Crawford County tornado history

7 tornadoes touched Crawford County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Apr 3, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 108 people.

7tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

8killed · 108 injured

68 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F01

(E)F13

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 3, 1974	F5	68 mi	10 yd	86	6
May 30, 2004	F3	15 mi	400 yd	11	1
Jun 2, 1990	F2	11 mi	100 yd	9	0
May 6, 1971	F1	8.1 mi	40 yd	2	1
May 17, 1999	F1	1.5 mi	—	0	0
May 19, 2017	EF1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 7, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	80 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 7, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 19, 2017	EF1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 30, 2004	F3	15 mi	400 yd	11	1
May 17, 1999	F1	1.5 mi	—	0	0
Jun 2, 1990	F2	11 mi	100 yd	9	0
Apr 3, 1974	F5	68 mi	10 yd	86	6
May 6, 1971	F1	8.1 mi	40 yd	2	1

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1974, F5, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Perry County, IN14 Orange County, IN23 Harrison County, IN25 Dubois County, IN28 Meade County, KY16 Washington County, IN35 Floyd County, IN14 Martin County, IN11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Crawford County, Indiana had?

7 tornadoes touched Crawford County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Crawford County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Apr 3, 1974, with a 68-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Crawford County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (5 of 7). 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).