Storms in Kentucky in 1958
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Kentucky in 1958, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Kentucky in 1958 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 25
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $355,000
- Episodes
- 15
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 12 | $355,000 |
| Hail | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1958
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 2, 1958
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 5, 1958
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 20, 1958
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 22, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 24, 1958
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 29, 1958
May 1958
June 1958
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 1, 1958
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 10, 1958
- Tornado in Kentucky, June 12, 1958
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 13, 1958
July 1958
August 1958
More
Every year in KentuckyEvery state in 1958Tornadoes in Kentucky in 195819571959
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.