Tornado History Map

Simpson County, Kentucky tornado history

19 tornadoes recorded in or across Simpson County from 1965 to 2025, 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 Simpson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 19 tornadoes whose paths touched Simpson County, Kentucky between 1965 and 2025. They killed 7 people and injured 124. The busiest month is May, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 9 December 2023. The most recent was on 15 February 2025.

  • 19tornadoes
  • 7deaths
  • 124injuries
  • 811per 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 Simpson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0316%
F1 / EF1842%
F2 / EF2632%
F3 / EF3211%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Simpson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 2010s.1960s11970s41980s31990s12000s22010s62020s2

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s4
1980s3
1990s1
2000s2
2010s6
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in May.Jan2Feb2Mar0Apr2May5Jun2Jul2Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov3Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb2
Mar0
Apr2
May5
Jun2
Jul2
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov3
Dec1

Records for Simpson County

Notable tornadoes in Simpson 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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