Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Simpson County, Kentucky, May 22, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.75, -86.72) to the end point (36.78, -86.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1989, 5:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Simpson County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1989 | F2 | Missouri | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1989 | F2 | Kentucky | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1989 | F2 | Tennessee | 9 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 2 |
| May 22, 1989 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1989 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1989 | F0 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.