Storms in Kentucky in 2021
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Kentucky in 2021, 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 2021 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
- 1,627
- Deaths
- 85
- Injuries
- 625
- Damage
- $13 million
- Episodes
- 143
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 | 342 | 0 | 0 | $202,000 |
| Flash Flood | 217 | 1 | 0 | $9.8 million |
| Flood | 179 | 1 | 0 | $368,000 |
| Winter Storm | 148 | 2 | 1 | $300,000 |
| Winter Weather | 122 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 117 | 2 | 3 | $75,000 |
| Dense Fog | 71 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 63 | 77 | 617 | $2.3 million |
| Strong Wind | 53 | 0 | 0 | $46,000 |
| Hail | 52 | 0 | 2 | $34,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 52 | 2 | 2 | $35,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2021
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 1, 2021
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Kentucky, January 25 to 31, 2021
- Flash Flood and Flood in Kentucky, January 25, 2021
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 25, 2021
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 27 to 28, 2021
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 30 to 31, 2021
February 2021
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 1 to 2, 2021
- Flood in Kentucky, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 8 to 9, 2021
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 10 to 11, 2021
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 10 to 11, 2021
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 10 to 12, 2021
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 10 to 11, 2021
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 10 to 11, 2021
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 14 to 16, 2021
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 14 to 15, 2021
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 14 to 16, 2021
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 15 to 16, 2021
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 15 to 16, 2021
- Cold in Kentucky, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 17 to 18, 2021
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 17 to 18, 2021
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 17 to 18, 2021
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 17 to 18, 2021
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 17 to 18, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Kentucky, February 27 to 28, 2021
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 28, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kentucky, February 28, 2021
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 28, 2021
- Flood in Kentucky, February 28, 2021
- Tornado in Kentucky, February 28, 2021
March 2021
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Kentucky, March 1 to 2, 2021
- Flood in Kentucky, March 1, 2021
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 1 to 5, 2021
- Flood in Kentucky, March 1, 2021
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 1 to 25, 2021
- Flood in Kentucky, March 4, 2021
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, March 16, 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, March 18, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Kentucky, March 18, 2021
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, March 25, 2021
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, March 25, 2021
- Hail in Kentucky, March 25, 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, March 25, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, March 27 to 28, 2021
April 2021
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 1 to 6, 2021
- Frost and Freeze in Kentucky, April 1 to 3, 2021
- Hail in Kentucky, April 8, 2021
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, April 10, 2021
- Frost and Freeze in Kentucky, April 19 to 21, 2021
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, April 20 to 21, 2021
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, April 25, 2021
- Flood in Kentucky, April 28, 2021
- Flooding and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2021
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, April 28, 2021
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, April 29, 2021
May 2021
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 3 to 4, 2021
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Kentucky, May 4, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, May 4 to 10, 2021
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 6, 2021
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, May 27, 2021
June 2021
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 2, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 3, 2021
- Funnel Clouds in Kentucky, June 8, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Kentucky, June 9 to 11, 2021
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, June 9 to 10, 2021
- Flood in Kentucky, June 10, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, June 10 to 13, 2021
- Tornado in Kentucky, June 11, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 12, 2021
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 12, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kentucky, June 13, 2021
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 13, 2021
- Flood and Hail in Kentucky, June 13, 2021
- Hail in Kentucky, June 18, 2021
- Tornado and Flooding in Kentucky, June 18 to 19, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 18, 2021
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 19, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 21, 2021
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 21, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 21, 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 28, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 29, 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 29, 2021
July 2021
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 1 to 2, 2021
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 1, 2021
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 6, 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 6, 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 8, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 8 to 12, 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 8, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, July 9 to 11, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 10 to 11, 2021
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 16, 2021
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 17 to 18, 2021
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 18, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 26, 2021
- Heat in Kentucky, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Kentucky, July 29 to 30, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 29 to 30, 2021
August 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 7, 2021
- Heat in Kentucky, August 9 to 12, 2021
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 9 to 13, 2021
- Flood in Kentucky, August 10, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 12, 2021
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, August 14 to 16, 2021
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 14, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 15, 2021
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, August 18 to 19, 2021
- Flood in Kentucky, August 18, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kentucky, August 19, 2021
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, August 21, 2021
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, August 22, 2021
- Heat in Kentucky, August 24 to 29, 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 25, 2021
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kentucky, August 25 to 26, 2021
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 27, 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 30, 2021
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Kentucky, August 30, 2021
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 30, 2021
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, August 30, 2021
September 2021
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, September 15, 2021
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, September 15, 2021
- Flood in Kentucky, September 15, 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, September 19, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, September 22, 2021
October 2021
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, October 6 to 7, 2021
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, October 8, 2021
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, October 11, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, October 15, 2021
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, October 15, 2021
November 2021
December 2021
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, December 5 to 6, 2021
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, December 6, 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, December 6, 2021
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, December 6, 2021
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, December 10 to 11, 2021
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, December 10 to 11, 2021
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, December 11, 2021
- Flooding in Kentucky, December 18, 2021
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 26, 2021
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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.