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Tornadoes in Indiana

Indiana has recorded 1,725 tornadoes from 1950 through 2025, about 28.2 per year over the last 30 years. They killed 273 people and injured 4,629. June is the most active month.

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Tornadoes per year

96: 30963097: 15971598: 33983399: 10991000: 13001301: 23012302: 15021503: 25032504: 47044705: 14051406: 25062507: 19071908: 30083009: 909910: 27102711: 73117312: 18121813: 41134114: 27142715: 21152116: 42164217: 29172918: 16181619: 31193120: 15201521: 19211922: 14221423: 53235324: 52245225: 602560
Indiana tornadoes per year, 1996–2025
50s: 15950s15960s: 21460s21470s: 22570s22580s: 14080s14090s: 22990s22900s: 22000s22010s: 32510s32520s: 21320s213
Tornadoes per decade (the 2020s are partial)

When tornadoes happen in Indiana

Jan: 23Jan23Feb: 38Feb38Mar: 180Mar180Apr: 315Apr315May: 293May293Jun: 359Jun359Jul: 171Jul171Aug: 109Aug109Sep: 56Sep56Oct: 71Oct71Nov: 84Nov84Dec: 26Dec26
Tornadoes by month, 1950–2025
EF0: 573EF0573EF1: 690EF1690EF2: 327EF2327EF3: 96EF396EF4: 26EF426EF5: 2EF52
Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita (F) scale; later tornadoes use the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. How the EF scale works.

Deadliest tornadoes in Indiana

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
April 11, 1965F4St. Joseph County37 mi333 yd36321
April 11, 1965F4Elkhart County21.2 mi10 yd31252
April 11, 1965F4Montgomery County45.7 mi1,667 yd28123
April 11, 1965F4Clinton County48 mi880 yd25835
April 11, 1965F4—90.3 mi1,760 yd23294
April 3, 1974F4Benton County108.7 mi1,760 yd18285
April 3, 1974F4Clark County35.6 mi1,200 yd11190
March 2, 2012EF4Clark County46.6 mi800 yd110
April 11, 1965F3Starke County35.6 mi250 yd1082
April 3, 1974F5Perry County68 mi10 yd686

Strongest tornadoes in Indiana

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
April 3, 1974F5Perry County68 mi10 yd686
April 3, 1974F5—20.8 mi533 yd3210
April 11, 1965F4St. Joseph County37 mi333 yd36321
April 11, 1965F4Elkhart County21.2 mi10 yd31252
April 11, 1965F4Montgomery County45.7 mi1,667 yd28123
April 11, 1965F4Clinton County48 mi880 yd25835
April 11, 1965F4—90.3 mi1,760 yd23294
April 3, 1974F4Benton County108.7 mi1,760 yd18285
March 2, 2012EF4Clark County46.6 mi800 yd110
April 3, 1974F4Clark County35.6 mi1,200 yd11190

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
December 28, 2025EF0Harrison County0.1 mi60 yd00
December 28, 2025EF1Gibson County4.4 mi50 yd00
December 28, 2025EF1Greene County1.1 mi75 yd01
July 20, 2025?Switzerland County0.7 mi50 yd00
July 16, 2025?Jackson County0.2 mi10 yd00
June 18, 2025EF0Tippecanoe County0.3 mi20 yd00
June 18, 2025EF0Tippecanoe County0.6 mi30 yd00
June 13, 2025EF0Vanderburgh County1.3 mi25 yd00
June 7, 2025EF0Spencer County0.6 mi25 yd00
May 16, 2025EF1Ripley County6.3 mi250 yd00

Counties with the most tornadoes

CountyTornadoes since 1950Per 1,000 sq mi
Tippecanoe County57295851703.4
Marion County47307398989.9
Lake County41212805611.2
Kosciusko County36175593220.3
Vanderburgh County35389055794
Shelby County34214257907.5
Boone County34208179669
Elkhart County34190194384.4
Washington County34171322957.2
Hendricks County32203636363.6
Allen County32126149162.9
Marshall County32186666666.7
St. Joseph County32180960698.7
Madison County30171902654.9
Hamilton County30197208121.8
Pike County29224880239.5
Warrick County29195090909.1
Montgomery County29148732673.3
Jasper County29134125000
LaPorte County29125602006.7

About this data

Tornado records come from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database of confirmed tornadoes, 1950–2025. Tornadoes that crossed state lines are counted in the state where they began. Counts in the early decades are lower partly because many weak tornadoes went unreported before Doppler radar and storm spotter networks.