Porter County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Porter County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 11, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 12 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 12 injured

33.1 milongest path · 1965

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F19

(E)F23

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Apr 11, 1965	F3	33.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1976	F3	12.6 mi	200 yd	7	0
Apr 30, 1962	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 1967	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 20, 1962	F2	14.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1976	F2	5.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 19, 2009	EF2	4 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 30, 1980	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	29.1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F1	0.5 mi	27 yd	0	0
Aug 3, 1988	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1958	F1	0.1 mi	80 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Sep 7, 2024	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	29.1 mi	300 yd	0
Jul 15, 2024	EF0	16.4 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	0.6 mi	125 yd	0
Jun 20, 2021	EF0	3.3 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 26, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Aug 19, 2009	EF2	4 mi	60 yd	0
Aug 25, 2001	F0	0.5 mi	40 yd	0
May 18, 2000	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 3, 1988	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 6, 1980	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1980	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	1

Deadliest: May 30, 1980, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lake County, IN48 LaPorte County, IN29 Berrien County, MI32 Starke County, IN16 Jasper County, IN31 Pulaski County, IN16 Cook County, IL87 St. Joseph County, IN33

Questions

How many tornadoes has Porter County, Indiana had?

27 tornadoes touched Porter County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Porter County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 11, 1965, with a 33.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Porter County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 27). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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