Brownsburg

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Flood insurance figures are for Hendricks County, the county that contains Brownsburg.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Hendricks County, the county that contains Brownsburg.

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

The drought index is for Hendricks County, the county that contains Brownsburg.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Sep 1, 2003Flash Flood$2.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Record rainfall event occurred across central Indiana starting in the evening of August 31 and continuing through the morning of September 2. The heaviest rain occurred along an axis from Vigo to Clay to Putnam to Hendricks to Marion to Hamilton to Madison, Delaware and Randolph counties. Many spots near the axis received 8 to 10 inches over the 30 hour period. This resulted in widespread flash flooding and flooding along small creeks. There were numerous evacuations from homes and rescues from vehicles. Many schools were closed. Many neighborhoods that never saw flooding before were flooded. There were also hundreds of flooded basements. The National Guard was activated to help…

2. Apr 2, 2025Tornado$1.2 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   This third tornado to impact central Indiana tracked from rural areas southwest of Brownsburg through the southern portion of downtown Brownsburg and across Northfield Drive where the greatest damage occurred. Sporadic tree and roof damage occurred across southern portions of Brownsburg. The most significant damage was inflicted to several warehouses on Northfield Drive. One injury occurred at a warehouse where the wall caved in. Over 20 homes in the Branches neighborhood had roof and minor structure damage. The circulation tracked into Marion County where additional tree damage occurred in Eagle Creek Park just before the vortex lifted near Interstate Route 65. Peak wind gusts were 120 mph.

3. Jun 24, 2014Tornado$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   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…

4. Jan 29, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Damaging thunderstorm winds caused significant damage to ten homes and minor damage to nearly fifty homes near County Road 800 East and 100 North along Captain Drive.

5. Jan 31, 2013Winter Weather, Hendricks$400,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Indiana State Police say weather conditions and driver error contributed to the massive pileup on Interstate 70 that injured 10 people and involved approximately 40 vehicles.| |According to a report from state police, the crash happened around 2:06 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31 along I-70 westbound at the 65 mile marker.||Around the time of the crash, ���a sudden snow fall occurred, creating a white-out condition and bringing visibility to nearly zero,��� the report said. The whiteout conditions caused vehicles to ���brake suddenly and at different rates.��� While passenger vehicles were able to stop quickly, that wasn���t the case with semi-trucks.|…

6. Aug 25, 2021Flash Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Very intense rainfall led to brief flash flooding across portions of Avon and Plainfield. Several roads had water over the curb while also rapidly flowing. Avon High school was partially flooded after the roof began to leak. 2 reports of rainfall over 4 inches were received with the rainfall occurring over a period of less than 2 hours.

7. Mar 27, 2021Thunderstorm Wind$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Reports of trees uprooted by thunderstorm wind gusts with some falling on a couple of houses. Powerlines were also downed. At least three garages were lifted off their foundation.

8. Apr 5, 2025Flash Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Widespread reports of water flowing over roads in Brownsburg and Avon. Total rainfall was between 2 and 3.50 inches.

9. Apr 2, 2025Tornado$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This fourth tornado to impact central Indiana was a secondary circulation that tracked north of the main tornado, from west of County Road 1000 East to west of Raceway Road. The tornado began west of County Road 1000 East where scouring occurred in a field, between Shoals Creek Road and County Road 700 North. The tornado then moved east, only bending a small utility pole before reaching the northwest corner of the Branches subdivision where several homes sustained roof and siding damage. The circulation then continued northeast, crossing County Road 750 North, destroying two older barns and a silo, which was only low EF-1 damage due to the age of these buildings. Debris was strewn…

10. May 3, 2020Lightning$150,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Lightning is believed to be the cause of two house fires in Hendricks County early Sunday morning. The first happened on Reel Creek Lane in Brownsburg at around 2 a.m. Fire crews say nobody was hurt in the incident, and the family living in the home is not expected to be displaced.||The other fire happened on Beale Street in Plainfield just before 5 a.m. That fire was mostly contained to the exterior of the building. No injuries were reported, however, officials say the family was displaced by the blaze.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

105°F2 times, most recently Jul 7, 2012

All-time low

−27°FJan 19, 1994

Warmest night

81°FJul 7, 2012

Coldest day

−11°FJan 20, 1985

Wettest day

7.20 inSep 1, 2003

Snowiest day

11.4 inJan 5, 2014

Hottest year

2012mean 56.9°F

Coldest year

2014mean 50.1°F

Wettest year

199656.81 in

Driest year

195427.93 in

Snowiest season

58.2 in1981-82

Station Indianapolis (USW00093819), 887 ft elevation, 10.4 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 27, 2026; 100.0% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Declarations for Hendricks County.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00093819.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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