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Tornadoes in Hendricks County, Indiana

32 tornadoes have crossed Hendricks County since 1950, 17th of the 92 counties in Indiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.4 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 24. None was rated F4 or 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
32
Deaths
1
Injuries
24
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F2, June 2, 1990

The deadliest in Hendricks County

  1. F2, Putnam and Hendricks counties, IndianaJune 2, 19901 killed, 6 injured

The strongest

  1. F2, Sullivan, Clay, Putnam and Hendricks counties, IndianaMay 27, 1973F2, 77.9 mi (125 km)
  2. F2, Putnam and Hendricks counties, IndianaMarch 20, 1976F2, 24.9 mi (40 km)
  3. EF2, Hendricks County, IndianaApril 2, 2025EF2, 13.0 mi (21 km)
  4. F2, Hendricks and Morgan counties, IndianaMay 15, 1968F2, 8.8 mi (14 km)
  5. F2, Putnam and Hendricks counties, IndianaJune 2, 1990F2, 3.5 mi (6 km)
  6. F2, Hendricks County, IndianaOctober 17, 1988F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  7. F2, Hendricks County, IndianaJanuary 23, 1965F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  8. F2, Hendricks County, IndianaJuly 20, 1954F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 20 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Hendricks County. Each year links to every tornado in Indiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
202521EF2
20164EF1
20141EF1
20131EF0
20072EF1
20061F0
200448F1
20001F0
19921F0
1990116F2
19891F0
19881F2
19873F1
19762F2
197514F0
19732F2
196815F2
19671F0
19651F2
19541F2

Every tornado that crossed Hendricks County

32 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 2, 20259:15 PM EDTEF1Hendricks1.5300$200,000
April 2, 20259:05 PM EDTEF2Hendricks13.02001$1.2 million
August 15, 20166:19 PM EDTEF0Hendricks0.040$5,000
August 15, 20166:15 PM EDTEF1Hendricks0.050$5,000
August 15, 20166:06 PM EDTEF1Hendricks0.4100$8,000
August 15, 20165:36 PM EDTEF1Hendricks1.8500$18,000
June 24, 20142:32 PM EDTEF1Hendricks2.875$1.5 million
May 21, 20132:34 AM EDTEF0Hendricks0.130$10,000
April 11, 20076:37 PM EDTEF1Hendricks4.975$70,000
April 11, 20075:35 PM EDTEF0Hendricks0.150
March 31, 20066:39 PM ESTF0Hendricks2.075$50,000
May 30, 20046:32 PM ESTF0Hendricks4.175
May 30, 20046:30 PM ESTF0Hendricks0.850
May 30, 20046:10 PM ESTF1Morgan5.075$20,000
April 20, 20045:40 PM ESTF1Boone2.0508$1.8 million
May 9, 20005:07 PM ESTF0Hendricks1.0100
July 16, 19925:58 PM ESTF0Hendricks0.120
June 2, 19907:30 PM ESTF2Putnam3.55016$50,000 to $500,000
May 25, 19896:05 PM ESTF0Hendricks0.250
October 17, 19889:20 PM ESTF2Hendricks0.5100$50,000 to $500,000
June 29, 19876:35 PM ESTF0Hendricks0.210
June 15, 19873:46 PM ESTF1Hendricks0.210$5,000 to $50,000
June 2, 19875:00 PM ESTF0Hendricks0.510
March 20, 19765:35 PM ESTF0Hendricks6.930$500 to $5,000
March 20, 19765:10 PM ESTF2Putnam24.9200$5,000 to $50,000
August 13, 19755:05 PM ESTF0Hendricks0.2504$5,000 to $50,000
July 10, 19737:00 AM ESTF0Hendricks0.3100$500 to $5,000
May 27, 19733:50 PM ESTF2Sullivan77.950$50,000 to $500,000
May 15, 19684:45 PM GMT-5F2Hendricks8.8105$50,000 to $500,000
May 28, 19677:49 PM GMT-5F0Hendricks0.110
January 23, 196512:30 AM GMT-5F2Hendricks0.110$500 to $5,000
July 20, 195410:00 PM GMT-5F2Hendricks0.110$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.