Another tornado hits Dubois County

According the National Weather Service an EF-1 tornado touched down near Duff early Sunday morning. The tornado had wind speeds of approximately 95 mph, traveled for 2.2 miles, and was 130 yards wide.

No injuries have been reported and damages have been restricted to downed trees and minor damage to several homes.

This is the ninth tornado to hit Dubois County this year.

Here are some historical facts about Indiana tornadoes.

Indiana Tornado Records:

• Most tornadoes in a day – 37 on June 2, 1990
• Most tornadoes in a month – 44 in June, 1990
• Most tornadoes in a year – 49 in 1990
• Most tornado deaths in a single event – 137 on April 11, 1965

Indiana’s worst tornadoes:

• April 13, 1852 New Harmony – 16 dead
• May 14, 1886 Anderson – 43 dead
• March 23, 1913 Terre Haute – 21 dead
• March 23, 1917 New Castle – 21 dead
• March 28, 1920 Allen through Wayne counties – 39 people killed by 3
• tornadoes
• April 17, 1922 Warren through Delaware counties – 14 dead
• March 18, 1925 Tri-State tornado – 70 dead
• March 26, 1948 Vigo to Jay counties – 20 dead
• May 11, 1949 Sullivan and Clay counties – Coatsville destroyed, 14 dead
• April 11, 1965 Palm Sunday Outbreak – 11 tornadoes hit 20 counties, 137
• dead
• April 3, 1974 Super Outbreak – 21 tornadoes hit 39 counties, 47 dead
• March 10, 1986 8 tornadoes hit central and southern 9 counties, 1 dead, 48
• injured
• June 2, 1990 31 counties hit by 37 tornadoes, 8 dead, 220 injured