Clinton, IN tornado history
15 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Clinton, IN from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 141st of 177 Indiana cities with a tornado on record. 2 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on April 2, 2025 (EF1, 10.8-mile path); the strongest, on April 29, 1963, was rated F3.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Clinton, IN
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF1 | 10.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Parke County, IN | 3.3 mi |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 48.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Cumberland County, IL → IN | 6.2 mi |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF1 | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Parke County, IN | 5.6 mi |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F2 | 8.0 mi | 0 / 6 | Edgar County, IL → IN | 7.8 mi |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F2 | 17.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Edgar County, IL → IN | 8.5 mi |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Parke County, IN | 9.3 mi |
| Oct 17, 1988 | F2 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 4 | Vigo County, IN | 4.1 mi |
| Jul 15, 1987 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Vermillion County, IN → IL | 6.7 mi |
| Jun 26, 1973 | F1 | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Vigo County, IN | 6.4 mi |
| Mar 14, 1971 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Parke County, IN | 8.3 mi |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 | Vigo County, IN | 6.1 mi |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F3 | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Parke County, IN | 7.7 mi |
| Jun 22, 1960 | F3 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Vigo County, IN | 9.5 mi |
| May 3, 1958 | F2 | 7.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Edgar County, IL → IN | 6.6 mi |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Vigo County, IN | 6.6 mi |
More: Vermillion County tornadoes · Indiana tornado history · Clinton hail history · Indiana damaging wind
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.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Clinton
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of Clinton in damage surveys (1 EF2, 2 EF1). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 115 mph | 49.0 mi | 1,200 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:33–00:22 UTC | NWS ILX, |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF1 | 105 mph | 10.8 mi | 120 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:23–00:31 UTC | NWS Indianapolis |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF1 | 110 mph | 2.6 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 06:14–06:16 UTC | NWS Indianapolis |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.