| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shooters Hill | 7 killed, 43 hurt, $975,000 | A stage collapse occurred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in between live performances by Sara Bareilles and Sugarland, as winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph hit the above-stage fly system. These damaging winds appeared to occur with the gust front that was out ahead of the area of precipitation. Seven fatalities and 43 injuries occurred as a result of this tragic stage collapse. The Indianapolis Business Journal estimates the damages at around 975 thousand dollars. |
| June 2009 | Lightning | Indianapolis | 1 killed, 2 hurt | A ten year old boy was killed and two others were injured while fishing at a campground at 4141 West Southport Road, Indianapolis, Indiana. This was the first death due to lightning in the state for 2009. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Lawrence | 1 killed, 1 hurt | Two boys, aged 9 and 11, were struck by lightning while standing under a tree and playing in the rain. The 9-year-old died a short time later at Wishard Hospital. The 11-year-old was injured, but survived. |
| July 2001 | Lightning | Speedway | 1 killed | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Tornado (F2) | Southport | 97 hurt, $40,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F2) | Sunshine Gardens | 26 hurt, $19,000,000 | A tornado cut a near continuous 18 mile path across southern and eastern Marion County before briefly moving into Hancock County. The tornado dropped down near exit 4 at Harding Street and Interstate 465 on the south side of metro Indianapolis and moved into Hancock County to near Mount Comfort. The worst damage was found near South Keystone Avenue between Raymond St. And Troy. The damage was rated F2 there. There was significant damage to numerous homes, a nursing home and an elementary school. 26 nursing home inhabitants were treated at local hospitals for mainly minor cuts and scrapes, and the rest were relocated as the building was inhabitable. The tornado continued across 465 at Post Road and then lifted. Additional brief touchdowns (F0) occurred near 21st Street, 25th and Mittehoffer and German Church Road and 30th Street. The last touchdown occurred at 38th street and County Line Road where it crossed into Hancock County before lifting. A total of 600 homes, 24 apartment buildings and 90 commercial buildings received damage across Decatur, Perry, Center and Warren townships of Marion County. |
| April 1963 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 20 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Lawrence | 18 hurt, $29,000,000 | Numerous structures were damaged in Marion County with the hardest hit area being an apartment complex near 38th Street and Mitthoefer Road. The tornado was associated with an embedded supercell that was overtaken by a line. Based on damage indicators, wind speeds were estimated around 125 mph. This tornado formed near 42nd Street and Post Road and tracked southeastward for 3.1 miles before exiting Marion County on North County Line Road 500 meters south of East 38th Street. The tornado continued in Hancock County. While in Marion County the tornado was rated EF-2 and while in Hancock County the tornado was rated EF-1. The tornado continued to the southeast in Hancock County for 4.0 miles. This made the entire path length 7.1 miles. The width of the tornado while in Hancock County was 100 yards and lasted from 2132 until 2136. Overall, the tornado was on the ground from 2127 until 2136. The tornado lifted in Hancock County 500 feet south of West 200 North on North 400 West. While in Hancock County the tornado damaged barns, houses, billboards, trees, and powerlines. |
| May 1972 | Tornado (F4) | not stated | 17 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| March 1986 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 10 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| August 1969 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 6 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Lightning | New Augusta | 6 hurt | Six firefighters stowing equipment after a training exercise were indirectly struck by lightning. None of the injuries were life threatening. |
| June 1980 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 6 hurt | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F3) | Cumberland | 3 hurt, $1,500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Lightning | Meridian Hills | 3 hurt | The IndyStar newspaper reported that a lightning strike at Park Tudor High Schoolinjured three workers who sought shelter under a tree, shocking one into cardiac arrest, the Indianapolis Fire Department says.||A Park Tudor Police Officer shocked the victim in cardiac arrest with a defibrillator once, and thenbegan CPR on the worker until firefighters and medics arrived about 3:50 p.m. The man was shocked twice more beforehe regained a pulseand was resuscitated within 12 minutes.||The workerwas taken to St. Vincent Hospital, where he was awake and talking to doctors.The other two workers were transported to St. Vincent with minor injuries. The three were paving the north corner of the parking lot when a storm appeared, and they sought shelter under a tree. Lightning struck nearby, knocking all three men off their feet.||Initially, the man who suffered cardiac arrest was believed to be killed. |
| May 1985 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 2 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| November 1955 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 2 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Traders Pt | 2 hurt | Two men were hit by lightning as they stood underneath a tree in Eagle Creek Park. Neither was seriously injured. |
| September 1988 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynhurst | 1 hurt, $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees with multiple trees on trailer homes in Garden City area along US Highway 36 and one person injured. |
| May 1970 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Mills | 1 hurt, $5,000 | Large tree limb snapped due to thunderstorm wind gusts. Limb fell on car driving along road. Driver suffered minor injuries. |
| August 2009 | Lightning | Woodruff Place | 1 hurt, $1,000 | The NBC affiliate in Indianapolis reported that a man was struck by lightning as he and his son were walking from the car to the house, which was located in the 400 block of South Butler Avenue. A nearby tree was also struck and destroyed. The man was rushed to Wishard Hospital, where he was expected to recover. |
| June 2013 | Lightning | Flackville | 1 hurt | WISH-TV reported that an Indianapolis Zoo guard was indirectly hit by lightning Sunday afternoon when a line of storms moved through the area. Around 3:35 p.m., a security guard standing near the administration building was hit by an indirect lightning strike, meaning the charge of the lightning strike made contact, not the bolt. Authorities say the guard was alert and all vital signs were good when he was transported. His injuries are not serious. |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Indianapolis | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $5,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodruff Place | $2,500,000 | Extensive tree and powerline damage caused by thunderstorm wind gusts across the county. Over 57000 power outages caused by the storm within the county. |
| November 1992 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1973 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allisonville | $2,000,000 | The Indianapolis Star reported that strong thunderstorm wind gusts led to widespread damage to the Kittle's Superstore in Castleton. Damage to the roof and ruptured water pipes at the furniture store caused the sprinkler system to activate, dumping numerous gallons of water on the inventory. Kittle's Chairman Jim Kittle Jr. estimated the damage at several million dollars. |
| June 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Beech Grove | $1,080,000 | The EF-1 rated tornado, with max wind speeds of 100 mph, began southwest of Beech Grove causing roof damage before crossing Emerson Avenue and causing additional roof damage to a school, apartment complex, and house. Alro Steel Company also sustained damage to the roof and wall of a warehouse-like structure. Numerous power poles were also downed near the Alro structure. In addition to the roof damage at Beech Grove High School, they also had more than 20 classrooms damaged or destroyed. The scoreboard on the football field was significantly damaged as well. The tornado continued for several hundred feet before dissipating. |
| July 2023 | Lightning | Spring Hills | $750,000 | Lightning struck an apartment building on the campus of Marian University causing a fire. Two firefighters had minor injuries with one being related to the fire itself and the other caused by falling debris. |
| October 2019 | Lightning | Wanamaker | $750,000 | A lightning strike caused a fire in a residential neighborhood on the southeast side of Indianapolis Indiana. This fire led to damage at 3 residences. A firefighter was hospitalized for possible heat exhaustion after attempting to put out the fire. |
| March 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Indianapolis Intl Ar | $750,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Six Pts | $500,000 | A weak tornado of EF-1 intensity and winds estimated from 90 to 100 mph caused damage along an approximate three-mile path in Plainfield and Indianapolis. The tornado touched down near Perry Road and US40 in Plainfield at approximately 2:32 PM EDT. The first significant damage occurred at a vehicle auction facility with one building heavily damaged and over 200 cars impacted by flying debris. Minor straight-line wind tree damage was observed west of the auction facility near Township Line Road and Smith Road. The tornado traveled northeast causing damage to nearly two dozen homes in Hendricks County with the most severe damage along County Road 200 South near County Road 1050 East. At this location the tornado lofted a camping trailer into the air and tossed it approximately 175 feet to the east onto a house and also removed a substantial portion of that houses roof. This damage was rated EF-1 with winds estimated at 95 to 100 mph. ||The tornado continued tracking northeast through the Bentwood subdivision in east Hendricks County and into the Cameron Meadows subdivision of Indianapolis. At approximately 2:38 PM EDT, the most significant damage occurred as the tornado moved into Marion County and Indianapolis, along Raceway Road near Blue Pine Drive, where a couple homes had portions of their roofs removed by the tornado. This damage was rated EF-1 with winds estimated near 97 mph. The tornado lifted at approximately 2:42 PM EDT northeast of this subdivision though intermittent straight-line wind damage to trees occurred from here to near Rockville Road and I-465 all the way to the town of Speedway.||Indianapolis officials estimated 75 to 100 homes received at least minor damage in Indianapolis. Also, including the automobiles damaged at the auto auction center, more than 200 vehicles sustained varying degrees of damage. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianapolis | $500,000 | A large section of windows and facing was blown out of the Regions Bank Tower in downtown Indianapolis, raining glass and debris upon the streets below up to a block away. Fortunately, no one was injured. No solid damage amounts have been released. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianapolis | $500,000 | Numerous trees were downed, and several buildings were damaged on the north and west side of Indianapolis. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F2) | Indianapolis | $400,000 | The tornado damaged 30 homes, five businesses and a school as it traveled along 86th and 82nd streets in the Nora area of northeast Indianapolis. Numerous trees and power lines were downed by the storm. One boat was flipped on top of another at Geist Reservoir. |
| May 2008 | Lightning | Southport | $300,000 | One home was completely destroyed fire caused by a lightning strike, while another home received heavy fire damage. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Glenns Vly | $250,000 | Little Buck Creek on State Road 37 reached 15 feet and water approached the highway due to heavy rain causing flash flooding. |
| August 1998 | Lightning | Indianapolis | $250,000 | Lightning strike at the Fox Club Apartments on Keystone Ave on Indianapolis' south side caused extensive fire damage. |
| March 1986 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1973 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1973 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1952 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Ind Eagle Creek Arpt | $200,000 | Wayne Township Fire Department and Indianapolis Fire Department were conducting water rescues from cars and homes in this location near Eagle Valley Pass. Thunderstorm heavy rainfall was the cause. |
| June 2010 | Lightning | Hunter | $200,000 | Three suspected lightning strike fires were responded to by fire departments: this one in the 100 block of South Mitthoeffer, one in Wayne Township, and one in Lawrence. The house on Mitthoeffer had its chimney destroyed by the impact. No details are available for the other locations. Time of event is estimated. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianapolis | $150,000 | no account filed |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenns Vly | $120,000 | Several reports of damage south of Southport Road, mainly east of Southern Dunes Golf Course, to just south of Perry Meridian High School, consistent with a thunderstorm downburst. Large tree limbs were downed onto driveways. A few trees were downed, some onto cars and onto at least one home at 409 Mellowood Drive. Minor house damage occurred. Torrential downpours brought standing water to several low-lying areas. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianapolis | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds produced scattered downed trees across the mainly northern portion of downtown Indianapolis, from the IU-Indianapolis campus and Military Park to east side of downtown and the near northside where trees fell onto multiple houses; damage occurred as far northwest as Montcalm and 16th Streets.|||Trees reported on multiple houses near northside of indianapolis. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Ind Shank Arpt | $100,000 | Several cars flooded to windshield level on southeastern Avenue with numerous other reports of cars stranded in water across Indianapolis. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Drexel Gardens | $100,000 | Widespread flash flooding ongoing across Marion county. Several cars stranded in flowing water. Rainfall amounts varied from 2 to 3.25 inches. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Allisonville | $100,000 | Heavy rainfall totaling 2.00 to 4.00 inches in 15 hours through 0800 EST on the 11th over much of eastern Marion County, produced isolated areal flooding which led to a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate Route 69 between Thompson Road and Edgewood Avenue, and an automobile sliding into an inundated ditch near 75th Street and Binford Blvd. Cars were also stuck in high water at 10th Street and North Sherman Drive, and a school at 6401 75th Street cancelled classes. |
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Ind Eagle Creek Arpt | $100,000 | An EF1 tornado damaged apartment buildings and vehicles near Waterfront Parkway West at the Waterfront Pointe Apartments. Winds were estimated near 105 miles per hour. |
| June 2006 | Lightning | Cumberland | $100,000 | A new house, which was unoccupied, was struck by lightning and heavily damaged by the ensuing fire. Firefighters escaped just minutes before the second floor, on which they were standing to fight the blaze, collapsed. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Ind)Indnpls Intl Ar | $80,000 | Observed thunderstorm wind gust to 58 mph at KIND Indianapolis International Airport. Thunderstorm winds also downed multiple power lines in Indianapolis. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indianapolis | $75,000 | A localized area of stronger thunderstorm winds damaged trees, a chimney, and a car wash northwest of downtown Indianapolis. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodruff Place | $75,000 | A building at the corner of Washington Street and Ritter Avenue in the Irvington area was completely destroyed due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beech Grove | $60,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees across Beech Grove, and downed numerous trees in a localized area near the intersection of Edgewood and Emerson Avenues where roof damage was also noted. |