Calloway County tornado history

45 tornadoes touched Calloway County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 4, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 124 people.

45tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

6killed · 124 injured

122.6 milongest path · 2021

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F119

(E)F23

(E)F32

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 4, 1964	F4	18.5 mi	250 yd	24	3
Apr 3, 1968	F4	50.6 mi	100 yd	30	2
Nov 15, 2005	F3	44 mi	500 yd	20	1
Dec 10, 2021	EF3	122.6 mi	2,000 yd	38	0
Nov 24, 2001	F2	11.5 mi	300 yd	4	0
May 4, 2003	F2	1.8 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 26, 2000	F2	1.5 mi	300 yd	4	0
May 26, 2024	EF1	22 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	17.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 6, 2021	EF1	9.6 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 1999	F1	9 mi	400 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2018	EF1	8.3 mi	125 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 3, 2025	EF0	8.9 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	17.1 mi	200 yd	0
May 26, 2024	EF1	22 mi	100 yd	0
May 26, 2024	EF1	4 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 5, 2023	EF0	5.4 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF3	122.6 mi	2,000 yd	38
Dec 6, 2021	EF1	9.6 mi	500 yd	0
Feb 24, 2018	EF1	8.3 mi	125 yd	0
Feb 24, 2018	EF1	1.4 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 9, 2017	EF1	5.6 mi	150 yd	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF0	8.8 mi	30 yd	0
Jul 3, 2016	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 4, 1964, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Marshall County, KY28 Henry County, TN16 Graves County, KY42 Trigg County, KY29 Stewart County, TN14 Lyon County, KY15 Weakley County, TN29 McCracken County, KY30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Calloway County, Kentucky had?

45 tornadoes touched Calloway County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Calloway County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 4, 1964, with a 18.5-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Calloway County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 45). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).