Cass County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Cass County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 3, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 18 and injured 288 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

18killed · 288 injured

108.7 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F18

(E)F26

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 3, 1974	F4	108.7 mi	1,760 yd	285	18
Nov 17, 2013	EF3	37.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F3	23.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2010	EF3	7.5 mi	250 yd	1	0
Jun 13, 1958	F2	8.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 26, 2005	F2	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 1956	F2	2 mi	30 yd	1	0
Jun 13, 1958	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 28, 1959	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1961	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2010	EF1	6.3 mi	150 yd	1	0
Jul 10, 2017	EF1	3.8 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 19, 2025	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 29, 2023	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	1.7 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 6, 2022	EF0	0.4 mi	25 yd	0
Jul 10, 2017	EF1	3.8 mi	200 yd	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF3	37.9 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF0	1.1 mi	150 yd	0
Jun 5, 2010	EF1	6.3 mi	150 yd	1
Jun 5, 2010	EF3	7.5 mi	250 yd	1
May 31, 2006	F0	7.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 26, 2005	F2	4 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	2 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1974, F4, 18 killed.

Nearby counties

Carroll County, IN20 Miami County, IN20 Fulton County, IN14 Howard County, IN27 White County, IN26 Pulaski County, IN16 Wabash County, IN20 Clinton County, IN19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cass County, Indiana had?

28 tornadoes touched Cass County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cass County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 3, 1974, with a 108.7-mile path and 18 deaths.

When is tornado season in Cass County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (7 of 28). 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).