Jackson County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Jackson County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 2, 1990). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 51 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 51 injured

85.3 milongest path · 1963

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F110

(E)F23

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Jun 2, 1990	F4	18 mi	200 yd	9	0
Apr 3, 1974	F3	35.8 mi	177 yd	26	1
Sep 26, 1976	F3	4.9 mi	100 yd	10	1
Apr 19, 1963	F3	85.3 mi	1,400 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1990	F3	41 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1963	F2	14.5 mi	1,300 yd	0	0
May 8, 1996	F2	5.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF2	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1970	F1	12.8 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1990	F1	10 mi	40 yd	2	0
Jun 7, 2006	F1	8.1 mi	300 yd	4	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	2.2 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 16, 2025	unrated	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	2.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 6, 2022	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Mar 14, 2019	EF1	1.2 mi	40 yd	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF2	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 22, 2011	EF0	3.8 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 7, 2006	F1	8.1 mi	300 yd	4
Apr 2, 2006	F1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 30, 2004	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0
May 8, 1996	F2	5.5 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 19, 1996	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 2, 1990	F1	10 mi	40 yd	2

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1974, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Bartholomew County, IN19 Washington County, IN35 Brown County, IN7 Scott County, IN14 Jennings County, IN17 Lawrence County, IN26 Monroe County, IN22 Jefferson County, IN19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jackson County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Jackson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 2, 1990, with a 18-mile path.

When is tornado season in Jackson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 24). 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).