Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Estill County, Kentucky, April 20, 1996

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.62, -84.02) to the end point (37.63, -83.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 20, 1996, 3:55 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Kentucky
Counties: Estill County
Path: 5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 20, 1996

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 20, 1996	F2	Indiana	1 mi	100 yd	1
Apr 20, 1996	F2	Kentucky	12 mi	300 yd	7
Apr 20, 1996	F2	Kentucky	2 mi	200 yd	10
Apr 20, 1996	F2	Tennessee	0.5 mi	200 yd	12
Apr 20, 1996	F2	Tennessee	1 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F2	Tennessee	1 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F2	Tennessee	1.5 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F1	Indiana	1.2 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F1	Kentucky	1 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F1	Kentucky	0.5 mi	100 yd	4
Apr 20, 1996	F1	Kentucky	4 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F1	Kentucky	2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F1	Kentucky	6 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F1	Mississippi	6 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F1	North Carolina	0.1 mi	20 yd	2
Apr 20, 1996	F1	Texas	5 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F0	Kentucky	3 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F0	Alabama	0.3 mi	45 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 20, 1996	F0	Louisiana	0.5 mi	25 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

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