Indiana, 1973

Tornadoes in Indiana, May 27, 1973

May 27, 1973 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Sullivan

When
May 27, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Sullivan County
Rating
F2
Path length
39.8 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.200, -87.300

Tornado, Hendricks

When
May 27, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Hendricks County
Rating
F2
Path length
38.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.650, -86.830

Tornado, Monroe

When
May 27, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Rating
F2
Path length
30 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.170, -86.600

Tornado, Monroe

When
May 27, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Rating
F2
Path length
34.3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.200, -86.450

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.

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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: 10019360, 10019361, 10019362, 10019363.