Tornadoes · United States · Kentucky

Tornadoes in Daviess County, Kentucky

33 tornadoes have crossed Daviess County since 1950, 6th of the 120 counties in Kentucky with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.3 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 40. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
33
Deaths
0
Injuries
40
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, October 18, 2007

The strongest

  1. F3, Daviess, Hancock and Perry counties, Kentucky and IndianaDecember 9, 1952F3, 35.0 mi (56 km)
  2. F3, Daviess County, KentuckyJanuary 3, 2000F3, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  3. EF3, Daviess County, KentuckyOctober 18, 2007EF3, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  4. EF2, McLean and Daviess counties, KentuckyOctober 18, 2007EF2, 17.3 mi (28 km)
  5. F2, Henderson and Daviess counties, KentuckyMay 31, 1982F2, 16.0 mi (26 km)
  6. EF2, Daviess and Hancock counties, KentuckyOctober 18, 2007EF2, 13.9 mi (22 km)
  7. F2, Daviess County, KentuckyMay 19, 1989F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  8. F2, Daviess County, KentuckyMay 19, 1989F2, 3.3 mi (5 km)
  9. F2, Daviess County, KentuckyMay 5, 1989F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  10. F2, Daviess County, KentuckyMay 4, 2003F2, 0.2 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 19 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Daviess County. Each year links to every tornado in Kentucky that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF0
20243EF1
20183EF1
20163EF1
20121EF0
20111EF0
20093EF0
2007512EF3
20061F1
20051F0
20041F0
200312F2
2000118F3
198931F2
19841F0
198214F2
19701F2
19581F1
195213F3

Every tornado that crossed Daviess County

33 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 7, 20253:55 PM CDTEF0Daviess2.125$50,000
May 8, 20249:49 PM CDTEF1Daviess0.9100$30,000
May 8, 20249:41 PM CDTEF0Daviess3.1300$45,000
May 8, 20249:39 PM CDTEF0Daviess2.750$55,000
September 8, 20184:30 PM CDTEF1Daviess0.425$3,000
September 8, 20184:00 PM CDTEF0Daviess0.650
September 8, 20183:51 PM CDTEF1Daviess2.2200$100,000
April 27, 20166:36 PM CDTEF1Daviess2.9150$75,000
April 27, 20166:22 PM CDTEF0Daviess4.2125$100,000
March 31, 20162:02 PM CDTEF1Daviess3.0250$100,000
March 2, 20122:22 PM CSTEF0Daviess0.350
April 22, 201111:27 PM CDTEF0Daviess0.240$3,000
June 11, 20095:36 PM CDTEF0Daviess0.230
June 11, 20095:02 PM CDTEF0Henderson to IN3.0150
March 28, 20095:38 PM CDTEF0Daviess0.230
October 18, 20078:09 PM CDTEF3Daviess7.03608$12 million
October 18, 20077:32 PM CDTEF2McLean17.33604$900,000
October 18, 20076:15 PM CDTEF0Daviess0.220$3,000
October 18, 20076:10 PM CDTEF2Daviess13.9200$200,000
October 18, 20076:07 PM CDTEF1Daviess2.090$50,000
September 22, 20067:38 PM CDTF1Daviess4.075$70,000
November 15, 20054:12 PM CSTF0Daviess0.250
May 30, 20043:12 PM CDTF0Daviess0.130
May 4, 200311:45 PM CDTF2Daviess0.2252$70,000
January 3, 20004:06 PM CSTF3Daviess7.088018$64 million
May 19, 19899:30 PM CDTF2Daviess8.090$50,000 to $500,000
May 19, 19897:23 PM CDTF2Daviess3.340$50,000 to $500,000
May 5, 19891:27 PM CDTF2Daviess1.0401$50,000 to $500,000
March 15, 19846:20 PM CSTF0Daviess0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 31, 19826:17 PM CDTF2Henderson16.0334$500,000 to $5 million
November 19, 197010:25 PM CSTF2Daviess0.110
April 24, 19584:20 AM GMT-6F1Daviess0.110under $50
December 9, 19523:00 PM GMT-6F3Daviess to IN35.08803

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.