Washington County tornado history

10 tornadoes touched Washington County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (May 30, 2025). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 19 people.

10tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
1killed · 19 injured
15.1 milongest path · 1954
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F02
(E)F15
(E)F23
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: February.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 30, 2025EF25.5 mi450 yd141
Aug 2, 1954F215.1 mi10 yd00
Feb 6, 2008EF21 mi250 yd00
Apr 2, 2024EF15 mi125 yd00
Nov 9, 2000F12 mi70 yd00
Nov 9, 2000F11.5 mi70 yd10
Apr 20, 2000F11 mi70 yd40
Feb 6, 2008EF10.3 mi150 yd00
Mar 1, 1997F05 mi50 yd00
May 5, 1996F00.5 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 30, 2025EF25.5 mi450 yd141
Apr 2, 2024EF15 mi125 yd00
Feb 6, 2008EF10.3 mi150 yd00
Feb 6, 2008EF21 mi250 yd00
Nov 9, 2000F12 mi70 yd00
Nov 9, 2000F11.5 mi70 yd10
Apr 20, 2000F11 mi70 yd40
Mar 1, 1997F05 mi50 yd00
May 5, 1996F00.5 mi50 yd00
Aug 2, 1954F215.1 mi10 yd00

Deadliest: May 30, 2025, EF2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Marion County, KY12Nelson County, KY12Mercer County, KY15Boyle County, KY12Anderson County, KY10Spencer County, KY11Taylor County, KY13Woodford County, KY7

Questions

How many tornadoes has Washington County, Kentucky had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Washington County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on May 30, 2025, with a 5.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Washington County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in February (2 of 10). 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).