Gallatin County tornado history
4 tornadoes touched Gallatin County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Nov 22, 1992). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 17 people.
4 tornadoes since 1950
F4 strongest rating
1 killed · 17 injured
26.7 mi longest path · 1992
(E)F0 (E)F1 (E)F2 (E)F3 (E)F4 (E)F5· dots = start point only
By rating (E)F0 2
(E)F1 1
(E)F2 0
(E)F3 0
(E)F4 1
(E)F5 0
By month J F M A M J J A S O N D
Peak month: April .
By decade ’50 ’60 ’70 ’80 ’90 ’00 ’10 ’20
Strongest tornadoes Date Rating Path Width Injured Killed Nov 22, 1992 F4 26.7 mi 60 yd 10 1 May 8, 1996 F1 2 mi 100 yd 7 0 Jul 7, 2014 EF0 0.5 mi 200 yd 0 0 Apr 8, 2020 EF0 0.5 mi 50 yd 0 0
Most recent tornadoes Date Rating Path Width Injured Killed Apr 8, 2020 EF0 0.5 mi 50 yd 0 0 Jul 7, 2014 EF0 0.5 mi 200 yd 0 0 May 8, 1996 F1 2 mi 100 yd 7 0 Nov 22, 1992 F4 26.7 mi 60 yd 10 1
Deadliest: Nov 22, 1992, F4, 1 killed.
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Questions How many tornadoes has Gallatin County, Kentucky had? 4 tornadoes touched Gallatin County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.
What was the strongest tornado in Gallatin County? The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Nov 22, 1992, with a 26.7-mile path and 1 deaths.
When is tornado season in Gallatin County? Most of its tornadoes happened in April (1 of 4). 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).
Source. NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database , 1950–2025
(U.S. government work, not subject to copyright — 17 U.S.C. §403). County boundaries and names: U.S. Census Bureau. Ratings before February 2007 use the Fujita (F) scale,
later ones the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale; tornadoes crossing a county line count in every county they touched. Older tracks often have only a start point.
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