Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Shelby County, Kentucky, March 20, 1982
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length20 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.12, -85.18) to the end point (38.20, -84.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 20, 1982, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Shelby County, Franklin County
- Path
- 20 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 20, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1982 | F2 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Mar 20, 1982 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1982 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.