Webster County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Webster County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 3, 1956). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 52 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 52 injured

36 milongest path · 1979

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F16

(E)F27

(E)F34

(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 3, 1956	F3	22.9 mi	223 yd	2	1
Jan 3, 2000	F3	24 mi	440 yd	3	0
Apr 28, 2002	F3	22 mi	880 yd	26	0
Nov 6, 2005	F3	11.2 mi	150 yd	5	0
Apr 11, 1979	F2	36 mi	200 yd	5	0
Apr 22, 2011	EF2	15.5 mi	300 yd	2	0
Dec 11, 1967	F2	12.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 2007	EF2	10.2 mi	300 yd	5	0
Apr 3, 1989	F2	10 mi	100 yd	1	0
May 6, 1967	F2	8.2 mi	50 yd	2	0
May 4, 2003	F2	1.5 mi	75 yd	1	0
Sep 22, 2006	F1	6 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 14, 2019	EF0	1.2 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 14, 2019	EF0	2.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 27, 2016	EF0	1.2 mi	30 yd	0
Jul 5, 2015	EF0	1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 4, 2014	EF1	1.1 mi	75 yd	0
Feb 20, 2014	EF0	6.2 mi	125 yd	0
Mar 2, 2012	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 22, 2011	EF2	15.5 mi	300 yd	2
Mar 8, 2009	EF1	0.2 mi	75 yd	0
Oct 18, 2007	EF2	10.2 mi	300 yd	5
Sep 22, 2006	F1	6 mi	150 yd	0
Nov 6, 2005	F3	11.2 mi	150 yd	5

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1956, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Hopkins County, KY21 Union County, KY29 Henderson County, KY27 McLean County, KY8 Crittenden County, KY12 Caldwell County, KY18 Hardin County, IL5 Gallatin County, IL14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Webster County, Kentucky had?

23 tornadoes touched Webster County, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Webster County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 3, 1956, with a 22.9-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Webster County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 23). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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