Tornadoes in Kentucky
Kentucky has recorded 1,259 tornadoes since 1950, 23rd among the states; 105 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
- 1,259tornadoes since 1950
- 105rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 318deaths along their paths
- 2011most in one year, 62
2025
- Tornadoes on record, by year
Over time
The strongest tornadoes
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | Breckinridge, Meade | 31 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | Boone | 3 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF4 | Fulton, Hickman | 57 |
| May 16, 2025 | EF4 | Russell, Pulaski | 18 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF4 | Trimble | 11 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | Cumberland, Clinton | 10 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | Garrard, Madison | 7 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F4 | Pendleton, Bracken | 6 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F4 | Green, Adair | 6 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | Wayne | 5 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | Anderson, Franklin | 4 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF4 | Grant, Kenton | 4 |
| Mar 4, 1964 | F4 | Calloway, Marshall | 3 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | Jefferson, Oldham | 3 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | Hardin, Nelson | 3 |
| Apr 3, 1968 | F4 | Calloway, Marshall | 2 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F4 | Russell, Pulaski | 2 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F4 | Carroll, Boone | 1 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | Grayson | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | Green, Taylor | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | Wayne, McCreary | 0 |
| May 28, 1996 | F4 | Jefferson, Bullitt | 0 |
| Nov 15, 2005 | F4 | Hopkins | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2005 | F3 | Henderson | 24 |
| Feb 5, 2008 | EF3 | Monroe, Cumberland | 22 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | EF3 | Warren, Edmonson | 16 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | Menifee, Morgan | 10 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | Pulaski, Laurel | 7 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Laurel | 6 |
Every county
Counties with any recorded events, highest first.