Tornado History Map

Nicholas County, Kentucky tornado history

4 tornadoes recorded in or across Nicholas County from 1964 to 2013, 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 Nicholas County

The Storm Prediction Center records 4 tornadoes whose paths touched Nicholas County, Kentucky between 1964 and 2013. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 2 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 15 June 1964. The most recent was on 21 December 2013.

  • 4tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 4injuries
  • 205per 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 Nicholas County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF000%
F1 / EF1375%
F2 / EF2125%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Nicholas County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 1 in 1960s.1960s11970s11980s12010s1

The 2010s only run to 2013, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s1
1980s1
2010s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr0May0Jun2Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May0
Jun2
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec1

Records for Nicholas County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Kentucky tornado15 June 1964, F2, 1 injury, 49.3 miles long
  • Most recent: Kentucky tornado21 December 2013, EF1, 5.7 miles long

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

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