Estill County tornado history

8 tornadoes touched Estill County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 9, 1961). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 63 people.

8tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 63 injured

5 milongest path · 1996

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

By rating

(E)F02

(E)F14

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 9, 1961	F3	2.6 mi	150 yd	63	1
Aug 3, 1977	F2	2.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1996	F1	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2009	EF1	3.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 1, 2022	EF1	1.1 mi	140 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2009	EF1	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jan 1, 2022	EF1	1.1 mi	140 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2009	EF1	3.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2009	EF1	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1996	F1	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 3, 1977	F2	2.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 9, 1961	F3	2.6 mi	150 yd	63	1

Deadliest: Jun 9, 1961, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Powell County, KY7 Lee County, KY2 Madison County, KY19 Jackson County, KY3 Clark County, KY7 Owsley County, KY3 Montgomery County, KY3 Wolfe County, KY4

Questions

How many tornadoes has Estill County, Kentucky had?

8 tornadoes touched Estill County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Estill County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 9, 1961, with a 2.6-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Estill County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (2 of 8). 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).