Indiana lightning map
Indiana sees regular spring and summer thunderstorms, with cold fronts and warm Gulf air combining to produce severe weather across the state.
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Detected from NOAA GOES-19 GLM satellite data. Aggregate count for Indiana — your exact location and alerts live in the app.
About lightning in Indiana
Indiana lies in the Ohio Valley storm track, where spring severe weather and summer cold fronts bring frequent lightning across its farmland and cities. Storms here often arrive in fast-moving lines or overnight complexes. Activity peaks April through September. Because these storms can strike ahead of the rain, knowing the distance to the nearest flash and its trend beats waiting to hear thunder.
- Thunderstorm days/yr
- 42
- US rank
- #20 of 50
- Peak season
- April–September
State thunderstorm-day normals are provisional (NOAA/NWS); per-city climate data is shown where a station normal is published.
Cities in Indiana
Lightning safety in Indiana
The safest call in Indianaisn’t how many storm days it averages a year — it’s how close the nearest strike is right now. Keep to the 30-30 rule: indoors within 30 seconds of thunder, back outside only 30 minutes after the last. StrikeCast shows that live distance and whether the storm is closing in, so you can move early.
StrikeCast app
Distance, trend & alerts — in your pocket.
GPS-precise distance to the nearest strike, live approaching/moving-away trend, and push alerts for every place that matters across Indiana — home, work, the kids' school.
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Lightning guides
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm days does Indiana get?
Indiana averages about 42 thunderstorm days a year, versus a US average near 25 — roughly 1.7× the national norm. Activity peaks April–September.
Where does Indiana rank for lightning in the US?
By mean annual thunderstorm days, Indiana ranks #20 of 50 states. Rankings use NOAA/NWS climate normals; the live distance and trend on this page come from NOAA GOES-19 satellite data.
When is thunderstorm season in Indiana?
Lightning is most frequent April–September in Indiana.
How does StrikeCast track lightning in Indiana?
StrikeCast reads NOAA GOES-19 GLM (Geostationary Lightning Mapper) satellite data, updated continuously, to show how far away the nearest strike is and whether it is approaching or moving away. Save any place in Indiana in the free app to get a push alert when lightning closes in.