Storms in Kentucky in 1972
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Kentucky in 1972, 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 1972 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
- 28
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $1.4 million
- Episodes
- 14
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 12 | 0 | 9 | $1.4 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1972
April 1972
- Hail in Kentucky, April 7, 1972
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 11, 1972
- Hail in Kentucky, April 13, 1972
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, April 14, 1972
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 21, 1972
June 1972
July 1972
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 2, 1972
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 15, 1972
- Tornado in Kentucky, July 28, 1972
August 1972
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 3, 1972
- Tornado in Kentucky, August 19, 1972
- Tornado in Kentucky, August 25, 1972
September 1972
More
Every year in KentuckyEvery state in 1972Tornadoes in Kentucky in 197219711973
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.