St. Joseph County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched St. Joseph County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 11, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 48 and injured 457 people.

33tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

48killed · 457 injured

47 milongest path · 2001

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F18

(E)F25

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Apr 11, 1965	F4	37 mi	333 yd	321	36
Apr 11, 1965	F3	35.6 mi	250 yd	82	10
Oct 24, 2001	F3	47 mi	1,320 yd	2	1
Apr 30, 1962	F3	36.5 mi	10 yd	49	0
Nov 26, 1965	F3	1 mi	70 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2001	F2	35 mi	1,760 yd	0	1
Jun 24, 1958	F2	7.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2001	F2	4.6 mi	1,320 yd	3	0
Jun 12, 1954	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1980	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2001	F1	5.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 10, 2020	EF1	2.4 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Sep 24, 2024	EF0	0.3 mi	125 yd	0
Oct 3, 2021	unrated	—	1 yd	0
Jun 21, 2021	EF1	1.1 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 10, 2020	EF1	2.4 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 23, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 23, 2019	EF0	2 mi	250 yd	0
Oct 12, 2016	EF0	1.3 mi	30 yd	0
Oct 12, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0
May 15, 2007	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 3, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Aug 26, 2003	F1	0.1 mi	33 yd	0
Oct 24, 2001	F2	35 mi	1,760 yd	1

Deadliest: Apr 11, 1965, F4, 36 killed.

Nearby counties

Marshall County, IN32 Elkhart County, IN35 LaPorte County, IN29 Cass County, MI20 Berrien County, MI32 Starke County, IN16 Kosciusko County, IN36 Fulton County, IN14

Questions

How many tornadoes has St. Joseph County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in St. Joseph County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 11, 1965, with a 37-mile path and 36 deaths.

When is tornado season in St. Joseph County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 33). 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).