Storm History: Boyd County, Kentucky

Events

453

Deaths

4

Injuries

71

Damage

$18 million

Episodes

355

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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• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20212 deaths · 2 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 5, 20041 death · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 22, 20171 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, July 31, 1996$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 1980$2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 2011$1.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$1.1 million · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 2, 1997$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 20, 2002$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 1997$750,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 18, 2000$700,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$397,000 · EF2 · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014$300,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 8, 1965$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 1980$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 1998$250,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 16, 2003$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 2014$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 2003$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 17, 2004$190,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 2011$165,000 · 2 events here

• Flash Flood, May 1, 2016$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 19822.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2017$8,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 6, 19782 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 2011$1.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20101.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 2010$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 3, 2008$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20041.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, January 8, 1998$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 1995$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 1993$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 1993$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 2015$20,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 8, 1965$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 1980$2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$397,000 · EF2 · 7 events here

Every tornado in Boyd County, with its track

• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, March 13, 2026$500 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, February 20, 2026$500 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, December 29, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 19, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2025$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2025$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 202550 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20251 event here
• Flood, February 15, 20254 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Flood, February 6, 2025$500 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 31, 2025$150 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, December 29, 2024$2,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 5, 2024$2,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 20, 2024$50 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2024$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 15, 20241 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$397,000 · EF2 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, February 28, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, January 12, 2024$3,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 9, 2024$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 25, 2023$250 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 3, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2023$2,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2022$8,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2022$700 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022$250 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022$250 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Flood, March 7, 2022$2,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, February 3, 2022$5,000 · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, January 1, 2022$2,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 1, 2021$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20212 deaths · 2 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 2021$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 202070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 13, 2020$5,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, December 16, 2019$6,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 27, 2019$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2019$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2019$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 24, 2019$27,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, February 20, 2019$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 20, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, October 20, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 23, 2018$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2018$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 1, 2018$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 7, 2018$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 22, 2018$500 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, November 18, 20172 injured · $20,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 22, 20171 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2017$130,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2017$8,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2017$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 2017$2,000 · 91 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2016$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2016$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2016$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2016$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 20161 event here
• Strong Wind, March 1, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, February 3, 2016$15,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 25, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2015$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 14, 2015$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 2015$20,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 2015$300 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 13, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 10, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 4, 2015$125,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2015$100,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, November 24, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 2014$250,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2014$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014$300,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 2014$15,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014$500,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20142 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2013$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2013$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 2013$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 17, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, September 26, 20121 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2012$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$1.1 million · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 28, 2012$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 2011$165,000 · 2 events here
• Heat, July 28, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20111 event here
• Heat, July 12, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 23, 2011$17,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2011$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 2011$1.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flood, April 23, 2011$35,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, April 12, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 2011$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 21, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 10, 2011$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2011$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 16, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2010$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2010$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2010$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 2010$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20101.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, February 2, 2010$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2009$75,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 200850 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 28, 2008$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20081 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20081.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 3, 2008$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, April 4, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 200850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2007$115,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 24, 20070.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 8, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 2006$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 1, 2006$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2006$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2006$10,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, January 23, 20061 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20051 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 8, 2005$2,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 7, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, November 4, 2004$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 17, 2004$190,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 8, 2004$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2004$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 200450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 31, 2004$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20041.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 4, 20041 event here
• Flood, March 5, 20041 death · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 5, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Flood, November 12, 2003$15,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 3, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 2003$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2003$10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 16, 2003$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 15, 2003$150,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20021 event here
• Hail, November 10, 20020.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 1, 20021 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20021 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 1, 20021 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, May 19, 20021 event here
• Excessive Heat, April 16, 20021 event here
• Flood, March 20, 2002$1.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 9, 2002$15,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, March 1, 20021 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 1, 20021 event here
• Excessive Heat, January 31, 20021 event here
• Excessive Heat, January 28, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20021 event here
• High Wind, December 14, 20011 event here
• Heat, December 1, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001$2,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 20011 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 1, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2001$3,000 · 1 event here

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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.