Storm History: Bourbon County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Bourbon County, Kentucky: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 279
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $6.9 million
- Episodes
- 232
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 61 | 1 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Flood | 48 | 1 | 0 | $3.6 million |
| Hail | 46 | 0 | 1 | $98,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 42 | 2 | 2 | $40,000 |
| Tornado | 37 | 0 | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $800,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 20, 1998
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2003
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Tornado, December 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2008
- Flood, September 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2015
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Tornado, June 16, 1997
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Tornado, April 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2001
- Hail, April 26, 2007
- Tornado, July 20, 2018
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 1996
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Hail, July 6, 2004
- Hail, July 15, 1995
- Hail, February 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2015
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2005
- Hail, June 14, 2005
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, April 10, 2001
- Hail, May 16, 2000
- Hail, August 9, 2000
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 18, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, October 23, 2025
- Hail, April 29, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Hail, February 28, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Hail, July 6, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 10, 2021
- Flood, July 20, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2018
- Tornado, September 5, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2018
- Flood, August 7, 2018
- Tornado, July 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2018
- Flood, February 22, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Tornado, June 23, 2017
- Tornado, April 28, 2017
- Flood, April 1, 2017
- Flood, March 31, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2016
- Hail, July 3, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Flood, December 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2015
- Tornado, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2015
- Flood, April 14, 2015
- Tornado, April 7, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2015
- Flood, March 14, 2015
- Flood, March 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Flood, April 30, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Tornado, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Flood, March 18, 2013
- Flood, January 13, 2013
- Flood, September 5, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Flood, November 28, 2011
- Hail, September 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Flood, May 3, 2011
- Flood, April 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Flood, April 12, 2011
- Flood, March 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2010
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2010
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flood, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Flood, January 28, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2008
- Hail, July 20, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 4, 2008
- Ice Storm, February 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2008
- Flood, February 6, 2008
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Tornado, January 10, 2008
- Flood, December 13, 2007
- Hail, November 5, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2007
- Hail, April 26, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- Flood, September 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Flood, January 23, 2006
- Hail, June 14, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Ice Storm, December 22, 2004
- Flood, October 19, 2004
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Hail, July 6, 2004
- Flood, June 1, 2004
- Flood, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Flood, March 6, 2004
- Flood, January 3, 2004
- Flood, November 13, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Flood, February 15, 2003
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, December 19, 2002
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2002
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 20, 2002
- Flood, March 19, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2001
- Hail, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2001
- Hail, April 10, 2001
- Tornado, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2000
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Hail, August 8, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2000
- Hail, May 16, 2000
- Tornado, April 20, 2000
- Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flood, July 20, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 20, 1998
- Hail, July 19, 1998
- Flood, June 29, 1998
- Flood, June 23, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1998
- Flood, February 12, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 1998
- Flood, January 7, 1998
- Tornado, June 16, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 5, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 3, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flood, February 4, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 5, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 27, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 15, 1996
- Flood, May 15, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996
- Flood, May 5, 1996
- High Wind, April 23, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 1996
- Hail, July 15, 1995
- Hail, June 26, 1995
- Hail, June 10, 1995
- Tornado, May 14, 1995
- Tornado, May 10, 1995
- Hail, July 29, 1994
- Hail, June 22, 1994
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Tornado, July 8, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 1988
- Hail, July 6, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 1986
- Tornado, March 12, 1986
- Tornado, June 10, 1985
- Tornado, September 14, 1984
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 1984
- Tornado, July 26, 1984
- Hail, June 8, 1982
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1981
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 1978
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 1976
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 1976
- Hail, July 17, 1975
- Hail, August 30, 1973
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 1973
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 1971
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 1970
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 1970
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 1969
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 1966
More
Tornadoes in Bourbon CountyEvery warning in Bourbon County since 1986Every county in Kentucky
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.