Adams County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Adams County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 11, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 130 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 130 injured

52.5 milongest path · 1965

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F115

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 11, 1965	F4	52.5 mi	10 yd	125	4
Nov 10, 2002	F3	5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	14.4 mi	177 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 1986	F2	5 mi	10 yd	2	0
Jul 2, 1992	F2	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	10.9 mi	350 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2024	EF1	9.3 mi	450 yd	0	0
Mar 16, 1982	F1	9 mi	17 yd	0	0
Aug 24, 2016	EF1	7.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1986	F1	7 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 25, 1989	F1	5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1992	F1	5 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	2.2 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 14, 2024	EF1	9.3 mi	450 yd	0
Aug 24, 2016	EF1	7.6 mi	50 yd	0
May 30, 2008	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0
Aug 28, 2006	F1	2 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 7, 2006	F1	0.8 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 10, 2002	F3	5 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 12, 1992	F1	5 mi	30 yd	0
Jul 2, 1992	F2	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 25, 1989	F1	5 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 26, 1986	F2	5 mi	10 yd	2

Deadliest: Apr 11, 1965, F4, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Wells County, IN17 Van Wert County, OH40 Mercer County, OH29 Jay County, IN17 Allen County, IN32 Blackford County, IN5 Huntington County, IN22 Paulding County, OH16

Questions

How many tornadoes has Adams County, Indiana had?

24 tornadoes touched Adams County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Adams County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 11, 1965, with a 52.5-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Adams County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 24). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).