Storms in Kentucky in 2015
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Kentucky in 2015, 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 2015 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
- 2,457
- Deaths
- 29
- Injuries
- 54
- Damage
- $17 million
- Episodes
- 209
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 | 803 | 0 | 6 | $623,000 |
| Flood | 314 | 3 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 237 | 8 | 16 | $13 million |
| Hail | 219 | 0 | 0 | $377,000 |
| Winter Storm | 193 | 6 | 14 | $86,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 137 | 3 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 128 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 100 | 1 | 8 | |
| Heat | 66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 65 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 47 | 6 | 1 | $10,000 |
| Strong Wind | 37 | 0 | 1 | $41,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 18 | 2 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Tornado | 17 | 0 | 8 | $1.7 million |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2015
- Cold in Kentucky, January 7 to 8, 2015
- Drought in Kentucky, January 10 to 31, 2015
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 15, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 23 to 24, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 23 to 24, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 23 to 24, 2015
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 25 to 26, 2015
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 29, 2015
February 2015
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 4 to 5, 2015
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 14, 2015
- Cold in Kentucky, February 14 to 15, 2015
- Cold in Kentucky, February 15 to 20, 2015
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 15 to 17, 2015
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 16, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 16, 2015
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 16 to 17, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 16 to 17, 2015
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 17 to 18, 2015
- Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 18 to 20, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 18, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Kentucky, February 19 to 20, 2015
- Cold in Kentucky, February 19, 2015
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm and Flood in Kentucky, February 20 to 25, 2015
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 20 to 22, 2015
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 21, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 22 to 24, 2015
March 2015
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm and Flooding in Kentucky, March 1 to 19, 2015
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, March 4, 2015
- Flooding and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, March 4 to 7, 2015
- Winter Storm and Flooding in Kentucky, March 4 to 7, 2015
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 4 to 5, 2015
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 4 to 5, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 4, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 4 to 28, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 7 to 29, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 8 to 20, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Kentucky, March 10, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 10 to 11, 2015
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, March 10 to 11, 2015
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, March 12, 2015
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, March 13 to 14, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 13 to 16, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 14 to 16, 2015
April 2015
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, April 2, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, April 2 to 8, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 2, 2015
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Kentucky, April 2 to 4, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, April 3 to 4, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 3, 2015
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, April 3, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 6 to 27, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 7, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Kentucky, April 7 to 8, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 8, 2015
- Hail in Kentucky, April 8, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 8 to 9, 2015
- Hail in Kentucky, April 8, 2015
- Flash Flood and Flood in Kentucky, April 8, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 9, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 10, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 10, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 10, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 14 to 15, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 14 to 15, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 14 to 23, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 15 to 26, 2015
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, April 19, 2015
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, April 20, 2015
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, April 25, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 25, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 25, 2015
May 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 8, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 11, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 11, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 11, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 11, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Kentucky, May 16, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 17, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 26 to 27, 2015
- Flood in Kentucky, May 26, 2015
- Hail in Kentucky, May 27, 2015
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Kentucky, May 30, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 30, 2015
June 2015
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 3, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 8, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 8, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 8, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 8, 2015
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, June 13, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 16, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 17, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 18, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 18, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kentucky, June 18 to 21, 2015
- Hail in Kentucky, June 18, 2015
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 19, 2015
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, June 20, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 21, 2015
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kentucky, June 21, 2015
- Hail in Kentucky, June 25, 2015
- Hail in Kentucky, June 25, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 25, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, June 25 to 29, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 26, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, June 26, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 26, 2015
- Hail in Kentucky, June 26, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 29, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 29, 2015
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 29, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 30, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 30, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 30, 2015
July 2015
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 1, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Kentucky, July 2, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 2, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, July 2 to 6, 2015
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 2, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Kentucky, July 2 to 3, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kentucky, July 3 to 6, 2015
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 3, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, July 4 to 5, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 5, 2015
- Tornado in Kentucky, July 5, 2015
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, July 7, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 7, 2015
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 7, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 7, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, July 8, 2015
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 9, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 9, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 9, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 10, 2015
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 10, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 10, 2015
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 10, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, July 12, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 13, 2015
- Heat in Kentucky, July 13, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 13 to 17, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kentucky, July 13 to 15, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 14, 2015
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 14 to 15, 2015
- Heat in Kentucky, July 14, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 14, 2015
- Flood in Kentucky, July 15 to 23, 2015
- Flood and Hail in Kentucky, July 17, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 17, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 18, 2015
- Heat in Kentucky, July 18 to 19, 2015
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 18, 2015
- Flash Flood and Flood in Kentucky, July 18 to 19, 2015
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 19, 2015
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 19, 2015
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 20, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 20, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 20, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 21, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 26, 2015
- Excessive Heat in Kentucky, July 27 to 29, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 27, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 28, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 29, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 29, 2015
August 2015
- Hail in Kentucky, August 3, 2015
- Flash Flood and Flood in Kentucky, August 3 to 5, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 3, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 4, 2015
- Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, August 5, 2015
- Flash Flood and Flood in Kentucky, August 5, 2015
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, August 8, 2015
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 19, 2015
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, August 19, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 19, 2015
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, August 23, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Kentucky, August 30, 2015
September 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, September 1, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, September 4, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, September 5, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, September 6, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Kentucky, September 9, 2015
October 2015
November 2015
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, November 1 to 2, 2015
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, November 2 to 3, 2015
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, November 9 to 10, 2015
- Strong Wind and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, November 17 to 18, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Kentucky, November 27 to 28, 2015
December 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, December 1 to 3, 2015
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 5, 2015
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 8, 2015
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 10, 2015
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, December 13 to 14, 2015
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 22, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flood and Flood in Kentucky, December 23, 2015
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, December 23, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, December 23, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, December 24 to 31, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, December 25, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, December 25, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, December 25, 2015
- Flooding in Kentucky, December 26 to 31, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kentucky, December 27 to 29, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Kentucky, December 27, 2015
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, December 28, 2015
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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.