Tornado History Map

McCreary County, Kentucky tornado history

11 tornadoes recorded in or across McCreary County from 1967 to 2020, 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 McCreary County

The Storm Prediction Center records 11 tornadoes whose paths touched McCreary County, Kentucky between 1967 and 2020. They killed 2 people and injured 30. The busiest month is April, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 3 April 1974. The most recent was on 12 March 2020.

  • 11tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 30injuries
  • 258per 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 McCreary County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF019%
F1 / EF1218%
F2 / EF2655%
F3 / EF319%
F4 / EF419%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

McCreary County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1970s.1960s21970s41980s11990s22000s12020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s4
1980s1
1990s2
2000s1
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar3Apr5May2Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr5
May2
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for McCreary County

  • Deadliest: Kentucky tornado8 April 1980, F2, 2 deaths, 9 injuries, 11.2 miles long
  • Strongest: Monticello, Kentucky tornado3 April 1974, F4, 16.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Tennessee tornado3 April 1974, F2, 11 injuries, 27.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Kentucky tornado12 March 2020, EF1, 1.7 miles long

Notable tornadoes in McCreary 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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