Washington County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Washington County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Apr 3, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 19 and injured 125 people.

35tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

19killed · 125 injured

68 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F115

(E)F28

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F51

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 3, 1974	F5	68 mi	10 yd	86	6
Mar 2, 2012	EF4	46.6 mi	800 yd	0	11
Jun 2, 1990	F3	41 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 27, 2004	F2	25.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF2	15.3 mi	600 yd	0	0
Mar 10, 1986	F2	12 mi	300 yd	25	0
Jun 2, 1990	F2	4.5 mi	150 yd	2	0
Mar 7, 1956	F2	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 16, 1963	F2	1 mi	800 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1956	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	12	0
Mar 19, 1963	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	2

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Apr 2, 2025	EF2	15.3 mi	600 yd	0
Aug 6, 2023	EF1	1.8 mi	60 yd	0
Mar 18, 2022	EF1	5.5 mi	200 yd	0
Oct 15, 2021	EF0	2.7 mi	70 yd	0
Mar 14, 2019	EF0	3 mi	35 yd	0
Jul 20, 2018	EF0	1.1 mi	75 yd	0
Nov 5, 2017	EF0	0.6 mi	325 yd	0
Nov 5, 2017	EF1	0.3 mi	35 yd	0
Nov 5, 2017	EF1	0.5 mi	60 yd	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	5.8 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 2, 2012	EF4	46.6 mi	800 yd	11
May 25, 2011	EF1	1.2 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 2, 2012, EF4, 11 killed.

Nearby counties

Scott County, IN14 Orange County, IN23 Jackson County, IN24 Floyd County, IN14 Clark County, IN28 Lawrence County, IN26 Crawford County, IN7 Harrison County, IN25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Washington County, Indiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Washington County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Apr 3, 1974, with a 68-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Washington County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 35). 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).