Tornado History Map

Marion County, Kentucky tornado history

13 tornadoes recorded in or across Marion County from 1954 to 2023, 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 Marion County

The Storm Prediction Center records 13 tornadoes whose paths touched Marion County, Kentucky between 1954 and 2023. They killed 1 person and injured 35. The busiest month is January, with 2 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 11 December 2021. The most recent was on 18 July 2023.

  • 13tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 35injuries
  • 379per 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 Marion County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0431%
F1 / EF1646%
F2 / EF2215%
F3 / EF318%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Marion County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 2020s.1950s11970s21990s12000s22010s32020s4

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1970s2
1990s1
2000s2
2010s3
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in Jan.Jan2Feb0Mar1Apr0May1Jun1Jul1Aug1Sep0Oct2Nov2Dec2
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PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May1
Jun1
Jul1
Aug1
Sep0
Oct2
Nov2
Dec2

Records for Marion County

Notable tornadoes in Marion 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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