Tornado History Map

Edmonson County, Kentucky tornado history

10 tornadoes recorded in or across Edmonson County from 1963 to 2021, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

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Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Edmonson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 10 tornadoes whose paths touched Edmonson County, Kentucky between 1963 and 2021. They killed 16 people and injured 63. The busiest month is April, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 11 December 2021. The most recent was on 11 December 2021.

  • 10tornadoes
  • 16deaths
  • 63injuries
  • 330per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Edmonson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0220%
F1 / EF1440%
F2 / EF2330%
F3 / EF3110%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Edmonson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2010s.1960s12000s22010s52020s2

The 2020s only run to 2021, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
2000s2
2010s5
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Apr.Jan1Feb0Mar0Apr4May0Jun2Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec2
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar0
Apr4
May0
Jun2
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec2

Records for Edmonson County

Notable tornadoes in Edmonson County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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