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Tornadoes in Kentucky
7 federal tornadoes disaster declarations in Kentucky since 1953.
Tornadoes — Kentucky — federal disaster declarations per year
19682021
Counties most affected
Breckinridge County5Meade County4Spencer County4Warren County4Ohio County3Muhlenberg County3Hopkins County3Green County3Bullitt County3Grayson County3Fulton County3Taylor County3Pulaski County3Adair County2Caldwell County2Christian County2Clark County2Cumberland County2Graves County2Hardin County2Hickman County2Jessamine County2Laurel County2Lyon County2Marshall County2Mercer County2Montgomery County2Rockcastle County2Russell County2Shelby County2Greenup County1Hancock County1Webster County1Harrison County1Hart County1Henderson County1Henry County1Scott County1Bracken County1Jackson County1Jefferson County1Whitley County1Johnson County1Simpson County1Lawrence County1Lincoln County1Livingston County1Logan County1Barren County1Madison County1Magoffin County1Marion County1Ballard County1Mason County1McCreary County1Boyle County1Todd County1Anderson County1Boyd County1Nelson County1Boone County1Oldham County1Owen County1Owsley County1Pendleton County1Perry County1Carter County1Casey County1Pike County1Bath County1Clinton County1Crittenden County1Wayne County1Daviess County1Elliott County1Floyd County1Franklin County1Carlisle County1Rowan County1Butler County1Breathitt County1
Declarations
December 12, 2021Tornado23 counties
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
December 11, 2021Tornado16 counties
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
January 10, 2000Tornado11 counties
TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, TORRENTIAL RAINS, AND FLASH FLOODING
June 13, 1995Tornado32 counties
TORNADOES, SEVERE WINDS, HAIL
April 4, 1974Tornado34 counties
TORNADOES
May 10, 1971Tornado8 counties
TORNADO
May 4, 1968Tornado5 counties
TORNADOES & SEVERE STORMS
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.