Vanderburgh County tornado history

36 tornadoes touched Vanderburgh County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 6, 2005). Tornadoes here killed 25 and injured 250 people.

36tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

25killed · 250 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)F011

(E)F117

(E)F26

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

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
Nov 6, 2005	F3	41.3 mi	500 yd	238	24
Nov 15, 1955	F3	2 mi	50 yd	9	0
Apr 11, 1979	F2	10 mi	10 yd	2	1
Apr 2, 2024	EF2	14.9 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2024	EF2	14.9 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 25, 2011	EF2	12.2 mi	125 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF2	10.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F2	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	17 mi	230 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 1977	F1	15.3 mi	50 yd	1	0
Jul 30, 2024	EF1	11 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2015	EF1	9.6 mi	500 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 13, 2025	EF0	1.3 mi	25 yd
Apr 2, 2025	EF2	10.6 mi	150 yd
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	17 mi	230 yd
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	4 mi	75 yd
Jul 30, 2024	EF1	11 mi	300 yd
Apr 2, 2024	EF2	14.9 mi	250 yd
Apr 2, 2024	EF2	14.9 mi	250 yd
Apr 2, 2024	EF1	7.3 mi	200 yd
Apr 2, 2024	EF1	5.3 mi	200 yd
Mar 3, 2023	EF1	2.8 mi	100 yd
Mar 3, 2023	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	1 mi	75 yd

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

Nearby counties

Posey County, IN24 Henderson County, KY27 Warrick County, IN31 Gibson County, IN32 Spencer County, IN20 Union County, KY29 Pike County, IN30 Wabash County, IL19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Vanderburgh County, Indiana had?

36 tornadoes touched Vanderburgh County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (10 of 36). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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