Daviess County tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Daviess County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 2, 1990). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 47 people.

26tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 47 injured

106 milongest path · 1990

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F18

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 2, 1990	F4	106 mi	300 yd	12	1
Nov 15, 2005	F3	12 mi	440 yd	31	0
Jun 2, 1990	F3	7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF2	57.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 6, 1971	F2	55.3 mi	50 yd	1	0
Feb 25, 1956	F2	21 mi	900 yd	1	0
Sep 20, 2002	F2	13.5 mi	150 yd	2	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	2.8 mi	125 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF2	1.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F2	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 1969	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF2	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 15, 2025	EF2	57.5 mi	400 yd	0
Jun 25, 2023	EF1	3.7 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF1	1.2 mi	90 yd	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF2	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF2	1.5 mi	30 yd	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	—	30 yd	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	2.8 mi	125 yd	0
May 27, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Nov 15, 2005	F3	12 mi	440 yd	31
Aug 31, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 20, 2002	F2	13.5 mi	150 yd	2

Deadliest: Jun 2, 1990, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Martin County, IN11 Knox County, IN26 Pike County, IN30 Greene County, IN18 Dubois County, IN28 Sullivan County, IN13 Lawrence County, IN26 Orange County, IN23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Daviess County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Daviess County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 2, 1990, with a 106-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Daviess County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (4 of 26). 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).