Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Perry County, Kentucky, March 27, 1983

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
See tornadoes near here
Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.08, -83.20) to the end point (37.08, -83.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 27, 1983, 2:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Kentucky
Counties
Perry County
Path
2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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