Storms in Kentucky in 1959
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Kentucky in 1959, 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 1959 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
- 24
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $2.8 million
- Episodes
- 11
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 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 3 | 3 | 6 | $2.8 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 1959
February 1959
April 1959
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 19, 1959
- Hail in Kentucky, April 20, 1959
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 1959
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 30, 1959
July 1959
August 1959
September 1959
More
Every year in KentuckyEvery state in 1959Tornadoes in Kentucky in 195919581960
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.