Jennings County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Jennings County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 3, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 30 people.

17tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 30 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)F04

(E)F17

(E)F23

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 3, 1974	F3	35.8 mi	177 yd	26	1
Apr 19, 1963	F3	85.3 mi	1,400 yd	0	0
Apr 9, 1999	F3	3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1990	F2	18 mi	60 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1963	F2	14.5 mi	1,300 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1967	F2	6.3 mi	10 yd	2	0
Apr 19, 1970	F1	12.8 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1990	F1	10 mi	40 yd	2	0
Jun 12, 2005	F1	5.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 23, 1978	F1	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 2011	EF1	0.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2019	EF1	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 25, 2019	EF1	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 25, 2019	EF1	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Sep 25, 2011	EF1	0.5 mi	75 yd	0
May 15, 2007	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 14, 2006	F0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 12, 2005	F1	5.3 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 9, 1999	F3	3 mi	250 yd	0
Jun 4, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 2, 1990	F1	10 mi	40 yd	2
Jun 2, 1990	F2	18 mi	60 yd	0
Aug 1, 1979	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 23, 1978	F1	0.5 mi	20 yd	0

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

Nearby counties

Jefferson County, IN19 Bartholomew County, IN19 Ripley County, IN26 Decatur County, IN25 Scott County, IN14 Jackson County, IN24 Trimble County, KY10 Switzerland County, IN10

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jennings County, Indiana had?

17 tornadoes touched Jennings County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Jennings County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 3, 1974, with a 35.8-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jennings County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 17). 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).