Owen County tornado history

15 tornadoes touched Owen County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 31, 2023). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 6 people.

15tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

2killed · 6 injured

8.5 milongest path · 1980

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

By rating

(E)F03

(E)F19

(E)F22

(E)F31

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 31, 2023	EF3	5.9 mi	400 yd	2	2
Apr 18, 1975	F2	3.6 mi	50 yd	2	0
Jun 24, 1976	F2	2.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1980	F1	8.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 2004	F1	8.4 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 2019	EF1	8.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 19, 1989	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1994	F1	0.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1955	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1959	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1973	F1	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 1978	F1	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 31, 2023	EF3	5.9 mi	400 yd	2	2
Jun 15, 2019	EF1	8.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2014	EF0	0.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 2008	EF0	4.1 mi	175 yd	2	0
May 30, 2004	F1	8.4 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1994	F1	0.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 19, 1989	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1980	F1	8.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 1978	F1	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1976	F2	2.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 1975	F2	3.6 mi	50 yd	2	0
Jun 24, 1973	F1	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 31, 2023, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Clay County, IN10 Monroe County, IN22 Greene County, IN18 Morgan County, IN24 Putnam County, IN22 Vigo County, IN19 Brown County, IN7 Sullivan County, IN13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Owen County, Indiana had?

15 tornadoes touched Owen County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Owen County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 31, 2023, with a 5.9-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Owen County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (8 of 15). 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).