Ice Storm Risk in Indiana
All Indiana counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index ice storm score
Ice Storm risk — freezing rain that coats surfaces in heavy, damaging ice — is rated for 92 of 92 Indiana counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Vanderburgh County carries the state's highest ice storm score at 92.5, with $1M in expected annual ice storm losses.
2 Indiana counties are rated High or Very High for ice storm, and expected annual losses from ice storm total roughly $11M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.
County Rankings — Ice Storm
| # | County | Ice Storm Score | Rating | Ann. Freq. | Ann. Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderburgh County | High | 1.15 / yr | $1M | |
| 2 | Marion County | High | 0.78 / yr | $610K | |
| 3 | Warrick County | Medium | 1.03 / yr | $444K | |
| 4 | Lake County | Medium | 0.87 / yr | $299K | |
| 5 | Allen County | Medium | 1.26 / yr | $326K | |
| 6 | Clark County | Medium | 0.80 / yr | $359K | |
| 7 | Hamilton County | Medium | 0.99 / yr | $448K | |
| 8 | Vigo County | Medium | 0.74 / yr | $235K | |
| 9 | Brown County | Medium | 0.62 / yr | $229K | |
| 10 | Spencer County | Medium | 1.17 / yr | $249K | |
| 11 | Floyd County | Medium | 0.73 / yr | $228K | |
| 12 | St. Joseph County | Medium | 1.33 / yr | $176K | |
| 13 | Monroe County | Medium | 0.52 / yr | $179K | |
| 14 | Dubois County | Medium | 0.53 / yr | $175K | |
| 15 | Tippecanoe County | Medium | 0.78 / yr | $164K | |
| 16 | Perry County | Medium | 0.98 / yr | $150K | |
| 17 | Elkhart County | Medium | 1.28 / yr | $139K | |
| 18 | Jefferson County | Medium | 0.88 / yr | $146K | |
| 19 | Harrison County | Medium | 0.75 / yr | $150K | |
| 20 | Daviess County | Medium | 0.39 / yr | $101K | |
| 21 | Bartholomew County | Low | 0.70 / yr | $147K | |
| 22 | Madison County | Low | 0.93 / yr | $119K | |
| 23 | Hendricks County | Low | 0.73 / yr | $205K | |
| 24 | Johnson County | Low | 0.67 / yr | $196K | |
| 25 | Posey County | Low | 1.04 / yr | $133K | |
| 26 | Jennings County | Low | 0.63 / yr | $106K | |
| 27 | Delaware County | Low | 0.80 / yr | $104K | |
| 28 | Dearborn County | Low | 0.92 / yr | $143K | |
| 29 | Wayne County | Low | 0.95 / yr | $82K | |
| 30 | Morgan County | Low | 0.63 / yr | $123K | |
| 31 | Knox County | Low | 0.40 / yr | $110K | |
| 32 | Henry County | Low | 0.90 / yr | $111K | |
| 33 | Howard County | Low | 0.85 / yr | $105K | |
| 34 | Lawrence County | Low | 0.44 / yr | $104K | |
| 35 | Putnam County | Low | 0.58 / yr | $101K | |
| 36 | Greene County | Low | 0.48 / yr | $95K | |
| 37 | Hancock County | Low | 0.88 / yr | $149K | |
| 38 | Shelby County | Low | 0.67 / yr | $106K | |
| 39 | Jackson County | Low | 0.38 / yr | $105K | |
| 40 | Owen County | Low | 0.53 / yr | $79K | |
| 41 | Ripley County | Low | 0.62 / yr | $78K | |
| 42 | Boone County | Low | 0.94 / yr | $150K | |
| 43 | Gibson County | Low | 0.38 / yr | $91K | |
| 44 | Porter County | Low | 1.11 / yr | $98K | |
| 45 | Montgomery County | Low | 0.74 / yr | $76K | |
| 46 | LaPorte County | Low | 1.21 / yr | $69K | |
| 47 | Orange County | Low | 0.54 / yr | $66K | |
| 48 | LaGrange County | Low | 1.23 / yr | $37K | |
| 49 | Clay County | Low | 0.53 / yr | $79K | |
| 50 | Jay County | Low | 0.72 / yr | $64K | |
| 51 | Franklin County | Low | 0.95 / yr | $75K | |
| 52 | Grant County | Low | 0.77 / yr | $51K | |
| 53 | Decatur County | Low | 0.72 / yr | $95K | |
| 54 | Crawford County | Low | 0.68 / yr | $42K | |
| 55 | DeKalb County | Low | 1.51 / yr | $60K | |
| 56 | Kosciusko County | Low | 1.27 / yr | $55K | |
| 57 | Fayette County | Low | 0.87 / yr | $49K | |
| 58 | Pulaski County | Low | 0.85 / yr | $53K | |
| 59 | Steuben County | Low | 1.46 / yr | $56K | |
| 60 | Rush County | Low | 0.85 / yr | $53K | |
| 61 | Noble County | Low | 1.43 / yr | $46K | |
| 62 | Washington County | Low | 0.29 / yr | $49K | |
| 63 | Sullivan County | Low | 0.56 / yr | $49K | |
| 64 | Vermillion County | Low | 1.12 / yr | $43K | |
| 65 | Clinton County | Low | 0.92 / yr | $49K | |
| 66 | Scott County | Low | 0.51 / yr | $45K | |
| 67 | Parke County | Low | 0.66 / yr | $33K | |
| 68 | Adams County | Low | 0.87 / yr | $25K | |
| 69 | Switzerland County | Low | 0.91 / yr | $37K | |
| 70 | Pike County | Low | 0.33 / yr | $29K | |
| 71 | Martin County | Low | 0.46 / yr | $28K | |
| 72 | Cass County | Low | 0.89 / yr | $23K | |
| 73 | Marshall County | Low | 1.27 / yr | $32K | |
| 74 | Whitley County | Very Low | 1.25 / yr | $30K | |
| 75 | Miami County | Very Low | 0.88 / yr | $22K | |
| 76 | Randolph County | Very Low | 0.84 / yr | $21K | |
| 77 | Fountain County | Very Low | 0.81 / yr | $24K | |
| 78 | Huntington County | Very Low | 0.93 / yr | $24K | |
| 79 | Wabash County | Very Low | 0.94 / yr | $19K | |
| 80 | Jasper County | Very Low | 0.84 / yr | $21K | |
| 81 | Tipton County | Very Low | 0.86 / yr | $26K | |
| 82 | Wells County | Very Low | 0.85 / yr | $19K | |
| 83 | Carroll County | Very Low | 0.88 / yr | $18K | |
| 84 | Ohio County | Very Low | 0.91 / yr | $16K | |
| 85 | Starke County | Very Low | 1.20 / yr | $13K | |
| 86 | White County | Very Low | 0.81 / yr | $11K | |
| 87 | Warren County | Very Low | 0.96 / yr | $13K | |
| 88 | Fulton County | Very Low | 0.90 / yr | $9K | |
| 89 | Union County | Very Low | 1.04 / yr | $11K | |
| 90 | Blackford County | Very Low | 0.71 / yr | $7K | |
| 91 | Newton County | Very Low | 0.82 / yr | $8K | |
| 92 | Benton County | Very Low | 1.00 / yr | $6K |
92 Indiana counties with measurable ice storm risk. See the national ice storm ranking or all Indiana counties by overall risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Indiana county has the highest ice storm risk?
Vanderburgh County has the highest FEMA ice storm risk score in Indiana at 92.5 (High), with $1M in expected annual losses and about 1.15 events per year.
How many Indiana counties face significant ice storm risk?
92 Indiana counties record measurable ice storm risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 2 of them are rated High or Very High.