Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Henry County, Kentucky, April 1, 1974

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries20

Length3.3 mi

Width300 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.50, -85.23) to the end point (38.53, -85.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 1, 1974, 6:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Kentucky
Counties: Henry County
Path: 3.3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 20 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 1, 1974

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 1, 1974	F3	Illinois	3.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F3	Alabama	8.4 mi	800 yd	1	6
Apr 1, 1974	F2	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F2	Indiana	1.5 mi	77 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F2	Alabama	16.3 mi	800 yd	0	6
Apr 1, 1974	F2	Indiana	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F2	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F2	Tennessee	10.9 mi	440 yd	1	12
Apr 1, 1974	F2	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F2	Mississippi	5.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F2	Alabama	16.9 mi	800 yd	0	11
Apr 1, 1974	F1	Arkansas	0.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F1	Michigan	10.6 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F1	Kentucky	2 mi	150 yd	0	3
Apr 1, 1974	F1	Tennessee	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F1	Tennessee	13.1 mi	100 yd	0	4
Apr 1, 1974	F0	Louisiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F0	Ohio	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0

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