05-19 | TornadoDana, Vermillion County | F0 0.1 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $18K |
| 2026-06-17 | Thunderstorm WindClinton, Vermillion County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $4K |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $250K, in the dollars of the day) holds: June 2, 1990 (tornado, Vermillion County); October 17, 1988 (tornado, Vermillion County); June 2, 1990 (tornado, Vermillion County).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Vermillion County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 21 | 99 | 5 | 1 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 13 | 12 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Tornadoes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
Records by month in Vermillion County. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 28 · Feb 29 · Mar 26 · Apr 44 · May 59 · Jun 63 · Jul 46 · Aug 24 · Sep 10 · Oct 8 · Nov 10 · Dec 22 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Vermillion County
FEMA's register lists 17 declarations that include Vermillion County: 12 major disasters, 5 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for severe storm (7) and flood (4).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | DR-4933 | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2026-01-24 | EM-3641 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2020-04-03 | DR-4515 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3456 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2018-05-04 | DR-4363 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2011-06-23 | DR-1997 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and |
| 2008-06-08 | DR-1766 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes |
| 2007-03-12 | EM-3274 | Snowstorm | Snow |
| 2005-09-10 | EM-3238 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2005-01-21 | DR-1573 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms and Flooding |
| 2004-09-01 | DR-1542 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding |
| 2002-06-13 | DR-1418 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding |
| 1999-01-15 | EM-3135 | Snowstorm | In-Winter Storm 12/23/98 |
| 1993-09-09 | DR-1002 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 1991-01-05 | DR-891 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1990-06-04 | DR-869 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1979-07-31 | DR-596 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
How many floods has Vermillion County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 126 flood or flash flood records for Vermillion County from 1996 to 2020, on 109 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Vermillion County ranks 1504th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $411,000 on 67 claims filed in Vermillion County; the most in one year was 21 in 2008. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1979: 9 · 1982: 2 · 1985: 9 · 1989: 9 · 1992: 3 · 1993: 6 · 2003: 1 · 2005: 5 · 2008: 21 · 2011: 2; the other years: 0.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Vermillion County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Vermillion County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $7.5 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | $577K | once in about 355 years (modeled) |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | $1.4M | 3.5 a year (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Low | $241K | 2.2 modeled event-days a year |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | $72K | 9.5 a year (modeled) |
| Hail | Relatively Low | $243K | 3 a year (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | $409K | 4.2 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | $784K | once in about 5 years (modeled) |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | $43K | 1.1 a year (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Vermillion County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
Next
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- Download Vermillion County's FEMA declarations (CSV)17 rows: every declaration that named the county, for your own analysis