Orange County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Orange 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 13 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 13 injured

106 milongest path · 1990

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F114

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: August.

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
May 25, 2011	EF2	4.3 mi	230 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2011	EF2	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF2	0.7 mi	25 yd	1	0
Aug 1, 1954	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 2023	EF1	25.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	14 mi	177 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1990	F1	11.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	11 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 2023	EF1	8.7 mi	175 yd	0	0
Nov 14, 2011	EF1	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 25, 2011	EF1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	11 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 6, 2023	EF1	25.9 mi	200 yd	0
Aug 6, 2023	EF1	1 mi	40 yd	0
Aug 6, 2023	EF1	8.7 mi	175 yd	0
Aug 6, 2023	EF0	0.6 mi	60 yd	0
Aug 6, 2023	EF1	1 mi	110 yd	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF2	0.7 mi	25 yd	1
Jan 30, 2013	EF0	0.4 mi	75 yd	0
Nov 14, 2011	EF1	2 mi	50 yd	0
May 25, 2011	EF2	4.3 mi	230 yd	0
May 25, 2011	EF1	2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 19, 2011	EF2	1 mi	200 yd	0

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

Nearby counties

Crawford County, IN7 Martin County, IN11 Lawrence County, IN26 Washington County, IN35 Dubois County, IN28 Harrison County, IN25 Perry County, IN14 Daviess County, IN26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Orange County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Orange County?

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

When is tornado season in Orange County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (6 of 23). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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