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.
Flash FloodSeptember 23, 2006
Franklin · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 22, 2006
Jessamine · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 25, 2006
Fayette · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 7, 2005
Shelby · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 14, 2005
Pendleton · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindAugust 9, 2000
Fayette · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 8, 2000
Rowan · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 27, 2000
Barren · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 20, 1999
Boone · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 18, 1999
Christian · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 22, 1998
Daviess · 1 killed ·
Heavy SnowFebruary 3, 1998
Wolfe · 1 killed ·
Heavy SnowFebruary 3, 1998
Mccreary · 1 killed ·
Heavy SnowFebruary 3, 1998
Shelby · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJanuary 7, 1998
Bath · 1 killed ·
FloodMarch 2, 1997
Hardin · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMarch 1, 1997
Warren · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 5, 1996
Madison · 1 killed ·
HailApril 16, 1998
Warren · $510.0M damage
FloodMarch 2, 1997
Jefferson · $120.0M damage
Tornado (F4)May 28, 1996
Bullitt · 10 injured · $100.0M damage
Tornado (F3)January 3, 2000
Daviess · 18 injured · $64.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 23, 2000
Grayson · 16 injured · $50.0M damage
Flash FloodAugust 4, 2009
Jefferson · $45.0M damage
Flash FloodMarch 1, 1997
Christian · $40.0M damage
Tornado (F3)April 2, 2006
Christian · 22 injured · $35.0M damage
Tornado (F4)November 15, 2005
Hopkins · 40 injured · $31.0M damage
HailMay 1, 2002
Laurel · $30.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Mccracken · $27.2M damage
FloodMarch 17, 2002
Bell · $26.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)March 2, 2012
Magoffin · 30 injured · $25.0M damage
FloodMarch 2, 1997
Ballard · $25.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Graves · $22.2M damage
HailMay 4, 2003
Mccracken · 1 injured · $20.0M damage
HailMay 3, 1996
Jefferson · $20.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Marshall · $19.2M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Muhlenberg · $19.2M damage
High WindSeptember 14, 2008
Kenton · $18.2M damage
Ice StormFebruary 15, 2003
Fayette · $18.0M damage
Flash FloodNovember 15, 2005
Henderson · $17.5M 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.