Martin County tornado history

1 tornadoes touched Martin County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.0 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 2, 2012). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 37 people.

1tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
2killed · 37 injured
49 milongest path · 2012
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F00
(E)F10
(E)F20
(E)F31
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 2, 2012EF349 mi1,320 yd372

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 2, 2012EF349 mi1,320 yd372

Deadliest: Mar 2, 2012, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Johnson County, KY4Mingo County, WV1Floyd County, KY2Pike County, KY2Lawrence County, KY5Wayne County, WV6Magoffin County, KY3Lincoln County, WV6

Questions

How many tornadoes has Martin County, Kentucky had?

1 tornadoes touched Martin County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Martin County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 2, 2012, with a 49-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Martin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (1 of 1). 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).