Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Simpson County, Kentucky, May 26, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.72, -86.55) to the end point (36.77, -86.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 26, 1989, 3:27 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Simpson County, Allen County
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.