Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >
Overview
Here is a summary of all of the 2020 tornadoes in our area. There were 27 total across our four state region, with nearly half of them (12) occurring during the January 11th event. There were 3 EF-2's, including two which impacted the Henderson, KY and Newburgh, IN areas on March 28th. Below you will find a map showing all of the tornado tracks for the year. The second tab (Statistics/Tables) has more information regarding the tornadoes in 2020.
2020 Tornado Tracks:
The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
| EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
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2020 Tornadoes by the Numbers:
| EF Rating | # of Tornadoes |
| EFU (Unknown) | 1 |
| EF0 | 8 |
| EF1 | 15 |
| EF2 | 3 |
| State | # of Tornadoes |
| Kentucky | 12 |
| Missouri | 7 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Indiana | 4 |
| Month | # of Tornadoes |
| January | 12 |
| March | 8 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| July | 3 |
| October | 1 |
| Date | # of Tornadoes |
| 1/11/2020 | 12 |
| 3/2/2020 | 2 |
| 3/12/2020 | 2 |
| 3/19/2020 | 2 |
| 3/28/2020 | 2 |
| 4/25/2020 | 1 |
| 5/3/2020 | 1 |
| 5/4/2020 | 1 |
| 7/7/2020 | 1 |
| 7/15/2020 | 1 |
| 7/20/2020 | 1 |
| 10/23/2020 | 1 |
Tornadoes Sorted by Date:
| Date | EF Rating | County | State |
| 1/11/2020 | EF2 | Cape Girardeau | MO |
| 1/11/2020 | EF1 | Bollinger | MO |
| 1/11/2020 | EF1 | Caldwell, Christian | KY |
| 1/11/2020 | EF1 | Caldwell, Christian | KY |
| 1/11/2020 | EF1 | Christian | KY |
| 1/11/2020 | EF1 | Christian | KY |
| 1/11/2020 | EF1 | Christian | KY |
| 1/11/2020 | EF1 | Graves | KY |
| 1/11/2020 | EF1 | Marshall | MO |
| 1/11/2020 | EF1 | Trigg | KY |
| 1/11/2020 | EF1 | Union | IL |
| 1/11/2020 | EF0 | Trigg | KY |
| 3/2/2020 | EF1 | Christian | KY |
| 3/2/2020 | EF0 | New Madrid | MO |
| 3/12/2020 | EF0 | Carter | MO |
| 3/12/2020 | EF0 | Butler | MO |
| 3/19/2020 | EF1 | Perry | IL |
| 3/19/2020 | EF1 | Jefferson, Hamilton | IL |
| 3/28/2020 | EF2 | Henderson, Warrick | KY, IN |
| 3/28/2020 | EF2 | Henderson | KY |
| 4/25/2020 | EF0 | Posey | IN |
| 5/3/2020 | EF1 | New Madrid | MO |
| 5/4/2020 | EF0 | Carter | MO |
| 7/7/2020 | EF0 | Pike | IN |
| 7/15/2020 | EF1 | Posey, Vanderburgh | IN |
| 7/20/2020 | EF0 | Massac | IL |
| 10/23/2020 | EFU | Graves | KY |
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