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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.

Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Daviess · $17.2M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Calloway · $17.2M damage
Tornado (F2)June 2, 2001
Laurel · 10 injured · $17.1M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 16, 2025
Union · 4 injured · $15.0M damage
High WindSeptember 14, 2008
Daviess · 17 injured · $15.0M damage
Tornado (F3)April 28, 2002
Webster · 26 injured · $15.0M damage
FloodMarch 1, 1997
Bullitt · $15.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Christian · $13.2M damage
High WindSeptember 14, 2008
Boone · $12.9M damage
Tornado (F2)April 20, 1996
Madison · 10 injured · $12.8M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Caldwell · $12.2M damage
FloodMarch 2, 1997
Hardin · $12.0M damage
High WindSeptember 14, 2008
Mccracken · $11.7M damage
Tornado (EF3)October 18, 2007
Daviess · 8 injured · $11.5M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Crittenden · $11.2M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Webster · $11.2M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Lyon · $11.2M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Henderson · $11.2M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Mclean · $10.9M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Livingston · $10.7M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Hickman · $10.2M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Fulton · $10.2M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Carlisle · $10.2M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Ballard · $10.2M damage
High WindSeptember 14, 2008
Campbell · $10.2M damage
FloodMay 1, 2011
Mccracken · $10.0M damage
FloodMay 2, 2010
Carter · $10.0M damage
HailMay 4, 2003
Marshall · $10.0M damage
Flash FloodFebruary 18, 2000
Lewis · $10.0M damage
Heavy SnowFebruary 3, 1998
Bath · 1 injured · $10.0M damage
Flash FloodMarch 1, 1997
Pendleton · $10.0M damage
FloodMarch 1, 1997
Daviess · $10.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 27, 2004
Fayette · 6 injured · $7.5M damage
Tornado (F3)November 6, 2005
Henderson · 8 injured · $7.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 10, 2003
Lewis · 17 injured · $5.0M damage
Tornado (F3)January 3, 2000
Crittenden · 3 injured · $5.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)February 5, 2008
Monroe · $3.7M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 10, 2016
Graves · 10 injured · $3.5M damage
Tornado (F3)April 16, 1998
Adair · $3.0M damage
Tornado (F3)March 28, 1997
Larue · 1 injured · $3.0M 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.