Tornadoes · United States · Indiana

Tornadoes in Warrick County, Indiana

38 tornadoes have crossed Warrick County since 1950, 7 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 4th of the 92 counties in Indiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.0 years. They have killed 25 people and injured 246. 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
38
Deaths
25
Injuries
246
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, November 6, 2005

The deadliest in Warrick County

  1. F3, Henderson, Vanderburgh, Warrick and Spencer counties, Kentucky and IndianaNovember 6, 200524 killed, 238 injured
  2. F2, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties, IndianaApril 11, 19791 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Henderson, Vanderburgh, Warrick and Spencer counties, Kentucky and IndianaNovember 6, 2005F3, 41.3 mi (66 km)
  2. EF2, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties, IndianaApril 2, 2024EF2, 14.9 mi (24 km)
  3. EF2, Vanderburgh, Posey and Warrick counties, IndianaApril 2, 2024EF2, 14.9 mi (24 km)
  4. F2, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties, IndianaApril 11, 1979F2, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  5. EF2, Henderson and Warrick counties, Kentucky and IndianaMarch 28, 2020EF2, 5.1 mi (8 km)
  6. EF2, Warrick County, IndianaApril 26, 2011EF2, 4.5 mi (7 km)
  7. F2, Warrick County, IndianaMay 30, 2004F2, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  8. F2, Warrick County, IndianaApril 19, 1996F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  9. F2, Warrick County, IndianaMarch 16, 1963F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  10. F2, Warrick County, IndianaMay 21, 1957F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 18 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Warrick County. Each year links to every tornado in Indiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
202672EF1
20252EF1
20248EF2
202012EF2
20161EF0
20153EF1
20121EF1
20112EF2
20062F0
2005124238F3
20041F2
19963F2
19901F0
19861F0
1979112F2
19631F2
195712F2
19551F1

Every tornado that crossed Warrick County

38 tornadoes, newest first. 2 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files them under that state rather than Indiana. The 7 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, 20267:52 PM CDTEF1Warrick1.050
June 21, 20267:52 PM CDTEF0Warrick0.350
June 21, 20267:57 PM CDTEF0Warrick1.025
June 21, 20269:15 PM CDTEF1Warrick3.0752
June 21, 202610:37 PM CDTEF1Warrick0.550
June 21, 202610:39 PM CDTEF1Warrick2.5150
June 27, 20263:36 PM CDTEF0Warrick0.750
April 2, 20259:10 PM CDTEF1Warrick6.6100$225,000
April 2, 20258:55 PM CDTEF1Vanderburgh17.0230$1.2 million
July 30, 20246:30 PM CDTEF1Vanderburgh11.0300$385,000
May 14, 20245:14 PM CDTEF1Warrick0.475$25,000
April 2, 20246:05 AM CDTEF1Warrick8.4200$100,000
April 2, 20246:04 AM CDTEF1Warrick1.6100$75,000
April 2, 20245:57 AM CDTEF1Vanderburgh5.3200$135,000
April 2, 20245:54 AM CDTEF1Vanderburgh7.3200$230,000
April 2, 20245:47 AM CDTEF2Vanderburgh14.9250$428,000
April 2, 20245:47 AM CDTEF2Vanderburgh14.9250$520,000
March 28, 20208:18 PM CDTEF2Henderson to IN5.15752$2.0 million
May 11, 20165:58 PM CDTEF0Warrick0.120
April 7, 20152:54 PM CDTEF1Spencer3.5200$12,000
April 7, 20152:47 PM CDTEF1Warrick1.5300$100,000
April 7, 20152:20 PM CDTEF1Vanderburgh9.6500$430,000
February 29, 20126:03 AM CSTEF1Warrick2.4150$250,000
April 26, 20112:02 AM CDTEF2Warrick4.5300$90,000
April 19, 20119:57 PM CDTEF1Gibson4.4100$130,000
May 10, 20066:17 PM CDTF0Warrick0.250$1,000
May 10, 20066:08 PM CDTF0Warrick0.250$2,000
November 6, 20051:39 AM CSTF3Henderson to IN41.350024238$87 million
May 30, 20048:40 PM CDTF2Warrick3.080$2.5 million
June 9, 19964:20 PM CDTF1Warrick0.250$30,000
May 3, 19969:01 PM CDTF0Warrick1.075$10,000
April 19, 199611:40 PM CDTF2Warrick2.0100$500,000
August 20, 19904:30 PM CDTF0Warrick0.223
July 1, 19862:26 PM CDTF0Warrick0.110
April 11, 19798:00 PM CSTF2Vanderburgh10.01012
March 16, 19633:00 PM GMT-6F2Warrick1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
May 21, 19579:03 PM GMT-5F2Warrick0.1102$5,000 to $50,000
November 15, 19556:00 PM GMT-6F1Warrick0.110$500 to $5,000

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.