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 (F3)March 28, 1997
Adair · 7 injured · $3.0M damage
Tornado (F3)January 3, 2000
Webster · $2.4M damage
Tornado (EF3)March 2, 2012
Pendleton · $2.0M damage
Tornado (F3)April 28, 2002
Hopkins · $1.8M damage
Tornado (EF3)March 2, 2012
Campbell · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)April 26, 2011
Christian · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 28, 1996
Spencer · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)November 17, 2013
Hopkins · 1 injured · $700K damage
Tornado (EF3)November 17, 2013
Union · $500K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 2, 2012
Trimble · $500K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 2, 2012
Grant · $500K damage
Tornado (EF3)February 28, 2011
Henry · 1 injured · $500K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 28, 2009
Henderson · 2 injured · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)May 10, 2003
Mason · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)May 11, 2003
Mclean · 2 injured · $400K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 2, 2012
Lawrence · 2 injured · $350K damage
Tornado (F3)November 6, 2005
Crittenden · 5 injured · $300K damage
Tornado (EF3)April 10, 2009
Christian · 2 injured · $150K damage
Tornado (F3)November 6, 2005
Henderson · $100K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 28, 2009
Union · $40K damage
Tornado (EF3)February 6, 2008
Monroe · $30K damage
Tornado (EF3)February 5, 2008
Cumberland · $1K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 16, 2025
Russell ·
Tornado (EF3)April 2, 2025
Jefferson ·
Tornado (EF3)December 11, 2021
Logan · 1 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)December 10, 2021
Ohio ·
Tornado (EF3)December 10, 2021
Hickman · 5 injured ·
Excessive HeatAugust 9, 2010
Daviess · 29 injured ·
HeatAugust 8, 2007
Mccracken · 40 injured ·
HeatSeptember 9, 2000
Boyd · 65 injured ·
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.