Storm History: Breathitt County, Kentucky

Events

830

Deaths

16

Injuries

9

Damage

$9.1 million

Episodes

490

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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• Flash Flood, July 27, 202211 deaths · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 22, 20032 deaths · 7 injured · $300,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 23, 19991 death · $1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20141 death · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20171 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 30, 2004$2.0 million · F1 · 13 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2004$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2003$1.6 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$1.1 million · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 22, 20032 deaths · 7 injured · $300,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 2005$300,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 3, 1997$180,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2008$115,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 1998$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 1, 2022$90,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2013$78,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019$76,000 · 62 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 1998$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 1998$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 27, 2021$50,000 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$43,000 · 62 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2001$40,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 2024$27,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 2012$23,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here

• Hail, June 21, 2011$1,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2025$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 20122.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 22, 20112.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 19, 2022$4,000 · 2 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20192 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$4,000 · 2 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, April 28, 19892 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2016$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 16, 2025$6,000 · EF4 · 8 events here
• Tornado, January 21, 1959F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 26, 1984F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 1995F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 29, 2012$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Breathitt County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, March 11, 2026$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2026$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, February 19, 2026$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Hail, May 20, 2025$3,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025$6,000 · EF4 · 8 events here
• Hail, May 8, 2025$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2025$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 14, 2025$8,000 · 1.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 2025$3,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 2024$27,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 2024$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024$1,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2023$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2023$3,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 2, 2023$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2023$3,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023$11,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 16, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 202211 deaths · 4 events here
• Hail, July 20, 2022$16,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2022$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022$2,000 · 63 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 19, 2022$4,000 · 2 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2022$4,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• High Wind, March 30, 2022$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Tornado, January 1, 2022$90,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2021$100 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 202161 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20211.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 20216 events here
• Flash Flood, February 27, 2021$50,000 · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20215 events here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 202113 events here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20214 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Strong Wind, November 15, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2020$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 2020$5,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020$1,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2020$100 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2020$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020$100 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 12, 2020$5,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 2020$100 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 2020$100 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 10, 2020$1,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 11, 2020$500 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20201 event here
• Flood, December 16, 2019$3,000 · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, September 24, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2019$10 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 201953 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019$76,000 · 62 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20192 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 2019$1,000 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 5, 20182 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 201874 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 201851 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 10, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20181 event here
• Flood, December 23, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 201753 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, May 1, 2017$200 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 1, 20171 in hail · 12 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 8, 20161 event here
• Wildfire, November 3, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2016$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2016$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 2016EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 201651 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2016$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2016$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2015$4,000 · EF1 · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 201560 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 201561 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 14, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2015$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 2015$3,000 · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 2015$1,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 24, 2014$1,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 6, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2014$2,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, August 10, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2014EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2014$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 201456 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 201455 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, April 3, 2014$6,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20141 death · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20142 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 5, 2013$4,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 201355 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 2013$1,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 201350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2013$78,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201365 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 21, 2013$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20131 event here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013EF0 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 28, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 2012$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 20122.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20127 events here
• Tornado, February 29, 2012$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20125 events here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 2012$23,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20127 events here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20121 event here
• Strong Wind, January 1, 2012$100 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2011$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20112 events here
• Hail, June 21, 2011$1,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 201165 kt wind · 8 events here
• Hail, June 10, 2011$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 2011$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2011$7,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 22, 20112.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2011$20,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20115 events here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20115 events here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20112 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20112 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20103 events here
• Winter Weather, December 20, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20105 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20102 events here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20107 events here
• Winter Weather, December 5, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, November 29, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 16, 2010$2,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, November 15, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20101 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$10,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 23, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 22, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 11, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 10, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010$6,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2010$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2010$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 2010$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2010$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20101 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010EF2 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 19, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 18, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20108 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20103 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20107 events here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 2010$5,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 4, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20091 event here
• Strong Wind, December 25, 2009$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 2009$7,000 · 6 events here
• Flood, December 9, 2009$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 5, 20092 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 200952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2009$4,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2009$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2009$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2009$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$1.1 million · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$4,000 · 2 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, May 3, 20092 events here
• Winter Weather, April 7, 20093 events here
• Hail, April 5, 2009$11,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20098 events here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20091 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.