Vermillion County, Indiana tornado history

14 tornadoes recorded in or across Vermillion County from 1963 to 2013, 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 Vermillion County

The Storm Prediction Center records 14 tornadoes whose paths touched Vermillion County, Indiana between 1963 and 2013. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 22 April 1963. The most recent was on 17 November 2013.

  • 14tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 50injuries
  • 545per 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 Vermillion County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0750%
F1 / EF1214%
F2 / EF2429%
F3 / EF317%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Vermillion County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 1990s.1960s11970s31980s31990s52010s2

The 2010s only run to 2013, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s3
1980s3
1990s5
2010s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr3May3Jun3Jul1Aug1Sep0Oct1Nov1Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr3
May3
Jun3
Jul1
Aug1
Sep0
Oct1
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Vermillion County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Illinois tornado22 April 1963, F3, 40 injuries, 38.6 miles long
  • Most recent: Indiana tornado17 November 2013, EF2, 5.9 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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