Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF2 tornado, Ballard County, Kentucky, April 2, 2025

RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length18.18 mi
Width1,000 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.00, -88.93) to the end point (37.11, -88.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 2, 2025, 7:18 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF2
States
Kentucky
Counties
Ballard County, McCracken County
Near the path
Paducah (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
18.18 miles long, up to 1,000 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 4 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 2, 2025

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 2, 2025EF3Missouri21.95 mi200 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF3Arkansas24.18 mi1,500 yd08
Apr 2, 2025EF3Kentucky9.68 mi350 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF3Mississippi12.22 mi650 yd02
Apr 2, 2025EF3Tennessee29.15 mi650 yd514
Apr 2, 2025EF2Missouri6.5 mi200 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF2Missouri6.13 mi200 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF2Illinois22.83 mi200 yd01
Apr 2, 2025EF2Arkansas24.59 mi500 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF2Arkansas8.3 mi100 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF2Missouri8.32 mi175 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF2Arkansas14.45 mi700 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF2Missouri14.67 mi600 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF2Illinois, Indiana48.91 mi1,200 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF2Illinois6.2 mi250 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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