The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least 21 tornadoes touched down in Indiana last week. Most of the tornadoes were in the northern third of the state, with 11 confirmed in northern Indiana, including in Jay, Huntington, and Wabash counties.

Tornado Damage and Impact

The strongest twister was an EF-3 in northwest Indiana, starting north of Roselawn, which is in Newton and Jasper counties, and moved across Porter County, finishing near the town of Kouts. In central Indiana, two EF-0 tornadoes touched down in Carroll County, one EF-0 in Randolph County, and an EF-1 in Johnson and Shelby County. Another EF-1 tornado also landed in Cass County.

According to the National Weather Service, the number of tornadoes that Indiana had last Thursday tied a record from April 3, 1974, for the state’s eighth-largest outbreak. Thankfully, while Thursday’s storm system was “a big event,” it wasn’t as severe as some other historical events.

Indiana has now seen 40 confirmed tornadoes in 2026. The National Weather Service has finished their surveying in central Indiana, but the NWS office in Chicago is still conducting surveys in areas like Jasper and Newton counties, which could lead to a higher number of confirmed tornadoes.

Original reporting: 93.1 WIBC (Indianapolis) — read the source article.