Storms in Kentucky in 1963
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Kentucky in 1963, 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 1963 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
- 26
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $1.1 million
- 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 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 9 | 0 | 7 | $1.1 million |
| Hail | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1963
March 1963
April 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 19, 1963
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 21, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 29, 1963
May 1963
June 1963
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 7, 1963
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 8, 1963
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 10, 1963
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 13, 1963
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 20, 1963
July 1963
September 1963
More
Every year in KentuckyEvery state in 1963Tornadoes in Kentucky in 196319621964
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.