Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Cumberland County, Kentucky, April 20, 1986
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length3 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.83, -85.37) to the end point (36.88, -85.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 20, 1986, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Cumberland County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 20, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1986 | F1 | Kentucky | 8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1986 | F1 | Ohio | 3.5 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 20, 1986 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 6 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.