Storms in Kentucky in 1970
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Kentucky in 1970, 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 1970 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
- 106
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $330,000
- Episodes
- 37
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 | 93 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | 15 | $330,000 |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1970
April 1970
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 1, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 2, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 13, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 19, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 20, 1970
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 23, 1970
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 24, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 26, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 27, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 29, 1970
May 1970
June 1970
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 5, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 10, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 13, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 26, 1970
July 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 2, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 3, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 8, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 15, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 19, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 30, 1970
August 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 1, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 3, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 13, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 19, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 20, 1970
September 1970
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, September 8, 1970
- Tornado in Kentucky, September 9, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, September 22, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, September 25, 1970
October 1970
November 1970
More
Every year in KentuckyEvery state in 1970Tornadoes in Kentucky in 197019691971
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.