Wells County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Wells County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 11, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 129 people.

17tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 129 injured

52.5 milongest path · 1965

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F17

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F41

(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
Apr 11, 1965	F4	52.5 mi	10 yd	125	4
May 27, 2019	EF3	12.8 mi	1,200 yd	2	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	14.4 mi	177 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	11.5 mi	350 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1956	F2	2.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 21, 1967	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	2	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	10.9 mi	350 yd	0	0
Mar 16, 1982	F1	9 mi	17 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 2003	F1	8.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1986	F1	7 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1998	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 6, 1955	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 27, 2019	EF3	12.8 mi	1,200 yd	2
Aug 24, 2016	EF0	—	20 yd	0
Jul 4, 2003	F1	8.5 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 10, 2002	F0	1 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 11, 1998	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 2, 1994	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 8, 1990	F0	0.1 mi	13 yd	0
Jul 12, 1986	F1	7 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 16, 1982	F1	9 mi	17 yd	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	11.5 mi	350 yd	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	14.4 mi	177 yd	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	10.9 mi	350 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 11, 1965, F4, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Adams County, IN24 Huntington County, IN22 Blackford County, IN5 Jay County, IN17 Allen County, IN32 Grant County, IN28 Wabash County, IN20 Whitley County, IN17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wells County, Indiana had?

17 tornadoes touched Wells County, Indiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Wells County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 11, 1965, with a 52.5-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Wells County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (4 of 17). 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).