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Indiana, 1974

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

166events recorded101 in 1973

47deaths recorded837 injuries

$956Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind84

Tornado63

Hail19

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1974 was 166 against 101 in 1973.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1974
Delaware County	7
Henry County	6
Marion County	6
Madison County	5
Tippecanoe County	5
Allen County	4
Clark County	3
Clinton County	3
Dearborn County	3
Decatur County	3
Fulton County	3
Hancock County	3
Jackson County	3
Jefferson County	3
Kosciusko County	3
Lake County	3
Ohio County	3
Pulaski County	3
Wells County	3
White County	3
Bartholomew County	2
Benton County	2
Blackford County	2
Boone County	2
Cass County	2

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
3 Apr 1974	Jefferson	Tornado	F4	—	10	175
3 Apr 1974	White	Tornado	F4	—	10	73
3 Apr 1974	Fulton	Tornado	F4	—	6	138
3 Apr 1974	Noble	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	3	38
3 Apr 1974	Harrison	Tornado	F5	—	2	34
3 Apr 1974	Perry	Tornado	F5	$250,000,000	2	6
3 Apr 1974	Steuben	Tornado	F3	—	2	15
3 Apr 1974	Franklin	Tornado	F4	—	2	10
3 Apr 1974	Decatur	Tornado	F4	—	2	7
3 Apr 1974	Kosciusko	Tornado	F4	—	1	39
3 Apr 1974	Hancock	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	1	23
3 Apr 1974	Noble	Tornado	F4	—	1	24
3 Apr 1974	Clark	Tornado	F5	—	1	23
3 Apr 1974	Jackson	Tornado	F3	—	1	21
3 Apr 1974	Scott	Tornado	F4	—	1	15
3 Apr 1974	Washington	Tornado	F5	—	1	12
3 Apr 1974	Randolph	Tornado	F4	—	1	12
3 Apr 1974	Ohio	Tornado	F4	—	—	64
3 Apr 1974	Switzerland	Tornado	F4	—	—	40
3 Apr 1974	Clark	Tornado	F4	$250,000,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Benton	Tornado	F4	$250,000,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Hancock	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	11
3 Apr 1974	Grant	Tornado	F2	—	—	12
3 Apr 1974	Scott	Tornado	F5	—	—	10
3 Apr 1974	Pulaski	Tornado	F4	—	—	7
3 Apr 1974	Henry	Tornado	F4	—	—	6
20 Jun 1974	Lake	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	5
3 Apr 1974	LaGrange	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	5
3 Apr 1974	Jennings	Tornado	F3	—	—	5
3 Apr 1974	Shelby	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	2
3 Apr 1974	Cass	Tornado	F4	—	—	4
3 Apr 1974	Henry	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Lawrence	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Bartholomew	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Jefferson	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Crawford	Tornado	F5	—	—	1
3 Apr 1974	Howard	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Wells	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
7 Jun 1974	Hamilton	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Orange	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1974

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
4 Apr 1974	DR-423	Major disaster	Tornado	Tornadoes	39

Flood insurance claims with a 1974 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Indiana carry a 1974 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.