Kentucky tornado history

1,258 tornadoes in Kentucky from 1950 to 2025, killing 318 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Christian County58Calloway County45Graves County42Daviess County33Jefferson County33Warren County32Hardin County30McCracken County30Trigg County29Union County29Marshall County28Henderson County27Pulaski County27Muhlenberg County25Logan County24Ballard County23Webster County23Barren County21Hopkins County21Shelby County21Todd County21Laurel County20Breckinridge County19Madison County19Metcalfe County19Caldwell County18Hart County18Henry County18Clinton County17Fulton County17Simpson County17Hickman County16Meade County16Boone County15Grayson County15Lyon County15Mercer County15Scott County15Larue County14Oldham County14Adair County13Livingston County13Monroe County13Taylor County13Boyle County12Bullitt County12Crittenden County12Cumberland County12Kenton County12Lincoln County12Marion County12Mason County12Nelson County12Ohio County12Franklin County11Garrard County11Green County11Spencer County11Anderson County10Bath County10Butler County10Fleming County10McCreary County10Trimble County10Washington County10Allen County9Carroll County9Edmonson County9Fayette County9Hancock County9Harrison County9Pendleton County9Rockcastle County9Russell County9Wayne County9Carlisle County8Estill County8Grant County8McLean County8Bell County7Bracken County7Casey County7Clark County7Greenup County7Jessamine County7Lewis County7Powell County7Woodford County7Clay County6Menifee County6Bourbon County5Boyd County5Lawrence County5Morgan County5Owen County5Whitley County5Breathitt County4Gallatin County4Johnson County4Wolfe County4Carter County3Jackson County3Knox County3Leslie County3Magoffin County3Montgomery County3Owsley County3Campbell County2Floyd County2Harlan County2Lee County2Letcher County2Nicholas County2Perry County2Pike County2Robertson County2Rowan County2Elliott County1Knott County1Martin County1

By decade

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Deadliest tornadoes in Kentucky

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Dec 10, 2021EF4168.5 mi2,600 yd51557
Apr 3, 1974F532 mi440 yd27031
Nov 6, 2005F341.3 mi500 yd23824
Feb 5, 2008EF350.3 mi880 yd6322
May 16, 2025EF460.1 mi1,700 yd018
Dec 11, 2021EF329.3 mi440 yd6316
Mar 2, 2012EF446.6 mi800 yd011
Apr 3, 1974F438.4 mi10 yd11310
Mar 2, 2012EF385 mi1,580 yd11810
Apr 3, 1974F431.9 mi10 yd287