Menifee County tornado history

6 tornadoes touched Menifee County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 2, 2012). Tornadoes here killed 10 and injured 118 people.

6tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

10killed · 118 injured

85 milongest path · 2012

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F11

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 2, 2012	EF3	85 mi	1,580 yd	118	10
Jun 2, 1990	F1	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 6, 2008	EF0	4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 9, 2011	EF0	0.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 2, 2012	EF3	85 mi	1,580 yd	118	10
Apr 9, 2011	EF0	0.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Feb 6, 2008	EF0	4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1990	F1	2 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 2, 2012, EF3, 10 killed.

Nearby counties

Wolfe County, KY4 Powell County, KY7 Bath County, KY10 Morgan County, KY5 Montgomery County, KY3 Rowan County, KY2 Lee County, KY2 Estill County, KY8

Questions

How many tornadoes has Menifee County, Kentucky had?

6 tornadoes touched Menifee County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Menifee County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 2, 2012, with a 85-mile path and 10 deaths.

When is tornado season in Menifee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (3 of 6). 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).