# Tornadoes in Indiana since 1950: 1,725, #18 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Indiana has 1,725 tornadoes (2.3% of the US), #18 by count and #20 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Indiana since 1950

Indiana has recorded **1,725 tornadoes since 1950**: 2.3% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#18 by count** and **#20 per person** (24.91 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Indiana has recorded 1,725 tornadoes since 1950, 2.3% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #18 of 51 by count and #20 per person (24.91 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Indiana’s busiest year was 2011, with 73 tornadoes; it averages 22.7 a year.
* 28 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#20

national rank (per capita)

1,725

tornadoes

24.91

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Indiana: 1,725 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/indiana.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Indiana tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s159

1960s214

1970s225

1980s140

1990s229

2000s220

2010s325

2020s213

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 573 |
| ------- | --- |
| F1/EF1  | 690 |
| F2/EF2  | 327 |
| F3/EF3  | 96  |
| F4/EF4  | 26  |
| F5/EF5  | 2   |
| Unrated | 11  |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2011 (73).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Indiana, newest first

2012-03-02 · EF41998-06-11 · F41994-04-26 · F41990-06-02 · F41990-06-02 · F41990-06-02 · F41990-06-02 · F41980-07-09 · F41976-03-20 · F41974-04-03 · F51974-04-03 · F41974-04-03 · F41974-04-03 · F41974-04-03 · F41974-04-03 · F41974-04-03 · F51974-04-03 · F41972-05-14 · F41965-04-11 · F41965-04-11 · F41965-04-11 · F41965-04-11 · F41965-04-11 · F41965-04-11 · F41965-04-11 · F41965-04-11 · F41961-04-25 · F41956-03-06 · F4

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