Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF3 tornado, Union County, Kentucky, May 16, 2025

RatingEF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length9.88 mi
Width500 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.66, -88.05) to the end point (37.65, -87.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 16, 2025, 6:16 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF3
States
Kentucky
Counties
Union County
Path
9.88 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 4 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 16, 2025

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 16, 2025EF4Illinois16.28 mi900 yd07
May 16, 2025EF4Kentucky60.08 mi1,700 yd180
May 16, 2025EF3Missouri16.1 mi200 yd210
May 16, 2025EF2Missouri, Illinois23.22 mi1,750 yd438
May 16, 2025EF2Missouri3.26 mi150 yd00
May 16, 2025EF2Missouri1.39 mi225 yd00
May 16, 2025EF2Indiana14.04 mi200 yd13
May 16, 2025EF2Indiana35.27 mi350 yd00
May 16, 2025EF2Kentucky5.99 mi200 yd00
May 16, 2025EF2Illinois9.93 mi250 yd00
May 16, 2025EF2Kentucky10.03 mi225 yd00
May 16, 2025EF1Arkansas7.11 mi150 yd00
May 16, 2025EF1New Jersey8.09 mi300 yd00
May 16, 2025EF1Missouri2.41 mi100 yd00
May 16, 2025EF1Maryland4.34 mi75 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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