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Indiana Tornado History — 1,724 Tornadoes Since 1950

61 cities covered · 1950–present · NOAA Storm Prediction Center
Confirmed records complete through December 29, 2025

How many tornadoes does Indiana get per year?

Indiana has had 1,724 tornadoes on record since 1950, including 124 strong to violent (EF3+) tornadoes — averaging about 22.7 per year since 1950 (about 33.1 per year over the last decade). Counts come from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center archive for Indiana. The 61 cities below report tornadoes within their own search radius, so those figures overlap each other and do not sum to the state total.

When was the most recent tornado in Indiana?

The most recent confirmed tornado in our Indiana dataset was an EF1 tornado on December 29, 2025. Confirmed records are complete through December 29, 2025; more recent preliminary reports are listed below.

When is tornado season in Indiana?

June is historically the peak month for tornadoes in Indiana, with 345 on record since 1950. Tornadoes can occur any time of year, but spring through early summer (April–June) generally sees the highest activity across most US states.

Indiana at a Glance

Cities Covered
61
Tornado-prone metros
Tornadoes on Record
1,724
Sum across city radii
EF3+ Tornadoes
124
7.2% of all tornadoes
Peak Month
June
345 aggregate

Notable Tornadoes in Indiana

Deadliest Tornado in Indiana
F4 on April 12, 1965 — 36 fatalities.
Most Recent Tornado
EF1 on December 29, 2025.

66 preliminary tornado reports in Indiana since December 29, 2025

These are 66 preliminary reports, not confirmed tornadoes. They have not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and are not counted in the confirmed totals above.

Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.

Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.

Preliminary August 1, 2026
3 WSW Saint Leon, Dearborn County
Preliminary EF0° August 1, 2026
3 S Monument Circle, Marion County
Preliminary July 27, 2026
1 NNW Sweetser, Grant County
Preliminary EF0° June 27, 2026
3 WSW Spurgeon, Warrick County
Preliminary EF0° June 27, 2026
3 E New Harmony, Posey County
Preliminary EF0° June 27, 2026
1 N Memphis, Clark County
Preliminary June 22, 2026
1 WNW Chandler, Warrick County
Preliminary June 22, 2026
2 ENE Grandview, Spencer County
Preliminary EF0° June 22, 2026
1 E Valley City, Harrison County
Preliminary June 22, 2026
4 E Newburgh, Warrick County

Showing the 10 most recent of 66 preliminary reports.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.

Recent tornado warnings in Indiana

County-by-county tornado warning pages for Indiana →

Cities

Indianapolis, IN
144 tornadoes since 1950
Evansville, IN
132 tornadoes since 1950
Fort Wayne, IN
96 tornadoes since 1950
Anderson, IN
131 tornadoes since 1950
Avon, IN
149 tornadoes since 1950
Bloomington, IN
77 tornadoes since 1950
Broad Ripple, IN
159 tornadoes since 1950
Brownsburg, IN
148 tornadoes since 1950
Carmel, IN
146 tornadoes since 1950
Clarksville, IN
115 tornadoes since 1950
Columbus, IN
100 tornadoes since 1950
Crawfordsville, IN
107 tornadoes since 1950
Crown Point, IN
149 tornadoes since 1950
Dyer, IN
157 tornadoes since 1950
East Chicago, IN
119 tornadoes since 1950
Elkhart, IN
102 tornadoes since 1950
Fairfield Heights, IN
149 tornadoes since 1950
Fishers, IN
145 tornadoes since 1950
Frankfort, IN
142 tornadoes since 1950
Franklin, IN
127 tornadoes since 1950
Gary, IN
111 tornadoes since 1950
Goshen, IN
116 tornadoes since 1950
Granger, IN
107 tornadoes since 1950
Greenfield, IN
147 tornadoes since 1950
Greenwood, IN
143 tornadoes since 1950
Griffith, IN
134 tornadoes since 1950
Hammond, IN
144 tornadoes since 1950
Highland, IN
139 tornadoes since 1950
Hobart, IN
118 tornadoes since 1950
Huntington, IN
94 tornadoes since 1950
Jasper, IN
108 tornadoes since 1950
Jeffersonville, IN
116 tornadoes since 1950
Kokomo, IN
112 tornadoes since 1950
La Porte, IN
84 tornadoes since 1950
Lafayette, IN
124 tornadoes since 1950
Lawrence, IN
155 tornadoes since 1950
Lebanon, IN
141 tornadoes since 1950
Logansport, IN
93 tornadoes since 1950
Marion, IN
98 tornadoes since 1950
Merrillville, IN
137 tornadoes since 1950
Michigan City, IN
66 tornadoes since 1950
Mishawaka, IN
117 tornadoes since 1950
Muncie, IN
104 tornadoes since 1950
Munster, IN
151 tornadoes since 1950
New Albany, IN
117 tornadoes since 1950
New Castle, IN
115 tornadoes since 1950
New Haven, IN
89 tornadoes since 1950
Noblesville, IN
146 tornadoes since 1950
Plainfield, IN
145 tornadoes since 1950
Portage, IN
99 tornadoes since 1950
Richmond, IN
83 tornadoes since 1950
Schererville, IN
150 tornadoes since 1950
Seymour, IN
85 tornadoes since 1950
Shelbyville, IN
125 tornadoes since 1950
South Bend, IN
124 tornadoes since 1950
Terre Haute, IN
68 tornadoes since 1950
Valparaiso, IN
101 tornadoes since 1950
Vincennes, IN
92 tornadoes since 1950
West Lafayette, IN
123 tornadoes since 1950
Westfield, IN
153 tornadoes since 1950
Zionsville, IN
153 tornadoes since 1950
Aggregate totals sum each city's 25-mile search radius; tornadoes within overlapping radii are counted multiple times in the aggregate figures but appear only once on each individual city page. Data source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center.