Lee County, Kentucky tornado history

3 tornadoes recorded in or across Lee County from 1961 to 1987, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

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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 Lee County

The Storm Prediction Center records 3 tornadoes whose paths touched Lee County, Kentucky between 1961 and 1987. They killed 1 person and injured 63. The busiest month is June, with 1 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 9 June 1961. The most recent was on 27 August 1987.

  • 3tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 63injuries
  • 144per 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 Lee County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF000%
F1 / EF1133%
F2 / EF2133%
F3 / EF3133%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Lee County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 1 in 1960s.1960s11970s11980s1

The 1980s only run to 1987, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s1
1980s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 1 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun1Jul0Aug1Sep0Oct1Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun1
Jul0
Aug1
Sep0
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Lee County

Notable tornadoes in Lee County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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