Storms in Kentucky in 2010

2,997 events in 257 episodes

Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Kentucky in 2010, 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 2010 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

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The year

Events: 2,997
Deaths: 17
Injuries: 90
Damage: $33 million
Episodes: 257

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
Winter Weather	541	1	8	$65,000
Thunderstorm Wind	480	2	4	$833,000
Heavy Snow	388	0	5	$15,000
Frost/Freeze	296	0	0
Flash Flood	219	6	2	$23 million
Flood	160	0	0	$107,000
Heat	147	0	18
Hail	146	0	0	$622,000
Excessive Heat	136	1	49
Drought	104	0	0
Dense Fog	90	0	2	$50,000
Strong Wind	69	0	0	$78,000
Heavy Rain	62	0	0
Winter Storm	55	0	0
Ice Storm	29	0	0	$100,000
Tornado	22	4	1	$8.2 million
Freezing Fog	16	1	0
Lightning	13	0	1	$35,000
Funnel Cloud	9	0	0
High Wind	6	0	0	$25,000
Wildfire	3	0	0	$25,000
Debris Flow	3	0	0
Cold/Wind Chill	2	2	0
Sleet	1	0	0

Every episode, month by month

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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.