Tornado History Map

Harrison County, Kentucky tornado history

9 tornadoes recorded in or across Harrison County from 1964 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

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 Harrison County

The Storm Prediction Center records 9 tornadoes whose paths touched Harrison County, Kentucky between 1964 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 3 April 1974. The most recent was on 2 April 2025.

  • 9tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 36injuries
  • 294per 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 Harrison County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0222%
F1 / EF1333%
F2 / EF2333%
F3 / EF3111%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Harrison County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 2010s.1960s11970s21990s12000s12010s32020s1

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s2
1990s1
2000s1
2010s3
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Apr.Jan0Feb1Mar0Apr3May1Jun2Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct1Nov0Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr3
May1
Jun2
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct1
Nov0
Dec1

Records for Harrison County

  • Strongest: Kentucky tornado3 April 1974, F3, 27 injuries, 19.3 miles long
  • Longest path: Kentucky tornado15 June 1964, F2, 1 injury, 49.3 miles long
  • Most recent: Kentucky tornado2 April 2025, EF1, 10.8 miles long

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

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