Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Webster County, Kentucky, April 3, 1989
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length10 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.40, -87.77) to the end point (37.38, -87.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1989, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Webster County, Hopkins County
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1989 | F3 | Indiana | 3.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F2 | Kentucky | 3.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Indiana | 0.6 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Illinois | 0.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Indiana | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Indiana | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Arkansas | 12 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Arkansas | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F0 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.