Fishers, Indiana tornadoes

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29confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Fishers since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: April 2, 2025, EF2.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total29within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthMay8 of 29
StrongestF4May 14, 1972
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries217whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

80 Jan: 0Feb: 2Mar: 3Apr: 3May: 8Jun: 3Jul: 2Aug: 0Sep: 2Oct: 1Nov: 4Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 8 of 29 tornadoes.

By time of day

50 12 AM: 0: 1: 03 AM: 0: 1: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 1: 0: 112 PM: 4: 0: 43 PM: 2: 1: 16 PM: 3: 2: 59 PM: 1: 1: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 8:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 11970: 0: 0: 1: 2: 2: 0: 1: 0: 0: 11980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 2: 01990: 0: 0: 3: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 2: 02010: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 219501960197019801990200020102020

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
4
EF1
13
EF2
7
EF3
4
EF4
1

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

Strongest

F4, May 14, 1972

30 mile path Longest path

112 miles, F3

September 20, 2002, whole path Widest

433 yards, F3

November 22, 1992
Every tornado

All 29 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 2, 2025EF22.15 mi250 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF16.6 mi150 yd00
Feb 27, 2023EF15.24 mi50 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF10.7 mi140 yd00
Feb 27, 2011EF10.63 mi40 yd00
May 30, 2008EF14.5 mi200 yd00
May 30, 2008EF27.1 mi150 yd018
May 30, 2004F220 mi100 yd026
Sep 20, 2002F3112 mi150 yd0127
Jul 2, 1997F00.5 mi73 yd00
May 13, 1995F26.5 mi400 yd00
Nov 22, 1992F11 mi100 yd00
Nov 22, 1992F22 mi100 yd00
Nov 22, 1992F39 mi433 yd00
Sep 12, 1988F134 mi200 yd01
Mar 25, 1988F10.2 mi73 yd00
May 27, 1985F10.1 mi17 yd02
Oct 1, 1979F00.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 20, 1976F01 mi30 yd00
Jun 10, 1974F11.5 mi150 yd00
Jun 7, 1974F28 mi100 yd00
Jul 4, 1973F115.9 mi100 yd00
Jun 3, 1973F10.1 mi20 yd00
May 14, 1972F430 mi200 yd020
May 10, 1969F00.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Fishers and its county

Fishers is in Hamilton County, where NOAA has recorded 30 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.