Tornado History

Jefferson Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Jefferson, Indiana. The records below identify 21 tornadoes from 1965 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $27.1M, with 15 deaths and 177 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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21recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$27.1Mminimum property damage
March 14, 2024latest tornado
25 milongest listed path
1200 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 April 3, 19741974EF4 March 2, 20122012F4 April 3, 19741974F3 September 26, 19761976F3 June 2, 19901990F3 June 2, 19901990F2 April 9, 19991999F2 October 7, 19651965F2 April 21, 19671967F2 April 5, 19851985EF2 March 14, 20242024F1 September 18, 19921992F1 August 14, 20022002EF1 May 20, 20172017EF1 April 19, 2011EF1 March 3, 2023EF1 March 14, 2024EF0 January 17, 2012F0 August 1, 1979EF0 April 19, 2011EF0 April 19, 2011© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)2
  • EF4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)3
  • F2 (Considerable damage)4
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)4
  • F0 (Light damage)1
  • EF0 (Light damage)3

Most Active Years

  • 20113
  • 19742
  • 19902
  • 20122
  • 20242
  • 19651
  • 19671
  • 19761

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
April 3, 1974F4Jefferson, Indiana5.7 mi300 yd00$25.0M
March 2, 2012EF4Jefferson, Indiana7.12 mi500 yd40$750K
April 3, 1974F4Jefferson, Indiana25 mi1200 yd10175N/A
September 26, 1976F3Jefferson, Indiana14.6 mi300 yd11$250K
June 2, 1990F3Jefferson, Indiana9 mi150 yd00$250K
June 2, 1990F3Jefferson, Indiana3.8 mi440 yd00$250K
April 9, 1999F2Jefferson, Indiana2 mi100 yd00$100K
October 7, 1965F2Jefferson, Indiana2 mi100 yd00$25K
April 21, 1967F2Jefferson, Indiana3 mi33 yd01$25K
April 5, 1985F2Jefferson, Indiana1 mi17 yd00$25K
March 14, 2024EF2Jefferson, Indiana1.42 mi400 yd00N/A
September 18, 1992F1Jefferson, Indiana1 mi50 yd00$250K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.