Tornado History Map

Mercer County, Kentucky tornado history

15 tornadoes recorded in or across Mercer County from 1972 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 Mercer County

The Storm Prediction Center records 15 tornadoes whose paths touched Mercer County, Kentucky between 1972 and 2025. They killed 1 person and injured 27. The busiest month is May, with 7 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 11 May 2003. The most recent was on 30 May 2025.

  • 15tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 27injuries
  • 602per 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 Mercer County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0213%
F1 / EF1853%
F2 / EF2533%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Mercer County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1990s.1970s21980s11990s62000s32010s12020s2

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

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PeriodCount
1970s2
1980s1
1990s6
2000s3
2010s1
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in May.Jan1Feb1Mar0Apr4May7Jun0Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb1
Mar0
Apr4
May7
Jun0
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Mercer County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Kentucky tornado11 May 2003, F2, 1 death, 8 injuries, 7 miles long
  • Longest path: Kentucky tornado3 April 1974, F2, 10 injuries, 16.2 miles long
  • Most recent: Kentucky tornado30 May 2025, EF1, 1.5 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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