Newton County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Newton County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 17, 1963). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 98 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 98 injured

57.3 milongest path · 1963

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F16

(E)F23

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 17, 1963	F4	57.3 mi	130 yd	70	1
Mar 12, 1976	F3	38.5 mi	250 yd	15	1
Apr 23, 1961	F3	51.7 mi	10 yd	4	0
May 25, 2011	EF2	1.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 1987	F2	0.9 mi	250 yd	3	0
Apr 30, 1962	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	5	0
Mar 12, 1976	F1	17.3 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2014	EF1	13.2 mi	395 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 1972	F1	11.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF1	5.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 27, 1954	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 31, 1954	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Mar 30, 2025	EF0	6.1 mi	200 yd
Jul 28, 2023	EF0	1.2 mi	20 yd
Jul 28, 2023	EF0	0.6 mi	30 yd
Aug 10, 2020	EF0	0.9 mi	40 yd
Aug 26, 2019	unrated	0.4 mi	50 yd
May 27, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jun 30, 2014	EF1	13.2 mi	395 yd
Nov 17, 2013	EF1	5.5 mi	100 yd
Jul 23, 2011	EF0	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 25, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 25, 2011	EF2	1.9 mi	300 yd
May 30, 2004	F0	2.5 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: Apr 17, 1963, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Jasper County, IN31 Benton County, IN24 Kankakee County, IL62 Iroquois County, IL59 White County, IN26 Lake County, IN48 Pulaski County, IN16 Porter County, IN27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Newton County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Newton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 17, 1963, with a 57.3-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Newton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (9 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).