Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF0 tornado, Simpson County, Kentucky, January 17, 2012
RatingEF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.96 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.70, -86.47) to the end point (36.70, -86.41), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 17, 2012, 12:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF0
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Simpson County
- Path
- 2.96 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 17, 2012
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2012 | EF2 | Kentucky | 5.26 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | EF2 | Mississippi | 2.81 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | EF1 | Indiana | 8.76 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | EF1 | Indiana | 2.13 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | EF1 | Kentucky | 7.92 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | EF1 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | EF1 | Kentucky | 0.45 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | EF0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | EF0 | Indiana | 0.29 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | EF0 | Indiana | 1.85 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | EF0 | Tennessee | 1.69 mi | 125 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.