Christian County tornado history

58 tornadoes touched Christian County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Dec 10, 2021). Tornadoes here killed 57 and injured 623 people.

58tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

57killed · 623 injured

168.5 milongest path · 2021

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F121

(E)F215

(E)F36

(E)F41

(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
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	168.5 mi	2,600 yd	515	57
Dec 10, 2021	EF3	122.6 mi	2,000 yd	38	0
Apr 2, 2006	F3	29.7 mi	700 yd	28	0
Apr 29, 1963	F3	13.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 12, 1978	F3	9.5 mi	800 yd	17	0
Apr 26, 2011	EF3	2.6 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF3	2 mi	75 yd	2	0
May 26, 2024	EF2	19 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 23, 2011	EF2	17.3 mi	175 yd	1	0
Mar 27, 2016	EF2	15.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 2008	EF2	14.1 mi	275 yd	2	0
May 18, 1995	F2	10 mi	73 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 16, 2025	EF2	6 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 16, 2025	EF2	10 mi	225 yd	0	0
May 26, 2024	EF2	19 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jan 3, 2023	EF0	1.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jan 1, 2022	EF2	1.1 mi	125 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	168.5 mi	2,600 yd	515	57
Dec 10, 2021	EF3	122.6 mi	2,000 yd	38	0
May 4, 2021	EF0	2.6 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 2020	EF1	5.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	10 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	7.5 mi	175 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Dec 10, 2021, EF4, 57 killed.

Nearby counties

Todd County, KY21 Trigg County, KY29 Caldwell County, KY18 Montgomery County, TN35 Hopkins County, KY21 Muhlenberg County, KY25 Lyon County, KY15 Logan County, KY24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Christian County, Kentucky had?

58 tornadoes touched Christian County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Christian County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Dec 10, 2021, with a 168.5-mile path and 57 deaths.

When is tornado season in Christian County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (14 of 58). 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).