Tornado History Map

Washington County, Kentucky tornado history

10 tornadoes recorded in or across Washington County from 1954 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 Washington County

The Storm Prediction Center records 10 tornadoes whose paths touched Washington County, Kentucky between 1954 and 2025. They killed 1 person and injured 19. The busiest month is February, with 2 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 30 May 2025. The most recent was on 30 May 2025.

  • 10tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 19injuries
  • 337per 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 Washington County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0220%
F1 / EF1550%
F2 / EF2330%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Washington County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2000s.1950s11990s22000s52020s2

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

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1990s2
2000s5
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in Feb.Jan0Feb2Mar1Apr2May2Jun0Jul0Aug1Sep0Oct0Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb2
Mar1
Apr2
May2
Jun0
Jul0
Aug1
Sep0
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Washington County

  • Deadliest and Strongest and Most recent: Kentucky tornado30 May 2025, EF2, 1 death, 14 injuries, 5.5 miles long
  • Longest path: Kentucky tornado2 August 1954, F2, 15.1 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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