Tornado History Map

Blackford County, Indiana tornado history

7 tornadoes recorded in or across Blackford County from 1958 to 2017, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Blackford County

The Storm Prediction Center records 7 tornadoes whose paths touched Blackford County, Indiana between 1958 and 2017. They killed 4 people and injured 256. The busiest month is April, with 2 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 11 April 1965. The most recent was on 5 November 2017.

  • 7tornadoes
  • 4deaths
  • 256injuries
  • 424per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Blackford County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF000%
F1 / EF1229%
F2 / EF2229%
F3 / EF3229%
F4 / EF4114%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Blackford County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1960s.1950s11960s32000s22010s1

The 2010s only run to 2017, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s3
2000s2
2010s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May0Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep1Oct0Nov2Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May0
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov2
Dec1

Records for Blackford County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Montpelier, Indiana tornado11 April 1965, F4, 4 deaths, 125 injuries, 52.5 miles long
  • Longest path: Indiana tornado20 September 2002, F3, 127 injuries, 112 miles long
  • Most recent: Indiana tornado5 November 2017, EF2, 1 injury, 38.7 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Blackford County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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