Johnson County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Johnson County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 11, 1954). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 185 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 185 injured

112 milongest path · 2002

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F15

(E)F26

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 11, 1954	F3	4.7 mi	100 yd	0	2
Sep 20, 2002	F3	112 mi	150 yd	127	0
Mar 10, 1986	F3	35 mi	440 yd	22	0
Jul 30, 1992	F3	7 mi	200 yd	25	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF3	5.5 mi	316 yd	0	0
May 27, 1973	F2	34.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 10, 1969	F2	33.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2006	F2	17 mi	700 yd	1	0
Jun 3, 2008	EF2	10.6 mi	150 yd	4	0
Jun 25, 2023	EF2	5.4 mi	400 yd	0	0
Feb 25, 1956	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1996	F1	5 mi	100 yd	5	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 25, 2023	EF2	5.4 mi	400 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	1.9 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF3	5.5 mi	316 yd	0
May 21, 2022	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Dec 23, 2015	EF1	0.3 mi	40 yd	0
Jul 12, 2015	EF0	6.4 mi	125 yd	0
Jul 22, 2010	EF0	0.8 mi	25 yd	0
Jul 20, 2010	EF0	2.4 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 3, 2008	EF2	10.6 mi	150 yd	4
Mar 31, 2006	F2	17 mi	700 yd	1
Sep 20, 2002	F3	112 mi	150 yd	127
Apr 19, 1996	F1	5 mi	100 yd	5

Deadliest: Oct 11, 1954, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Shelby County, IN35 Morgan County, IN24 Marion County, IN47 Brown County, IN7 Bartholomew County, IN19 Hancock County, IN23 Hendricks County, IN32 Monroe County, IN22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Johnson County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Johnson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 11, 1954, with a 4.7-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Johnson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (6 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).