Huntington County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Huntington County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 16, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 32 people.

22tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 32 injured

50.3 milongest path · 1968

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F19

(E)F25

(E)F31

(E)F40

(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
May 16, 1968	F3	50.3 mi	10 yd	15	1
Apr 3, 1974	F2	11.5 mi	350 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 1963	F2	11.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 2016	EF2	2.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 1967	F2	0.5 mi	300 yd	2	0
Jun 15, 1985	F2	0.3 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 2003	F1	8.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	7.1 mi	90 yd	0	0
Oct 8, 1992	F1	5.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 2016	EF1	2.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 10, 1975	F1	2 mi	50 yd	15	0
Oct 8, 1992	F1	2 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 22, 2016	EF1	2.4 mi	200 yd
Jun 22, 2016	EF2	2.4 mi	300 yd
May 23, 2011	EF0	0.4 mi	30 yd
Oct 26, 2010	EF0	1.9 mi	175 yd
Oct 26, 2010	EF1	0.7 mi	75 yd
Apr 20, 2004	F0	3.5 mi	50 yd
Apr 20, 2004	F0	6 mi	150 yd
Jul 4, 2003	F1	8.5 mi	100 yd
May 26, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 3, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Oct 8, 1992	F1	5.2 mi	20 yd
Oct 8, 1992	F1	2 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: May 16, 1968, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Wells County, IN17 Wabash County, IN20 Whitley County, IN17 Grant County, IN28 Blackford County, IN5 Allen County, IN32 Adams County, IN24 Miami County, IN20

Questions

How many tornadoes has Huntington County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Huntington County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 16, 1968, with a 50.3-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Huntington County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (5 of 22). 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).