Indiana, 1954

Tornadoes in Indiana, March 19, 1954

March 19, 1954 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$28,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Fayette

When
March 19, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Fayette County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.650, -85.130

Tornado, Clinton

When
March 19, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Clinton County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.200, -86.330

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10004048, 10004049.