Tornado History

Wells Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Wells, Indiana. The records below identify 16 tornadoes from 1955 through 2019, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $28.1M, with 1 deaths and 42 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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16recorded tornadoes

F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating

$28.1Mminimum property damage

May 27, 2019latest tornado

15.3 milongest listed path

1200 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F4 (Devastating damage)1
EF3 (Severe damage)1
F2 (Considerable damage)3
F1 (Moderate damage)7
F0 (Light damage)3
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

19742
19551
19561
19611
19651
19671
19821
19861

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.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Deaths	Injuries	Min. property damage
April 11, 1965	F4	Wells, Indiana	15.3 mi	33 yd	1	38	$25.0M
May 27, 2019	EF3	Wells, Indiana	12.76 mi	1200 yd	0	2	N/A
April 3, 1974	F2	Wells, Indiana	14.4 mi	177 yd	0	0	$2.5M
December 21, 1967	F2	Wells, Indiana	0 mi	33 yd	0	2	$25K
June 24, 1956	F2	Wells, Indiana	2.3 mi	33 yd	0	0	$2K
March 16, 1982	F1	Wells, Indiana	9 mi	17 yd	0	0	$250K
June 11, 1998	F1	Wells, Indiana	1 mi	50 yd	0	0	$150K
July 4, 2003	F1	Wells, Indiana	6 mi	100 yd	0	0	$50K
March 6, 1961	F1	Wells, Indiana	0 mi	33 yd	0	0	$25K
October 6, 1955	F1	Wells, Indiana	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0	$2K
July 12, 1986	F1	Wells, Indiana	5 mi	10 yd	0	0	$2K
April 3, 1974	F1	Wells, Indiana	10.9 mi	350 yd	0	0	N/A

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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.