Storm History: Adair County, Kentucky

Events

291

Deaths

8

Injuries

71

Damage

$12 million

Episodes

207

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.

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• Tornado, April 27, 19716 deaths · 58 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 8, 20091 death · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 28, 19977 injured · $3.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 1998$3.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 19716 deaths · 58 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$1.5 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 5, 2018$750,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1998$300,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 2, 2006$225,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 2015$150,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 2004$60,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 1998$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2018$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2015$31,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, November 9, 2000$30,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2016$30,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 2018$30,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2019$30,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 1961$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here

• Hail, April 3, 2007$10,000 · 4.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 2, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20062 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 2004$1,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20022 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 23, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 16, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20011.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 9, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 19901.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 27, 19716 deaths · 58 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 1961$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 19977 injured · $3.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 1998$3.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2000F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$1.5 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 10, 2021EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 1984F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 1989F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 19916 injured · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1995F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 1997F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Adair County, with its track

• Tornado, April 27, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 death · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202553 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 29, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 15, 2025$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Hail, September 23, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 202477 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 202452 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20241 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2023EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202369 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 202254 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202255 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20221 event here
• Tornado, January 1, 2022EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, December 10, 2021EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 6, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20202 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2019$30,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 20191 event here
• Tornado, November 5, 2018$750,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 2018EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2018$4,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2018$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 2018$30,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 2016$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2016$30,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2016EF2 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20162 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20161 event here
• Flood, December 25, 20152 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 2015$31,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2015$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20151 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 201556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2015$150,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flood, April 14, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 20, 201460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2013EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 20132 events here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013$15,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$1.5 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 201161 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 24, 201170 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 201060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20102 events here
• Flood, December 8, 20091 death · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 200952 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 20091 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20091 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 200965 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 22, 200861 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20081 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 25, 2007$5,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 26, 200765 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 2007$10,000 · 4.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20061 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20062 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 18, 200665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 16, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006$1,000 · 90 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 22, 20061 event here
• Hail, January 2, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 2006$225,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 200465 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 2004$1,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 200469 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 200480 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 200470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 2004$60,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 200380 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 200365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 2002F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20021 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2002F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 20022 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 5, 200165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 200180 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20011.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20011 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 2000$30,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 200090 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 200070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2000F3 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 24, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 199960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 199954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 1998$20,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 1998$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1998$300,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 25, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 1998$3.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 199750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 19977 injured · $3.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 1997F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 5, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 2, 1997$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 199750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 199650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 19961 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 199652 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 19961 event here
• High Wind, January 18, 1996$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 19961 event here
• Hail, July 31, 19951 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1995F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 1995F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 19911.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 19916 injured · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 19901 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 199069 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 19901.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 1989F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 198987 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 1987F0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 198752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 19871 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 19871.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 19861 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 198552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 1984F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 5, 19831.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 1983F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 198160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 1980F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 19792 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 19791 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 19771 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 197757 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1976F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1976F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 19751 event here
• Tornado, November 25, 1973F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 19716 deaths · 58 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 196972 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 9, 19681.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 1961$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here

Tornadoes in Adair CountyEvery warning in Adair County since 1986Every county in Kentucky

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.