Daviess County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Daviess County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Dec 9, 1952).

33tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 40 injured
35 milongest path · 1952
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F014
(E)F18
(E)F28
(E)F33
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Dec 9, 1952F335 mi880 yd30
Jan 3, 2000F37 mi880 yd180
Oct 18, 2007EF37 mi360 yd80
Oct 18, 2007EF217.3 mi360 yd40
May 31, 1982F216 mi33 yd40
Oct 18, 2007EF213.9 mi200 yd00
May 19, 1989F28 mi90 yd00
May 19, 1989F23.3 mi40 yd00
May 5, 1989F21 mi40 yd10
May 4, 2003F20.2 mi25 yd20
Nov 19, 1970F20.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 22, 2006F14 mi75 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 7, 2025EF02.1 mi25 yd00
May 8, 2024EF02.7 mi50 yd00
May 8, 2024EF03.1 mi300 yd00
May 8, 2024EF10.9 mi100 yd00
Sep 8, 2018EF12.2 mi200 yd00
Sep 8, 2018EF00.6 mi50 yd00
Sep 8, 2018EF10.4 mi25 yd00
Apr 27, 2016EF04.2 mi125 yd00
Apr 27, 2016EF12.9 mi150 yd00
Mar 31, 2016EF13 mi250 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Apr 22, 2011EF00.2 mi40 yd00

Nearby counties

McLean County, KY8Hancock County, KY9Spencer County, IN20Ohio County, KY12Henderson County, KY27Warrick County, IN31Vanderburgh County, IN36Perry County, IN14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Daviess County, Kentucky had?

33 tornadoes touched Daviess County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Daviess County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Dec 9, 1952, with a 35-mile path.

When is tornado season in Daviess County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (9 of 33). 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).