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Indiana
Every recorded Indiana tornado since 1950: 1,762 tornadoes, 33 rated F4/EF4 or stronger, by year, month and county.
Counts use the part of each tornado inside this state. A tornado that crossed a state line is counted in each state it touched.
1,762
Tornadoes
33
F/EF4 or stronger
274
Tornado deaths
6,939
Miles of track
92
Counties with a tornado
Tornadoes per year
19501960197019801990200020102020
Tornadoes by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Strongest
Ranked by rating, then deaths, then path length.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/03/74 | F5 | Hardinsburg, KY to Brandenburg, KY | KY, IN | 4.9 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 270 |
| 2 | 04/03/74 | F5 | Troy to Scottsburg, Indiana | IN | 68.0 mi | 10 yd | 6 | 86 |
| 3 | 04/03/74 | F5 | Rising Sun, IN to Taylor Creek, OH | IN, KY, OH | 0.1 mi | 533 yd | 0 | 210 |
| 4 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Lakeville to Sturgis, Indiana | IN | 37.0 mi | 333 yd | 36 | 321 |
| 5 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Wakarusa to Middlebury, Indiana | IN | 21.2 mi | 10 yd | 31 | 252 |
| 6 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Crawfordsville to Arcadia, Indiana | IN | 45.7 mi | 1,667 yd | 28 | 123 |
| 7 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Michigantown to Upland, Indiana | IN | 48.0 mi | 880 yd | 25 | 835 |
| 8 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Jimmerson Lake, IN to Carleton, MI | IN, MI | 3.8 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 294 |
| 9 | 04/03/74 | F4 | Otterbein to Lagrange, Indiana | IN | 109 mi | 1,760 yd | 18 | 285 |
| 10 | 03/02/12 | EF4 | Palmyra, IN to Milton, KY | IN, KY | 41.8 mi | 800 yd | 11 | 0 |
Deadliest
Deaths in this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Lakeville to Sturgis, Indiana | IN | 37.0 mi | 333 yd | 36 | 321 |
| 2 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Wakarusa to Middlebury, Indiana | IN | 21.2 mi | 10 yd | 31 | 252 |
| 3 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Crawfordsville to Arcadia, Indiana | IN | 45.7 mi | 1,667 yd | 28 | 123 |
| 4 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Michigantown to Upland, Indiana | IN | 48.0 mi | 880 yd | 25 | 835 |
| 5 | 11/06/05 | F3 | Corydon, KY to Dale, IN | KY, IN | 32.7 mi | 500 yd | 24 | 238 |
| 6 | 04/03/74 | F4 | Otterbein to Lagrange, Indiana | IN | 109 mi | 1,760 yd | 18 | 285 |
| 7 | 04/03/74 | F4 | Scottsburg to Versailles, Indiana | IN | 35.6 mi | 1,200 yd | 11 | 190 |
| 8 | 03/02/12 | EF4 | Palmyra, IN to Milton, KY | IN, KY | 41.8 mi | 800 yd | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | 04/11/65 | F3 | Hamlet to Elkhart, Indiana | IN | 35.6 mi | 250 yd | 10 | 82 |
| 10 | 04/03/74 | F5 | Troy to Scottsburg, Indiana | IN | 68.0 mi | 10 yd | 6 | 86 |
Longest tracks in Indiana
Length on the ground inside this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/09/53 | F3 | Thomasboro, IL to Albany, IN | IL, IN | 120 mi | 750 yd | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | 09/20/02 | F3 | Ellettsville to Montpelier, Indiana | IN | 112 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 127 |
| 3 | 04/03/74 | F4 | Otterbein to Lagrange, Indiana | IN | 109 mi | 1,760 yd | 18 | 285 |
| 4 | 04/19/63 | F3 | English to North Vernon, Indiana | IN | 85.3 mi | 1,400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 05/27/73 | F2 | Hymera to Lebanon, Indiana | IN | 77.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 04/03/74 | F5 | Troy to Scottsburg, Indiana | IN | 68.0 mi | 10 yd | 6 | 86 |
| 7 | 06/02/90 | F4 | Wayne City, IL to West Baden Springs, IN | IL, IN | 63.0 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | 03/15/25 | EF2 | Haubstadt to Shoals, Indiana | IN | 57.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 04/25/61 | F4 | Shelbyville, IN to Eaton, OH | IN, OH | 53.6 mi | 550 yd | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | 05/16/68 | F3 | Wabash to New Haven, Indiana | IN | 50.3 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 15 |
Widest since 1995
Maximum path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10/24/01 | F2 | Wanatah to New Carlisle, Indiana | IN | 35.0 mi | 1,760 yd | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 03/08/09 | EF3 | Oolitic, Indiana | IN | 1.1 mi | 1,408 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 10/24/01 | F3 | North Liberty, IN to Schoolcraft, MI | IN, MI | 15.0 mi | 1,320 yd | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 10/24/01 | F2 | Mishawaka to Osceola, Indiana | IN | 4.6 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 11/17/13 | EF2 | Otterbein to Brookston, Indiana | IN | 12.0 mi | 1,200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 05/27/19 | EF3 | Montpelier to Pennville, Indiana | IN | 12.8 mi | 1,200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 04/02/25 | EF2 | Toledo, IL to St. Mary of the Woods, IN | IL, IN | 4.5 mi | 1,200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 09/28/99 | F1 | Battle Ground, Indiana | IN | 3.8 mi | 900 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 11/17/13 | EF2 | Otterbein to Brookston, Indiana | IN | 9.2 mi | 900 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10/18/07 | EF3 | Bourbon to Goshen, Indiana | IN | 20.3 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
Widest 1950 to 1994
Mean path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06/21/51 | F3 | Culver to Kewanna, Indiana | IN | 5.4 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 07/09/51 | F2 | Kokomo, Indiana | IN | 1.0 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Jimmerson Lake, IN to Carleton, MI | IN, MI | 3.8 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 294 |
| 4 | 04/03/74 | F4 | Otterbein to Lagrange, Indiana | IN | 109 mi | 1,760 yd | 18 | 285 |
| 5 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Crawfordsville to Arcadia, Indiana | IN | 45.7 mi | 1,667 yd | 28 | 123 |
| 6 | 04/22/63 | F3 | Tuscola, IL to Dana, IN | IL, IN | 0.1 mi | 1,600 yd | 0 | 40 |
| 7 | 04/19/63 | F3 | English to North Vernon, Indiana | IN | 85.3 mi | 1,400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 04/03/74 | F4 | Mount Summit to Ridgeville, Indiana | IN | 18.0 mi | 1,400 yd | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | 06/02/90 | F4 | St. Leon, IN to Mason, OH | IN, OH | 6.0 mi | 1,350 yd | 0 | 37 |
| 10 | 04/19/63 | F2 | Crothersville to Austin, Indiana | IN | 14.5 mi | 1,300 yd | 0 | 0 |
Counties
select a column to sort| County | Tornadoes | F/EF4+ | Deaths | Years | Strongest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tippecanoe County | 58 | 4 | 23 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Lake County | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2025 | F3 |
| Marion County | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1952–2019 | F4 |
| Kosciusko County | 37 | 1 | 18 | 1956–2025 | F4 |
| Elkhart County | 36 | 4 | 100 | 1954–2024 | F4 |
| Vanderburgh County | 36 | 0 | 25 | 1955–2025 | F3 |
| Boone County | 35 | 1 | 31 | 1956–2023 | F4 |
| Shelby County | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1955–2024 | F4 |
| Washington County | 35 | 2 | 19 | 1956–2025 | F5 |
| Marshall County | 33 | 1 | 28 | 1954–2025 | F4 |
| St. Joseph County | 33 | 1 | 48 | 1950–2024 | F4 |
| Allen County | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1950–2023 | F3 |
| Gibson County | 32 | 2 | 8 | 1961–2025 | F4 |
| Hendricks County | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1954–2025 | F2 |
| Madison County | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Hamilton County | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1962–2025 | F4 |
| Jasper County | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1954–2024 | F4 |
| Warrick County | 31 | 0 | 25 | 1955–2025 | F3 |
| Pike County | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1954–2025 | F4 |
| LaPorte County | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1955–2024 | F3 |
| Montgomery County | 29 | 1 | 32 | 1950–2023 | F4 |
| Cass County | 28 | 1 | 18 | 1956–2025 | F4 |
| Clark County | 28 | 3 | 29 | 1959–2024 | F5 |
| Dubois County | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1954–2023 | F3 |
| Grant County | 28 | 2 | 26 | 1956–2023 | F4 |
| Howard County | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1951–2023 | F4 |
| Lawrence County | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1955–2025 | F4 |
| Porter County | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1958–2024 | F3 |
| White County | 27 | 1 | 18 | 1954–2023 | F4 |
| Daviess County | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1956–2025 | F4 |
| Delaware County | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Knox County | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1954–2024 | F4 |
| Ripley County | 26 | 1 | 14 | 1956–2025 | F4 |
| Decatur County | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1965–2024 | F4 |
| Harrison County | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1971–2025 | F5 |
| Posey County | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1958–2025 | EF3 |
| Rush County | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1955–2024 | F4 |
| Adams County | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Benton County | 24 | 1 | 18 | 1954–2023 | F4 |
| Hancock County | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1951–2023 | F4 |
| Jackson County | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1956–2025 | F4 |
| Johnson County | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1954–2023 | F3 |
| Morgan County | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2023 | F3 |
| Newton County | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1954–2025 | F4 |
| Henry County | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1957–2019 | F4 |
| Huntington County | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1955–2016 | F3 |
| Orange County | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1954–2025 | F4 |
| Monroe County | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1958–2025 | EF3 |
| Putnam County | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1961–2025 | F3 |
| Randolph County | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1955–2025 | F4 |
| Jefferson County | 21 | 3 | 23 | 1965–2024 | EF4 |
| Steuben County | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1961–2025 | F4 |
| Wayne County | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2024 | F2 |
| Carroll County | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1956–2023 | F4 |
| Miami County | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2025 | F3 |
| Wabash County | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1957–2019 | F3 |
| Bartholomew County | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1957–2025 | F4 |
| Clinton County | 19 | 2 | 27 | 1953–2023 | F4 |
| Spencer County | 19 | 0 | 24 | 1982–2025 | F3 |
| Vigo County | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2025 | F3 |
| Greene County | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1963–2025 | F3 |
| Dearborn County | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1974–2025 | F4 |
| Jay County | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1957–2024 | F4 |
| Jennings County | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1963–2019 | F3 |
| Pulaski County | 17 | 2 | 18 | 1951–2013 | F4 |
| Wells County | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1955–2019 | F4 |
| Whitley County | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2023 | F2 |
| Scott County | 16 | 3 | 28 | 1961–2025 | F5 |
| Starke County | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1958–2025 | F3 |
| Fulton County | 15 | 1 | 18 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Noble County | 15 | 1 | 23 | 1954–2025 | F4 |
| Owen County | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1955–2023 | EF3 |
| Perry County | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1952–2023 | F5 |
| Floyd County | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1973–2025 | F3 |
| LaGrange County | 14 | 2 | 46 | 1956–2024 | F4 |
| Tipton County | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1953–2013 | F3 |
| DeKalb County | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1968–2001 | F2 |
| Franklin County | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1960–2025 | F4 |
| Parke County | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2025 | F3 |
| Sullivan County | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1957–2025 | EF3 |
| Vermillion County | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1963–2013 | F3 |
| Warren County | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1953–2024 | F3 |
| Fountain County | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1950–2018 | F3 |
| Martin County | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1958–2024 | F4 |
| Clay County | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1973–2012 | F2 |
| Fayette County | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1954–2024 | F4 |
| Switzerland County | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1956–2025 | F4 |
| Brown County | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1964–2022 | EF2 |
| Crawford County | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1971–2024 | F5 |
| Ohio County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1974–2024 | F5 |
| Blackford County | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1965–2017 | F4 |
| Union County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1955–2019 | F4 |
- Reporting changed over time. Tornado counts rose from the 1990s on as Doppler radar, spotter networks and cameras caught more weak tornadoes. Counts from different decades are not directly comparable, especially for the weakest ratings.
- F and EF ratings. The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale replaced the Fujita (F) Scale on 02/01/07. Both estimate wind speed from damage, but they use different damage indicators, so each rating is shown with its own scale.
- Ratings before the mid 1970s. The F Scale came into use in the early 1970s. Tornadoes from 1950 until then were rated afterward from newspaper accounts, photos and records, which tends to make those ratings less certain.
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