Indiana tornado history

From 1950 through 2025, 1,779 tornadoes touched Indiana, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, the 17th most of the 48 contiguous states and DC. The National Weather Service rated 33 of them F4/EF4 or stronger (3 F5/EF5); along their paths they killed 342 people and injured 5,431. The deadliest, on April 11, 1965, was rated F4 and killed 36 (St. Joseph County). From 2016 to 2025, Indiana averaged 35 tornadoes a year. SPC has logged 95 preliminary tornado reports in Indiana in 2026 (latest August 19, 2026).

Map of every Indiana tornado path since 1950

All 1,779 paths plus 95 preliminary 2026 reports (gray dots). Zoom in to your county; click a path for its date and rating.

Most recent tornadoes in Indiana

2026 preliminary tornado reports in Indiana

Reports from SPC's daily logs. A tornado often draws several reports; NOAA publishes confirmed tornadoes, paths and ratings with its final data.

Deadliest tornadoes in Indiana

F4, EF4, F5 and EF5 tornadoes in Indiana

The 50 strongest Indiana tornadoes, ranked by rating, deaths and path length: Strongest tornadoes in Indiana history

Longest tornado paths in Indiana

For tornadoes that crossed into another state, the path length, deaths and injuries are for the whole path.

Tornadoes by county

Cities with 5 or more tornadoes within 10 miles

Alexandria Anderson Angola Attica Auburn Aurora Austin Avon Bargersville Batesville Bedford Beech Grove Berne Bicknell Bloomington Bluffton Boonville Brazil Bremen Brooklyn Brookville Brownsburg Brownstown Butler Carmel Cedar Lake Centerville Chandler Charlestown Chesterfield Chesterton Cicero Clarksville Clinton Columbia City Columbus Connersville Corydon Covington Crawfordsville Crown Point Cumberland Danville DeMotte Decatur Delphi Dyer East Chicago Edinburgh Elkhart Ellettsville Elwood Evansville Fairmount Fishers Fort Branch Fort Wayne Fortville Frankfort Franklin Garrett Gary Gas City Georgetown Goshen Greencastle Greendale Greenfield Greensburg Greenwood Griffith Hammond Hanover Hartford City Hebron Highland Hobart Huntertown Huntingburg Huntington Indianapolis Ingalls Jasper Jeffersonville Kendallville Knox Kokomo La Porte Lafayette Lagrange Lake Station Lapel Lawrence Lawrenceburg Lebanon Leo-Cedarville Ligonier Linton Logansport Loogootee Lowell Madison Marion Martinsville McCordsville Merrillville Michigan City Middlebury Mishawaka Mitchell Monticello Mooresville Mount Vernon Muncie Munster Nappanee New Albany New Castle New Haven New Palestine New Whiteland Newburgh Noblesville North Manchester North Vernon Osceola Ossian Paoli Pendleton Peru Pittsboro Plainfield Plymouth Portage Porter Portland Princeton Rensselaer Richmond Rochester Rockville Rushville Salem Santa Claus Schererville Scottsburg Sellersburg Seymour Shelbyville Sheridan South Bend Speedway Spencer St. John Sullivan Syracuse Tell City Terre Haute Tipton Union City Upland Valparaiso Vincennes Wabash Warsaw Washington West Lafayette Westfield Westville Whiteland Whitestown Whiting Winchester Winfield Winona Lake Yorktown Zionsville

Tornadoes in Indiana by year

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.