Knox County tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Knox County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 2, 1990). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 96 people.

26tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 96 injured

106 milongest path · 1990

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F16

(E)F210

(E)F31

(E)F42

(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
Jun 2, 1990	F4	106 mi	300 yd	12	1
Jan 7, 1989	F4	19 mi	200 yd	55	0
Feb 10, 1959	F3	3.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 1971	F2	55.3 mi	50 yd	1	0
May 19, 2022	EF2	26.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1962	F2	26.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 25, 1956	F2	21 mi	900 yd	1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F2	14.8 mi	250 yd	22	0
Sep 20, 2002	F2	13.5 mi	150 yd	2	0
May 26, 2024	EF2	12.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	8.8 mi	100 yd	1	0
Jun 2, 1990	F2	5 mi	50 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 26, 2024	EF2	12.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 19, 2022	EF2	26.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Feb 7, 2019	EF0	3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	8.8 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 19, 2011	EF1	10.9 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 8, 2009	EF1	4.4 mi	100 yd	1	0
Sep 20, 2002	F2	13.5 mi	150 yd	2	0
Jun 29, 1998	F0	1.2 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 28, 1996	F0	11 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1996	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 3, 1991	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1990	F4	106 mi	300 yd	12	1

Deadliest: Jun 2, 1990, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lawrence County, IL11 Daviess County, IN26 Pike County, IN30 Gibson County, IN32 Sullivan County, IN13 Wabash County, IL19 Crawford County, IL21 Martin County, IN11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Knox County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Knox County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 2, 1990, with a 106-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Knox County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 26). 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).