Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Powell County, Kentucky, August 30, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.2 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.87, -83.82) to the end point (37.87, -83.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 30, 1978, 3:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Powell County
- Path
- 5.2 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.