Lawrence County tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Lawrence 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 85 people.

26tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 85 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)F112

(E)F24

(E)F34

(E)F41

(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	11 mi	400 yd	51	1
Apr 3, 1974	F3	35.8 mi	177 yd	26	1
Apr 19, 1963	F3	85.3 mi	1,400 yd	0	0
May 25, 2011	EF3	6.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 8, 2009	EF3	1.1 mi	1,408 yd	1	0
Mar 1, 1955	F2	1.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF2	0.7 mi	25 yd	1	0
Apr 5, 1957	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 10, 1959	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 3, 2008	EF1	27.1 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	14 mi	177 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 2017	EF1	2.9 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 2, 2025	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF0	6.2 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF0	1 mi	25 yd	0
Nov 5, 2017	EF1	2.9 mi	150 yd	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	0.2 mi	40 yd	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF2	0.7 mi	25 yd	1
Nov 17, 2013	EF1	1.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 25, 2011	EF3	6.8 mi	300 yd	0
May 25, 2011	EF1	2 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 8, 2009	EF3	1.1 mi	1,408 yd	1
Mar 8, 2009	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 3, 2008	EF1	27.1 mi	100 yd	1

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

Nearby counties

Martin County, IN11 Orange County, IN23 Monroe County, IN22 Jackson County, IN24 Washington County, IN35 Brown County, IN7 Greene County, IN18 Daviess County, IN26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lawrence County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lawrence County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 2, 1990, with an 11-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lawrence County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (10 of 26). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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