Storms in Kentucky in 2008
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Kentucky in 2008, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Kentucky in 2008 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
- 2,031
- Deaths
- 16
- Injuries
- 110
- Damage
- $313 million
- Episodes
- 192
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 | 706 | 0 | 2 | $2.5 million |
| Hail | 150 | 0 | 5 | $2.8 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 149 | 0 | 0 | $390,000 |
| Strong Wind | 144 | 0 | 0 | $447,000 |
| Flood | 144 | 0 | 3 | $1.0 million |
| Winter Weather | 135 | 5 | 4 | $293,000 |
| Winter Storm | 133 | 0 | 0 | $9.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 94 | 0 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| Heavy Snow | 72 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| High Wind | 71 | 2 | 9 | $55 million |
| Ice Storm | 54 | 0 | 4 | $65,000 |
| Drought | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 39 | 8 | 44 | $57 million |
| Dense Fog | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 28 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 39 | $182 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 2008
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 1 to 2, 2008
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Kentucky, January 8 to 9, 2008
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, January 8, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, January 8, 2008
- Flood in Kentucky, January 10, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 10 to 11, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 10 to 11, 2008
- Flood in Kentucky, January 11 to 14, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 29, 2008
- High Wind in Kentucky, January 29, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, January 29, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, January 29, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 29 to 30, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, January 29, 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, January 30, 2008
February 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, February 1, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, February 5, 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, February 5, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 5 to 6, 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, February 6, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, February 6, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Kentucky, February 6 to 7, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, February 6, 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 6 to 19, 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 6 to 10, 2008
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Kentucky, February 6, 2008
- Flood in Kentucky, February 8 to 21, 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 11 to 12, 2008
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 11 to 12, 2008
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 12, 2008
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 12, 2008
- Flood in Kentucky, February 12 to 14, 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, February 17, 2008
- High Wind in Kentucky, February 17, 2008
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 21 to 22, 2008
- Ice Storm in Kentucky, February 21 to 22, 2008
- Ice Storm in Kentucky, February 21 to 22, 2008
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 21 to 22, 2008
- Flood in Kentucky, February 22 to 24, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 26 to 27, 2008
March 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 3 to 4, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, March 4 to 9, 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 4 to 29, 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 4, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, March 4, 2008
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, March 7 to 8, 2008
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 7 to 8, 2008
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 7 to 8, 2008
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 7 to 8, 2008
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 7 to 8, 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 18 to 21, 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 18 to 19, 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 18 to 31, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, March 18 to 25, 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, March 19, 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 19 to 31, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, March 19, 2008
- Flood in Kentucky, March 28, 2008
April 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 1 to 22, 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 1 to 22, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, April 3 to 15, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, April 3 to 6, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, April 4, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, April 4, 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 4, 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 4 to 18, 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, April 10, 2008
- Flood and Hail in Kentucky, April 10, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 11, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Kentucky, April 11, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Kentucky, April 11, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Kentucky, April 15, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Kentucky, April 15, 2008
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Kentucky, April 29, 2008
May 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, May 2, 2008
- Hail in Kentucky, May 9, 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, May 11, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 11, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, May 11, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, May 11, 2008
- Flooding in Kentucky, May 15 to 16, 2008
- Heavy Rain in Kentucky, May 27, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 31, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 31, 2008
June 2008
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 1, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 1, 2008
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 1 to 3, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 3, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 3, 2008
- Flood and Hail in Kentucky, June 3 to 4, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, June 4, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kentucky, June 4, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, June 4, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 9, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 10, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 12, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 12, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 12, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 12, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 13, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 13, 2008
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, June 15, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 16, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 16, 2008
- Hail in Kentucky, June 16, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 16, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 20, 2008
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, June 21, 2008
- Hail in Kentucky, June 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 22, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 22, 2008
- Hail in Kentucky, June 23, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 26, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 26, 2008
- Hail in Kentucky, June 26, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 27, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 27, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 27, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 28, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 28, 2008
July 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 5, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 6, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 7, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 7, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 8, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 8, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 8, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 8, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 9, 2008
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Kentucky, July 12, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 12, 2008
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 13, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 13 to 14, 2008
- Heat in Kentucky, July 20 to 21, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 20, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 20, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 20, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 20, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 21, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 21, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 22, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 28, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 30, 2008
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Kentucky, July 30, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 30, 2008
August 2008
- Heat in Kentucky, August 2, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 5, 2008
- Heat in Kentucky, August 5, 2008
- Hail in Kentucky, August 5, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 6, 2008
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, August 27, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 29, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 30, 2008
September 2008
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, September 9, 2008
- Wildfire and High Wind in Kentucky, September 14, 2008
- High Wind in Kentucky, September 14, 2008
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Kentucky, September 14, 2008
- High Wind in Kentucky, September 14, 2008
- Drought in Kentucky, September 28 to 30, 2008
October 2008
- Drought in Kentucky, October 1 to 7, 2008
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, October 9, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Kentucky, October 28, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Kentucky, October 29, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Kentucky, October 29, 2008
November 2008
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, November 20 to 21, 2008
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, November 24, 2008
December 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, December 9, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, December 11, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 11 to 12, 2008
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, December 15 to 16, 2008
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, December 15 to 16, 2008
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, December 15 to 17, 2008
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 16, 2008
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 16 to 17, 2008
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 18, 2008
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 18 to 19, 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, December 19, 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, December 19, 2008
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 23, 2008
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 23, 2008
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 23, 2008
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 23, 2008
- Heavy Rain in Kentucky, December 24, 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, December 24, 2008
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 26, 2008
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, December 27, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, December 27, 2008
- High Wind in Kentucky, December 28, 2008
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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.