Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, October 24, 1967

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, October 24, 1967
Start: 1967-10-24T15:00
End: 1967-10-24T18:00
Location: Indiana

October 24, 1967 · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

9 tornado, 5 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.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 7
Property damage: $360,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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

9 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Vigo

When: October 24, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Vigo County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.580, -87.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Vigo

When: October 24, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Vigo County
Coordinates: 39.580, -87.500

Tornado, Daviess

When: October 24, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Daviess County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 39.570, -87.170

Tornado, Dubois

When: October 24, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Dubois County
Rating: F3
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 38.480, -86.800

Tornado, Porter

When: October 24, 3:53 PM CST
Where: Porter County
Rating: F3
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 41.550, -87.220

Tornado, Vigo

When: October 24, 3:57 PM CST
Where: Vigo County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.470, -87.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: October 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Coordinates: 40.500, -86.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendricks

When: October 24, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Hendricks County
Coordinates: 39.700, -86.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: October 24, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 39.880, -86.080

Tornado, Elkhart

When: October 24, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.580, -86.020

Tornado, Elkhart

When: October 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 41.500, -85.780

Tornado, St. Joseph

When: October 24, 5:40 PM CST
Where: St. Joseph County
Rating: F1
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.480, -86.230

Tornado, Kosciusko

When: October 24, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Kosciusko County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.430, -85.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When: October 24, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Decatur County
Coordinates: 39.280, -85.580

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: 10004247, 10004248, 10004249, 10004250, 10004251, 10004252, 10004253, 10004254, 10004255, 10004256, 10004257, 10004258, 10004259, 10004260.