Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, McCreary County, Kentucky, May 10, 1973

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries5

Length2.7 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.67, -84.43) to the end point (36.67, -84.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 10, 1973, 12:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Kentucky
Counties: McCreary County
Path: 2.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 5 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 10, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 10, 1973	F3	Ohio	50.1 mi	27 yd	6	100
May 10, 1973	F3	Ohio	89.6 mi	300 yd	0	8
May 10, 1973	F2	Ohio	58.2 mi	267 yd	0	14
May 10, 1973	F2	Ohio	40.4 mi	667 yd	0	8
May 10, 1973	F2	Ohio	6.2 mi	17 yd	0	1
May 10, 1973	F1	Kentucky	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Indiana	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Indiana	1 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Pennsylvania	1.6 mi	67 yd	0	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Pennsylvania	2 mi	10 yd	0	3
May 10, 1973	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

McCreary County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.