Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Mercer County, Kentucky, May 11, 2003
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries8
Length7 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.80, -84.90) to the end point (37.82, -84.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 11, 2003, 3:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Mercer County
- Path
- 7 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 11, 2003
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2003 | F3 | Kentucky | 1.8 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 11, 2003 | F3 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 11, 2003 | F3 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2003 | F2 | Kentucky | 6.5 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 11, 2003 | F1 | Tennessee | 4.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2003 | F1 | Tennessee | 3.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2003 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2003 | F1 | Tennessee | 5.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2003 | F1 | Kentucky | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2003 | F1 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2003 | F1 | New York | 2.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2003 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 1.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2003 | F0 | Washington | 0.1 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.