Tornado History

Louisville Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Louisville, Kentucky as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 5 matching records from 2002 through 2024. The strongest matching rating is EF2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is July 4, 2024, and minimum reported property damage totals $3.6M.

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5recorded tornadoes

EF2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$3.6Mminimum property damage

July 4, 2024latest tornado

16.38 milongest listed path

170 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF2 (Considerable damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)2
F0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

20021
20051
20081
20111
20241

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Min. property damage
June 22, 2011	EF2	Jefferson, Kentucky	1.2 mi	120 yd	$400K
January 29, 2008	EF1	Jefferson, Kentucky	16.38 mi	100 yd	$3.0M
October 4, 2002	F1	Jefferson, Kentucky	6 mi	50 yd	$150K
July 4, 2024	EF1	Jefferson, Kentucky	0.51 mi	170 yd	N/A
April 22, 2005	F0	Jefferson, Kentucky	0.3 mi	50 yd	$100K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.