Tornado History Map

Lake County, Indiana tornado history

50 tornadoes recorded in or across Lake County from 1951 to 2025, 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 Lake County

The Storm Prediction Center records 50 tornadoes whose paths touched Lake County, Indiana between 1951 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 18 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 23 April 1961. The most recent was on 19 March 2025.

  • 50tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 28injuries
  • 1,003per 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 Lake County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01428%
F1 / EF12346%
F2 / EF2918%
F3 / EF348%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Lake County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in 2020s.1950s41960s81970s61980s21990s22000s32010s112020s14

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s8
1970s6
1980s2
1990s2
2000s3
2010s11
2020s14
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in Jun.Jan0Feb1Mar11Apr3May2Jun18Jul7Aug2Sep0Oct3Nov2Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar11
Apr3
May2
Jun18
Jul7
Aug2
Sep0
Oct3
Nov2
Dec1

Records for Lake County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Illinois tornado23 April 1961, F3, 4 injuries, 51.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Indiana tornado19 March 2025, EF0, 1.8 miles long

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

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