Henry County tornado history

18 tornadoes touched Henry County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 1, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 47 people.

18tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 47 injured

38.4 milongest path · 1964

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

By rating

(E)F03

(E)F19

(E)F23

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 1, 1974	F3	3.3 mi	300 yd	20	1
Jun 2, 1990	F3	10 mi	73 yd	5	0
Feb 28, 2011	EF3	2.3 mi	150 yd	1	0
Mar 25, 1964	F2	38.4 mi	10 yd	1	0
May 27, 2004	F2	7.8 mi	300 yd	2	0
Jul 18, 1971	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	31.7 mi	10 yd	18	0
Apr 2, 2024	EF1	7.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF1	1.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	1.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	1.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1990	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 2, 2024	EF1	7.8 mi	200 yd	0
Feb 10, 2024	EF1	1 mi	75 yd	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	1.3 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF1	1.7 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	1.1 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 2, 2012	EF1	0.3 mi	40 yd	0
Feb 28, 2011	EF3	2.3 mi	150 yd	1
May 27, 2004	F2	7.8 mi	300 yd	2
Feb 21, 1993	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 22, 1992	F0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Nov 22, 1992	F0	3 mi	40 yd	0
Sep 18, 1992	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 1, 1974, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Carroll County, KY9 Owen County, KY5 Shelby County, KY21 Trimble County, KY10 Oldham County, KY14 Franklin County, KY11 Gallatin County, KY4 Switzerland County, IN10

Questions

How many tornadoes has Henry County, Kentucky had?

18 tornadoes touched Henry County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Henry County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 1, 1974, with a 3.3-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Henry County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (4 of 18). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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