Henderson County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Henderson County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 6, 2005). Tornadoes here killed 25 and injured 269 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

25killed · 269 injured

41.3 milongest path · 2005

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F19

(E)F27

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 6, 2005	F3	41.3 mi	500 yd	238	24
Apr 3, 1956	F3	22.9 mi	223 yd	2	1
Jun 28, 1960	F3	14.2 mi	10 yd	12	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF3	14.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 2009	EF3	12.3 mi	400 yd	2	0
Apr 11, 1979	F2	36 mi	200 yd	5	0
Mar 28, 2020	EF2	16.8 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 31, 1982	F2	16 mi	33 yd	4	0
Apr 22, 2011	EF2	15.5 mi	300 yd	2	0
Mar 28, 2020	EF2	5.1 mi	575 yd	2	0
Dec 11, 1967	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 1971	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 3, 2023	EF1	2.1 mi	125 yd	0
Mar 28, 2020	EF2	16.8 mi	500 yd	0
Mar 28, 2020	EF2	5.1 mi	575 yd	2
Mar 14, 2019	EF0	1.3 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 14, 2019	EF0	1.2 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 7, 2019	EF1	1.4 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 25, 2015	EF0	0.8 mi	275 yd	0
Aug 17, 2014	EF1	1.6 mi	60 yd	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF3	14.1 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 2, 2012	EF0	3.8 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF1	1.3 mi	150 yd	2
Apr 22, 2011	EF2	15.5 mi	300 yd	2

Deadliest: Nov 6, 2005, F3, 24 killed.

Nearby counties

Vanderburgh County, IN36 Webster County, KY23 Union County, KY29 Posey County, IN24 McLean County, KY8 Warrick County, IN31 Daviess County, KY33 Hopkins County, KY21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Henderson County, Kentucky had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Henderson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 6, 2005, with a 41.3-mile path and 24 deaths.

When is tornado season in Henderson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (7 of 27). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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