Tornadoes in Indiana

Indiana has recorded 1,762 tornadoes since 1950, 17th among the states; 138 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

  • 1,762tornadoes since 1950
  • 138rated F3/EF3 or stronger
  • 342deaths along their paths
  • 2011most in one year, 73
2025
  • Tornadoes on record, by year

Over time

Tornadoes per year in Indiana 1950: 3 1951: 4 1952: 2 1953: 6 1954: 32 1955: 15 1956: 33 1957: 27 1958: 25 1959: 16 1960: 13 1961: 33 1962: 14 1963: 29 1964: 8 1965: 44 1966: 12 1967: 31 1968: 15 1969: 19 1970: 19 1971: 15 1972: 6 1973: 48 1974: 30 1975: 23 1976: 37 1977: 14 1978: 22 1979: 14 1980: 35 1981: 11 1982: 4 1983: 5 1984: 4 1985: 8 1986: 19 1987: 16 1988: 13 1989: 26 1990: 49 1991: 14 1992: 46 1993: 10 1994: 17 1995: 11 1996: 30 1997: 15 1998: 34 1999: 10 2000: 13 2001: 23 2002: 15 2003: 25 2004: 47 2005: 15 2006: 25 2007: 19 2008: 30 2009: 11 2010: 27 2011: 73 73 2012: 18 2013: 41 2014: 30 2015: 21 2016: 42 2017: 30 2018: 16 2019: 31 2020: 16 2021: 20 2022: 15 2023: 54 2024: 57 2025: 62 19501960197019801990200020102020

The strongest tornadoes

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.

Tornadoes by county in Indiana
Tippecanoe County58
Lake County48
Marion County47
Kosciusko County37
Elkhart County36
Vanderburgh County36
Washington County35
Shelby County35
Boone County35
Marshall County33
St. Joseph County33
Gibson County32
Madison County32
Allen County32
Hendricks County32
Hamilton County31
Jasper County31
Warrick County31
Pike County30
Montgomery County29
LaPorte County29
Grant County28
Cass County28
Clark County28
Dubois County28
White County27
Howard County27
Porter County27
Lawrence County27
Delaware County26
Daviess County26
Knox County26
Ripley County26
Posey County25
Rush County25
Harrison County25
Decatur County25
Jackson County24
Adams County24
Benton County24
Hancock County24
Johnson County24
Morgan County24
Newton County24
Huntington County23
Henry County23
Orange County23
Monroe County22
Randolph County22
Putnam County22
Steuben County21
Wayne County21
Jefferson County21
Miami County20
Carroll County20
Wabash County20
Spencer County19
Vigo County19
Clinton County19
Bartholomew County19
Greene County18
Whitley County17
Dearborn County17
Pulaski County17
Jay County17
Jennings County17
Wells County17
Starke County16
Scott County16
Perry County15
Noble County15
Owen County15
Fulton County15
Floyd County14
LaGrange County14
Tipton County14
Parke County13
Franklin County13
Warren County13
Sullivan County13
DeKalb County13
Vermillion County13
Fountain County11
Martin County11
Fayette County10
Switzerland County10
Clay County10
Brown County7
Crawford County7
Ohio County6
Blackford County5
Union County4