The April 26, 1994 tornado
F4Tippecanoe and Carroll counties, Indiana
An F4 tornado on a 14.0-mile path that killed 3 and injured 70. It was one of 66 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happened Part of the outbreak of April 26, 1994: 66 tornadoes in 11 statesF4 tornado · April 26, 1994
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 14.0 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 70
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, April 26, 1994
- 11:58 PM EST
The National Weather Service account
Written by the local Weather Service office after its damage survey.
The path of the tornado was intermittent. The tornado touched down northwest of Lafayette just before midnight, and then moved northeast at a forward speed of about 60 mph. The tornado crossed into Carroll County at 1212 EST and then lifted. Eleven single family homes were destroyed, and 17 homes sustained major damage. Seven single family homes sustained minor damage. Thirteen multi-family dwellings were heavily damaged. At the Sagamore Village Estates mobile home park, 64 mobile homes were destroyed or heavily damaged, and 21 mobile homes sustained minor damage. Three additional mobile homes outside the park were also damaged. Two gas stations and a venetian blind factory were heavily damaged. Total property damage was estimated at 3.5 million dollars. An eleven year old girl was killed when the tornado destroyed her house in Pine View Farms, which is adjacent to Sagamore Village Estates. Her 37 year old stepfather was critically injured at their home, and died the next day. A 24-year old male who was working at the Lafayette Venetian Blind factory was killed when the roof collapsed on him. F11P, M37P, M24O.
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.