Tornado History

Laurel Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Laurel, Kentucky. The records below identify 17 tornadoes from 1954 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of EF4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $31.2M, with 23 deaths and 98 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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17recorded tornadoes
EF4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$31.2Mminimum property damage
May 16, 2025latest tornado
20 milongest listed path
1700 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF4 May 16, 20252025F3 April 3, 19741974F3 June 29, 19731973F2 June 2, 20012001EF2 March 2, 20122012F2 April 3, 19741974F2 May 6, 19841984F2 June 1, 19541954F2 October 1, 19771977F1 April 8, 19801980F1 June 22, 19901990EF1 April 3, 20072007EF1 November 14, 20072007F1 April 3, 19821982F0 May 17, 2002F0 July 15, 1956F0 July 4, 2001© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)5
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)3
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)3

Most Active Years

  • 19742
  • 20012
  • 20072
  • 19541
  • 19561
  • 19731
  • 19771
  • 19801

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
May 16, 2025EF4Laurel, Kentucky20 mi1700 yd170N/A
April 3, 1974F3Laurel, Kentucky10.7 mi33 yd00$2.5M
June 29, 1973F3Laurel, Kentucky0.5 mi100 yd02$250K
June 2, 2001F2Laurel, Kentucky7 mi100 yd010$17.1M
March 2, 2012EF2Laurel, Kentucky7.15 mi310 yd640$5.0M
April 3, 1974F2Laurel, Kentucky17.5 mi33 yd022$2.5M
May 6, 1984F2Laurel, Kentucky5 mi50 yd08$2.5M
June 1, 1954F2Laurel, Kentucky16.4 mi67 yd00$250K
October 1, 1977F2Laurel, Kentucky2 mi400 yd016$250K
April 8, 1980F1Laurel, Kentucky2.7 mi60 yd00$250K
June 22, 1990F1Laurel, Kentucky12 mi50 yd00$250K
April 3, 2007EF1Laurel, Kentucky1.8 mi50 yd00$150K

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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.