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Tornadoes in Jasper County, Indiana

35 tornadoes have crossed Jasper County since 1950, 4 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 9th of the 92 counties in Indiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.2 years. They have killed 5 people and injured 109. 1 was 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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: 35
Deaths: 5
Injuries: 109
F4 and above: 1
Worst on record: F4, April 17, 1963

The deadliest in Jasper County

The strongest

Every year with a tornado

The 24 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Jasper County. Each year links to every tornado in Indiana that year.

Year	Tornadoes	Deaths	Injuries	Strongest
2026	4	3	22	EF3
2024	1			EF0
2023	1			EF1
2015	2			EF0
2014	2			EF1
2013	2			EF1
2011	3			EF1
2008	1			EF1
2004	1			F0
2001	1			F0
1981	1			F1
1977	1			F1
1976	2	1	15	F3
1975	1			F1
1972	1			F1
1968	1			F0
1967	1		1	F2
1966	1		1	F2
1963	1	1	70	F4
1962	1			F2
1958	2			F2
1957	1			F1
1956	1			F1
1954	2			F1

Every tornado that crossed Jasper County

35 tornadoes, newest first. 3 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files them under that state rather than Indiana. The 4 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 10, 2026	6:21 PM CDT	EF3	Kankakee to IN	35.6	1,550	3	19
March 10, 2026	7:43 PM CDT	EF1	Jasper	10.5	900		3
June 11, 2026	7:58 PM CDT	EF0	Newton	15.6	200
August 12, 2026	10:49 AM CDT	Unrated	Jasper	0.4	50
July 15, 2024	10:02 PM CDT	EF0	Lake	16.4	100
March 31, 2023	9:41 PM EDT	EF1	Benton	10.2	500
June 7, 2015	4:37 PM CDT	EF0	Jasper	2.8	50
June 7, 2015	4:28 PM CDT	EF0	Jasper	0.3	50
June 30, 2014	10:56 PM CDT	EF1	Jasper	1.9	100			$10,000
June 30, 2014	10:42 PM CDT	EF1	Newton	13.2	395			$180,000
November 17, 2013	1:50 PM CST	EF1	Jasper	10.2	100			$150,000
November 17, 2013	1:27 PM CST	EF1	Newton	5.5	100			$325,000
May 25, 2011	9:26 AM CDT	EF1	Jasper	1.9	100			$50,000
May 25, 2011	9:24 AM CDT	EF1	Jasper	2.9	100			$500
May 22, 2011	4:37 PM CDT	EF1	Jasper	0.3	33			$25,000
September 4, 2008	4:49 PM CDT	EF1	Jasper	0.2	20			$30,000
May 9, 2004	7:05 PM CDT	F0	Jasper	0.2	20
July 10, 2001	3:05 PM CDT	F0	Jasper	3.5	30			$10,000
June 8, 1981	6:30 PM CDT	F1	Lake	20.9	20			$50,000 to $500,000
May 4, 1977	11:45 PM CDT	F1	Jasper	0.5	20			$5,000 to $50,000
March 12, 1976	2:35 PM CST	F1	Newton	17.3	80			$5,000 to $50,000
March 12, 1976	1:35 PM CST	F3	Kankakee to IN	38.5	250	1	15	$50,000 to $500,000
June 17, 1975	1:05 PM CDT	F1	Jasper	3.6	50			$50,000 to $500,000
April 6, 1972	9:30 PM CST	F1	Newton	11.2	30			$5,000 to $50,000
June 23, 1968	6:00 PM GMT-5	F0	Jasper	0.1	10
September 26, 1967	9:10 PM GMT-5	F2	Jasper	0.5	10		1	$5,000 to $50,000
December 8, 1966	6:50 AM GMT-6	F2	Jasper	0.1	10		1	$5,000 to $50,000
April 17, 1963	3:55 PM GMT-6	F4	Kankakee to IN	57.3	130	1	70	$500,000 to $5 million
April 30, 1962	3:00 PM GMT-5	F2	Jasper	0.1	10			$50,000 to $500,000
June 8, 1958	10:00 PM GMT-5	F2	Jasper	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000
June 8, 1958	6:30 PM GMT-5	F1	Jasper	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000
April 26, 1957	12:30 PM GMT-6	F1	Jasper	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000
May 21, 1956	11:30 PM GMT-5	F1	Jasper	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000
June 19, 1954	7:30 PM GMT-5	F0	Jasper	0.1	10
June 14, 1954	6:00 PM GMT-5	F1	Jasper	0.1	10			$50 to $500

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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.