Lake County tornado history

48 tornadoes touched Lake County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 23, 1961).

48tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 28 injured
51.7 milongest path · 1961
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F013
(E)F122
(E)F29
(E)F34
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 23, 1961F351.7 mi10 yd40
Jun 20, 1974F34.5 mi150 yd50
Nov 12, 1965F34.1 mi40 yd140
Oct 24, 1967F30.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 20, 1962F214.9 mi10 yd00
Jun 30, 1977F26.8 mi300 yd10
Mar 12, 1976F25.6 mi200 yd00
Jun 30, 2014EF23.2 mi295 yd00
Aug 4, 2008EF22.7 mi30 yd00
Nov 13, 1951F20.3 mi400 yd00
Jun 1, 1954F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 12, 1957F20.1 mi27 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 19, 2025EF01.9 mi50 yd00
Mar 19, 2025EF00.4 mi50 yd00
Mar 19, 2025EF10.7 mi50 yd10
Mar 19, 2025EF01.8 mi50 yd00
Mar 15, 2025EF10.9 mi200 yd00
Mar 15, 2025EF04.9 mi200 yd00
Jul 15, 2024EF129.1 mi300 yd00
Jul 15, 2024EF02.4 mi100 yd00
Jul 15, 2024EF016.4 mi100 yd00
Feb 27, 2024EF12.2 mi75 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF13.2 mi325 yd00
Dec 10, 2021EF04.8 mi100 yd00

Nearby counties

Porter County, IN27Will County, IL100Cook County, IL87LaPorte County, IN29Jasper County, IN31Kankakee County, IL62Newton County, IN24Berrien County, MI32

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lake County, Indiana had?

48 tornadoes touched Lake County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lake County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 23, 1961, with a 51.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Lake County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (18 of 48). 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).