Evansville, Indiana tornadoes

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36confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Evansville since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: June 13, 2025, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total36within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.5average since 1950
Peak monthApril7 of 36
StrongestF3Nov 6, 2005
Deaths25whole paths, see note
Injuries254whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Evansville.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

70 Jan: 1Feb: 2Mar: 4Apr: 7May: 7Jun: 6Jul: 3Aug: 3Sep: 0Oct: 0Nov: 2Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 7 of 36 tornadoes.

By time of day

60 12 AM: 0: 1: 03 AM: 0: 1: 26 AM: 1: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 112 PM: 4: 4: 03 PM: 5: 4: 26 PM: 1: 6: 29 PM: 0: 1: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 7:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

40 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 11980: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 11990: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 2: 1: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 1: 1: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 3: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 02020: 2: 0: 0: 2: 4: 419501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
10
EF1
18
EF2
6
EF3
2

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F3, November 6, 2005

24 deaths, 238 injuries Strongest

F3, November 6, 2005

41.3 mile path Longest path

41.3 miles, F3

November 6, 2005, whole path Widest

575 yards, EF2

March 28, 2020
Every tornado

All 36 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 13, 2025EF01.28 mi25 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF13.98 mi75 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF117.03 mi230 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF210.6 mi150 yd00
Jul 30, 2024EF110.99 mi300 yd00
May 14, 2024EF10.36 mi75 yd00
Apr 2, 2024EF11.64 mi100 yd00
Apr 2, 2024EF214.9 mi250 yd00
Mar 3, 2023EF02.14 mi50 yd00
Mar 3, 2023EF12.76 mi100 yd00
Jul 15, 2020EF14.33 mi80 yd00
Mar 28, 2020EF25.06 mi575 yd02
Apr 26, 2016EF17.47 mi250 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF02.05 mi50 yd00
Feb 29, 2012EF12.36 mi150 yd00
Feb 29, 2012EF11.29 mi150 yd02
May 10, 2006F05.2 mi75 yd00
Nov 6, 2005F341.3 mi500 yd24238
May 30, 2004F16 mi200 yd00
May 30, 2004F23 mi80 yd00
Aug 7, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00
Aug 18, 1997F00.5 mi40 yd00
Jun 17, 1997F12 mi100 yd00
Jun 9, 1996F10.2 mi50 yd00
Aug 20, 1990F00.2 mi23 yd00
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Evansville and its county

Evansville is in Vanderburgh County, where NOAA has recorded 36 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.