Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Christian County, Kentucky, May 23, 2011
RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length17.3 mi
Width175 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.64, -87.61) to the end point (36.81, -87.39), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 2011, 6:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Christian County
- Path
- 17.3 miles long, up to 175 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 2011
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2011 | EF2 | Pennsylvania | 4.71 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF2 | Tennessee | 13.29 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF1 | Pennsylvania | 1.24 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF1 | Illinois | 11.84 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF1 | Pennsylvania | 0.22 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF1 | Ohio | 4.11 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF1 | Ohio | 0.95 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF1 | Ohio | 0.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF0 | Missouri | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF0 | Missouri | 0.48 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF0 | Oklahoma | 0.31 mi | 15 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF0 | Indiana | 0.37 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF0 | Michigan | 2.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF0 | Indiana | 3.08 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF0 | Pennsylvania | 0.43 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 23, 2011 | EF0 | Ohio | 0.21 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.