Kentucky, 1967

Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, December 11, 1967

December 11, 1967 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Clay

When
December 11, 11:45 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.500, -88.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
December 11, 11:58 AM CST
Where
Fulton County
Coordinates
36.500, -89.000

Tornado, Graves

When
December 11, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Graves County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.530, -88.750

Tornado, Crittenden

When
December 11, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Crittenden County
Rating
F2
Path length
12.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.330, -88.080

Tornado, Henderson

When
December 11, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Henderson County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.750, -87.720

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10034922, 10034923, 10034924, 10034925, 10034926.