Spencer County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Spencer County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 6, 2005). Tornadoes here killed 24 and injured 241 people.

20tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

24killed · 241 injured

41.3 milongest path · 2005

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F18

(E)F20

(E)F32

(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
Nov 6, 2005	F3	41.3 mi	500 yd	238	24
Dec 9, 1952	F3	35 mi	880 yd	3	0
Mar 3, 2023	EF1	5.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 2011	EF1	3.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2015	EF1	3.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 18, 2017	EF1	2.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Dec 31, 2018	EF1	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 19, 1989	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 3, 1996	F1	1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Oct 15, 2021	EF1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 1990	F0	6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2009	EF0	3 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 7, 2025	EF0	0.6 mi	25 yd
Apr 5, 2023	EF0	3 mi	25 yd
Mar 3, 2023	EF1	5.3 mi	100 yd
Oct 15, 2021	EF1	1 mi	50 yd
Jun 8, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	15 yd
Dec 31, 2018	EF1	2 mi	50 yd
Sep 8, 2018	EF0	—	25 yd
Nov 18, 2017	EF1	2.4 mi	300 yd
Dec 23, 2015	EF0	2 mi	50 yd
Apr 7, 2015	EF1	3.5 mi	200 yd
Jun 26, 2011	EF1	3.5 mi	200 yd
Jun 11, 2009	EF0	3 mi	150 yd

Deadliest: Nov 6, 2005, F3, 24 killed.

Nearby counties

Warrick County, IN31 Hancock County, KY9 Daviess County, KY33 Perry County, IN14 Dubois County, IN28 Pike County, IN30 Vanderburgh County, IN36 Henderson County, KY27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Spencer County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Spencer County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 6, 2005, with a 41.3-mile path and 24 deaths.

When is tornado season in Spencer County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (5 of 20). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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