Howard County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Howard County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 11, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 26 and injured 889 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

26killed · 889 injured

48 milongest path · 1965

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F16

(E)F25

(E)F35

(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	48 mi	880 yd	835	25
Mar 6, 1961	F3	2 mi	300 yd	3	1
Jun 11, 1998	F3	18.5 mi	800 yd	8	0
Jul 7, 1977	F3	11.6 mi	70 yd	0	0
Aug 24, 2016	EF3	8.6 mi	300 yd	20	0
Mar 6, 1961	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	25.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	19.2 mi	350 yd	12	0
May 28, 1955	F2	6.8 mi	100 yd	3	0
Jul 9, 1951	F2	1 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	0.5 mi	75 yd	5	0
Aug 24, 2016	EF1	17.1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	0.9 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	6.3 mi	25 yd	1
Aug 24, 2016	EF3	8.6 mi	300 yd	20
Aug 24, 2016	EF1	17.1 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 24, 2016	EF0	0.7 mi	75 yd	0
Aug 24, 2016	EF1	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 24, 2016	EF0	3 mi	75 yd	0
Aug 15, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	25.4 mi	150 yd	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	0.5 mi	75 yd	5
Oct 26, 2010	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 11, 1965, F4, 25 killed.

Nearby counties

Tipton County, IN14 Miami County, IN20 Cass County, IN28 Clinton County, IN19 Grant County, IN28 Carroll County, IN20 Wabash County, IN20 Madison County, IN31

Questions

How many tornadoes has Howard County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Howard County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 11, 1965, with a 48-mile path and 25 deaths.

When is tornado season in Howard County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 27). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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