Storms in Kentucky in 1965
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Kentucky in 1965, 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 1965 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
- 33
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $3.1 million
- Episodes
- 19
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 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 7 | 1 | 11 | $3.1 million |
Every episode, month by month
April 1965
- Hail in Kentucky, April 6, 1965
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, April 8, 1965
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 9, 1965
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 11, 1965
- Hail in Kentucky, April 24, 1965
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 25, 1965
May 1965
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 18, 1965
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 26, 1965
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 27, 1965
June 1965
July 1965
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 2, 1965
- Tornado in Kentucky, July 9, 1965
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 17, 1965
August 1965
September 1965
October 1965
November 1965
More
Every year in KentuckyEvery state in 1965Tornadoes in Kentucky in 196519641966
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.