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Kentucky Storm & Severe Weather History

Since 1996, Kentucky has logged 51,017 severe-weather events — about 1,646 a year — with 392 direct deaths, 2,122 injuries and $2.9B in reported property damage.

By event type

Thunderstorm Wind16,78120 d$152.1M
Hail5,739—$612.5M
Flash Flood4,510106 d$284.5M
Flood3,71353 d$584.1M
Winter Weather3,1676 d$1.6M
Heavy Snow2,2627 d$11.5M
Winter Storm1,9885 d$16.4M
Dense Fog1,882—$70K
Strong Wind1,7054 d$4.4M
Frost/Freeze1,690——
Heat1,4607 d—
Tornado1,022137 d$745.9M
Drought1,021——
High Wind8345 d$173.4M
Heavy Rain7441 d$975K
Ice Storm6473 d$338.8M

Events by year

19962026

Notable events (310)

Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.

Tornado (EF3)May 8, 2009
Madison · 2 killed · 15 injured ·
HeatJune 10, 2007
Laurel · 2 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 23, 2006
Fayette · 2 killed ·
Heavy SnowFebruary 3, 1998
Jefferson · 2 killed · 4 injured ·
FloodMarch 1, 1997
Jefferson · 1 killed · $85.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Hopkins · 1 killed · 1 injured · $25.2M damage
Tornado (F2)May 11, 2003
Mercer · 1 killed · 8 injured · $15.0M damage
Tornado (F3)November 15, 2005
Marshall · 1 killed · 20 injured · $8.0M damage
FloodMarch 2, 1997
Franklin · 1 killed · $6.5M damage
Flash FloodJuly 20, 2010
Carter · 1 killed · $5.0M damage
FloodMay 2, 2002
Pike · 1 killed · $5.0M damage
Tornado (F2)April 16, 1998
Metcalfe · 1 killed · $5.0M damage
FloodAugust 29, 2005
Christian · 1 killed · $4.7M damage
FloodFebruary 6, 2020
Whitley · 1 killed · $4.0M damage
FloodMarch 1, 1997
Bourbon · 1 killed · $3.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 26, 2024
Hopkins · 1 killed · 17 injured · $2.7M damage
Ice StormFebruary 15, 2003
Anderson · 1 killed · $2.2M damage
Tornado (F3)March 28, 1997
Hart · 1 killed · 14 injured · $1.4M damage
Flash FloodMarch 1, 1997
Shelby · 1 killed · $1.2M damage
Flash FloodJuly 30, 2021
Nicholas · 1 killed · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F2)March 28, 1997
Metcalfe · 1 killed · 6 injured · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF2)February 24, 2018
Logan · 1 killed · 1 injured · $800K damage
Tornado (F2)April 28, 2002
Breckinridge · 1 killed · 7 injured · $750K damage
Flash FloodMarch 1, 1997
Mason · 1 killed · $500K damage
Flash FloodMarch 1, 1997
Muhlenberg · 1 killed · $300K damage
Flash FloodJuly 22, 2017
Bracken · 1 killed · $250K damage
FloodSeptember 9, 2018
Rowan · 1 killed · $200K damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 29, 2019
Floyd · 1 killed · $155K damage
FloodSeptember 17, 2004
Knox · 1 killed · $103K damage
FloodJune 17, 2019
Spencer · 1 killed · $100K damage
FloodMarch 1, 2018
Fulton · 1 killed · $100K damage
Flash FloodMarch 1, 1997
Gallatin · 1 killed · $100K damage
Flash FloodJuly 28, 2015
Caldwell · 1 killed · $80K damage
Flash FloodJune 22, 1996
Carter · 1 killed · $75K damage
Flash FloodMay 1, 2016
Owen · 1 killed · $50K damage
FloodMarch 2, 2011
Mccracken · 1 killed · 4 injured · $50K damage
Tornado (F1)January 4, 1997
Clinton · 1 killed · 2 injured · $50K damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 15, 2016
Graves · 1 killed · $45K damage
Flash FloodJune 29, 2020
Washington · 1 killed · 1 injured · $30K damage
FloodFebruary 24, 2018
Simpson · 1 killed · $30K damage

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.