Wabash County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Wabash County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 16, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 18 people.

20tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 18 injured

50.3 milongest path · 1968

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F19

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 16, 1968	F3	50.3 mi	10 yd	15	1
Apr 17, 1963	F2	13 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	11.8 mi	700 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 2000	F2	7 mi	120 yd	3	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	4.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	7.1 mi	90 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2014	EF1	7 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 2004	F1	2 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 27, 2019	EF1	1.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2016	EF1	0.7 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 30, 2008	EF1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1957	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 27, 2019	EF1	1.9 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 20, 2018	EF0	0.8 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 31, 2016	EF1	0.7 mi	60 yd	0
Jun 30, 2014	EF1	7 mi	150 yd	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	11.8 mi	700 yd	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	4.1 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 26, 2010	EF0	5.8 mi	100 yd	0
May 30, 2008	EF1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 30, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 20, 2004	F1	2 mi	150 yd	0
May 26, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 14, 2000	F2	7 mi	120 yd	3

Deadliest: May 16, 1968, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Miami County, IN20 Huntington County, IN22 Grant County, IN28 Whitley County, IN17 Kosciusko County, IN36 Fulton County, IN14 Cass County, IN28 Howard County, IN27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wabash County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Wabash County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 16, 1968, with a 50.3-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Wabash County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (7 of 20). 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).