Marshall County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Marshall County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Dec 10, 2021). Tornadoes here killed 64 and injured 623 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

64killed · 623 injured

168.5 milongest path · 2021

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F110

(E)F22

(E)F34

(E)F43

(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
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	168.5 mi	2,600 yd	515	57
Mar 4, 1964	F4	18.5 mi	250 yd	24	3
Apr 3, 1968	F4	50.6 mi	100 yd	30	2
Nov 15, 2005	F3	44 mi	500 yd	20	1
Nov 13, 1951	F3	2 mi	10 yd	11	1
Apr 24, 1970	F3	25.4 mi	10 yd	13	0
May 10, 2016	EF3	19 mi	450 yd	10	0
Dec 15, 1971	F2	10.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1973	F2	9.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 2023	EF1	27.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	2.3 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jul 1, 2023	EF1	27.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF0	0.9 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF0	0.7 mi	25 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	168.5 mi	2,600 yd	515	57
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	2.3 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 2019	EF1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 2019	EF1	0.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Dec 26, 2016	EF0	1.4 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 10, 2016	EF3	19 mi	450 yd	10	0
Oct 2, 2014	EF1	0.4 mi	125 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 2013	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Dec 10, 2021, EF4, 57 killed.

Nearby counties

Lyon County, KY15 Calloway County, KY45 Graves County, KY42 Livingston County, KY13 McCracken County, KY30 Trigg County, KY29 Massac County, IL18 Caldwell County, KY18

Questions

How many tornadoes has Marshall County, Kentucky had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Marshall County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Dec 10, 2021, with a 168.5-mile path and 57 deaths.

When is tornado season in Marshall County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 28). 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).