Clark County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Clark County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Mar 2, 2012). Tornadoes here killed 23 and injured 234 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

23killed · 234 injured

46.6 milongest path · 2012

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F115

(E)F24

(E)F33

(E)F42

(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
Mar 2, 2012	EF4	46.6 mi	800 yd	0	11
Apr 3, 1974	F4	35.6 mi	1,200 yd	190	11
Jun 2, 1990	F3	17 mi	440 yd	5	0
Jun 2, 1990	F3	12 mi	300 yd	7	0
Oct 18, 2007	EF3	4.8 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 27, 2004	F2	25.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2024	EF2	11.2 mi	450 yd	32	0
Feb 10, 1959	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1961	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 29, 2008	EF1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	1
Jun 27, 1973	F1	15.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 2012	EF1	6.6 mi	60 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Sep 24, 2024	EF0	3.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 7, 2024	EF0	1.2 mi	60 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2024	EF2	11.2 mi	450 yd	32	0
Feb 10, 2024	EF1	1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 2012	EF4	46.6 mi	800 yd	0	11
Mar 2, 2012	EF1	6.6 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jan 17, 2012	EF0	1.9 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2011	EF1	1.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2011	EF0	0.2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2011	EF1	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 2009	EF1	1.1 mi	35 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1974, F4, 11 killed.

Nearby counties

Scott County, IN14 Oldham County, KY14 Floyd County, IN14 Jefferson County, KY33 Trimble County, KY10 Washington County, IN35 Jefferson County, IN19 Harrison County, IN25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Clark County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Clark County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Mar 2, 2012, with a 46.6-mile path and 11 deaths.

When is tornado season in Clark County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (5 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).