Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Jefferson County, Kentucky, May 28, 1996
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries10
Length30 mi
Width850 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.15, -85.75) to the end point (38.03, -85.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 28, 1996, 4:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Jefferson County, Bullitt County, Spencer County
- Path
- 30 miles long, up to 850 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 28, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1996 | F2 | Indiana | 10 mi | 575 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1996 | F2 | Kentucky | 10 mi | 575 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 28, 1996 | F0 | Utah | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1996 | F0 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1996 | F0 | Indiana | 11 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1996 | F0 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1996 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 575 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1996 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1996 | F0 | Kentucky | 10 mi | 575 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1996 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1996 | F0 | Kentucky | 12 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.