Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, December 11, 1967

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, December 11, 1967
Start: 1967-12-11T13:00
End: 1967-12-11T18:00
Location: Indiana

December 11, 1967 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

7 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $355,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

7 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Putnam

When: December 11, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Putnam County
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.700, -86.720

Tornado, Washington

When: December 11, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 38.430, -86.220

Tornado, Vanderburgh

When: December 11, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Vanderburgh County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 37.970, -87.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: December 11, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Putnam County
Coordinates: 39.700, -86.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Spencer

When: December 11, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Spencer County
Coordinates: 37.880, -87.000

Tornado, Daviess

When: December 11, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Daviess County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 38.570, -87.150

Tornado, Knox

When: December 11, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 38.520, -87.520

Tornado, Johnson

When: December 11, 5:48 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.420, -86.170

Tornado, Bartholomew

When: December 11, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Bartholomew County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.270, -85.700

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.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 1967 Every state in 1967 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Indiana, 1967

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: 10004261, 10004262, 10004263, 10004264, 10004265, 10004266, 10004267, 10004268, 10004269.