Tornadoes · United States · Indiana

Tornadoes in Gibson County, Indiana

34 tornadoes have crossed Gibson County since 1950, 2 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 13th of the 92 counties in Indiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.2 years. They have killed 10 people and injured 85. 2 were rated F4 or EF4 and above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
34
Deaths
10
Injuries
85
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
F4, June 2, 1990

The deadliest in Gibson County

  1. F4, Gibson and Pike counties, IndianaJune 2, 19906 killed, 60 injured
  2. EF2, Posey and Gibson counties, IndianaJanuary 29, 20082 killed
  3. F4, Hamilton, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, Gibson, Knox, Pike and Daviess counties, Illinois and IndianaJune 2, 19901 killed, 12 injured
  4. EF3, White, Posey and Gibson counties, Illinois and IndianaFebruary 28, 20171 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Hamilton, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, Gibson, Knox, Pike and Daviess counties, Illinois and IndianaJune 2, 1990F4, 106.0 mi (171 km)
  2. F4, Gibson and Pike counties, IndianaJune 2, 1990F4, 13.0 mi (21 km)
  3. EF3, White, Posey and Gibson counties, Illinois and IndianaFebruary 28, 2017EF3, 44.1 mi (71 km)
  4. F3, Gibson County, IndianaApril 3, 1989F3, 3.1 mi (5 km)
  5. EF2, Gibson, Pike and Daviess counties, IndianaMarch 15, 2025EF2, 57.5 mi (93 km)
  6. EF2, Wabash, Gibson and Knox counties, Illinois and IndianaMay 19, 2022EF2, 26.9 mi (43 km)
  7. EF2, Gibson and Pike counties, IndianaFebruary 28, 2011EF2, 22.0 mi (35 km)
  8. EF2, Vanderburgh, Gibson and Posey counties, IndianaMay 25, 2011EF2, 12.2 mi (20 km)
  9. EF2, Gibson County, IndianaJune 21, 2026EF2, 11.5 mi (19 km)
  10. EF2, Gibson County, IndianaMay 14, 2009EF2, 10.3 mi (17 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 21 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Gibson County. Each year links to every tornado in Indiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20262EF2
20254EF2
20244EF2
20221EF2
202111EF0
20191EF1
2017112EF3
20161EF1
20114EF2
20091EF2
200812EF2
20061F0
19961F0
19921F0
19902772F4
198938F3
19821F1
19771F1
19711F1
196412F1
19611F1

Every tornado that crossed Gibson County

34 tornadoes, newest first. 4 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files them under that state rather than Indiana. The 2 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 21, 20267:02 PM CDTEF2Gibson11.5300
June 21, 20267:38 PM CDTEF1Gibson1.525
December 28, 20256:36 PM CSTEF1Gibson4.450$225,000
April 10, 20253:49 PM CDTEF1Gibson1.1125$250,000
April 2, 20258:55 PM CDTEF1Vanderburgh17.0230$1.2 million
March 15, 20252:53 AM CDTEF2Gibson57.5400$4.3 million
July 9, 20245:50 PM CDTEF1Gibson1.025$4,000
July 9, 20244:51 PM CDTEF2Posey8.4400$353,000
July 9, 20244:37 PM CDTEF1Gibson0.440$20,000
May 26, 20248:26 PM CDTEF1White to IN34.1500$382,000
May 19, 20229:31 PM CDTEF2Wabash to IN26.9300$705,000
June 8, 20215:25 PM CDTEF0Gibson1.3601$20,000
February 7, 201911:12 AM CSTEF1Gibson2.5100$150,000
February 28, 20179:55 PM CSTEF3White to IN44.144012$5.7 million
May 11, 20165:02 PM CDTEF1Gibson1.525$5,000
May 25, 20118:09 PM CDTEF2Vanderburgh12.2125$240,000
April 19, 20119:57 PM CDTEF1Gibson4.4100$130,000
February 28, 20111:51 AM CSTEF2Gibson22.0550$600,000
February 28, 20111:36 AM CSTEF1Gibson23.3250$150,000
May 14, 20093:25 AM CDTEF2Gibson10.3125$300,000
January 29, 20085:07 PM CSTEF2Posey7.01002$250,000
May 10, 20066:22 PM CDTF0Gibson2.750
May 3, 19968:15 PM CDTF0Gibson0.850$10,000
June 23, 19924:16 PM CDTF0Gibson0.140
June 2, 19907:17 PM CDTF4Gibson13.0200660$5 million to $50 million
June 2, 19906:20 PM CDTF4Hamilton to IN106.0300112$500,000 to $5 million
May 19, 19897:35 PM CDTF1Gibson0.530$50 to $500
April 3, 19894:50 PM CDTF3Gibson3.11008$5 million to $50 million
April 3, 19894:38 PM CDTF1Gibson0.673$50,000 to $500,000
May 29, 19825:10 PM CDTF1Gibson0.110$50,000 to $500,000
June 30, 19776:00 PM CDTF1Gibson0.120$50,000 to $500,000
May 6, 197110:15 AM CDTF1Gibson0.120$500 to $5,000
July 7, 19646:55 PM GMT-5F1Gibson2.3502$5,000 to $50,000
June 12, 19619:00 PM GMT-5F1Gibson0.110$5,000 to $50,000

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.