Tornado History Map

DeKalb County, Indiana tornado history

13 tornadoes recorded in or across DeKalb County from 1968 to 2001, 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 DeKalb County

The Storm Prediction Center records 13 tornadoes whose paths touched DeKalb County, Indiana between 1968 and 2001. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 24 October 2001. The most recent was on 24 October 2001.

  • 13tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 29injuries
  • 358per 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 DeKalb County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0646%
F1 / EF1431%
F2 / EF2323%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

DeKalb County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 2000s.1960s21970s21990s32000s6

The 2000s only run to 2001, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s2
1990s3
2000s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May3Jun4Jul3Aug0Sep0Oct1Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May3
Jun4
Jul3
Aug0
Sep0
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for DeKalb County

  • Strongest and Longest path and Most recent: Indiana tornado24 October 2001, F2, 12.5 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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