Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Daviess County, Kentucky, December 9, 1952
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length35 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.68, -87.30) to the end point (37.95, -86.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 9, 1952, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kentucky, Indiana
- Counties
- Daviess County, Hancock County, Perry County
- Path
- 35 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.