Storm History: Breckinridge County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Breckinridge 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
- 403
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 22
- Damage
- $6.8 million
- Episodes
- 264
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 138 | 1 | 20 | $4.9 million |
| Flash Flood | 80 | 1 | 0 | $155,000 |
| Hail | 66 | 0 | 0 | $130,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 57 | 0 | 2 | $412,000 |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 1 | 0 | |
| Flood | 17 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Heavy Snow | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 1 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Lightning, August 31, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, May 10, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 1996
- Tornado, June 12, 2004
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, June 26, 2018
- Tornado, May 11, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2018
- Tornado, June 19, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2014
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2014
- Hail, January 2, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2006
- Hail, March 29, 2002
- Hail, February 28, 2024
- Hail, September 27, 2023
- Flood, April 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2015
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Tornado, May 23, 2000
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Tornado, November 19, 1970
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Tornado, May 19, 1989
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, May 31, 1998
- Tornado, May 11, 2003
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2026
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, October 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- Hail, March 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Hail, February 28, 2024
- Hail, September 27, 2023
- Tornado, July 1, 2023
- Tornado, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, April 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- High Wind, February 27, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Tornado, March 18, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2021
- Hail, July 6, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2020
- Hail, January 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, November 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Tornado, June 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2019
- Flood, December 31, 2018
- Flood, November 1, 2018
- Lightning, August 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2018
- Tornado, July 20, 2018
- Tornado, June 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2018
- Flood, February 22, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Hail, July 3, 2016
- Tornado, May 10, 2016
- Hail, May 1, 2016
- Flood, April 26, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2015
- Tornado, July 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2015
- Tornado, April 7, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- Tornado, October 6, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 26, 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
- Flood, July 10, 2013
- Tornado, June 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Flood, July 18, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2012
- Hail, May 31, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Hail, April 26, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 23, 2012
- Tornado, January 17, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2011
- Tornado, June 19, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2011
- Tornado, April 23, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2010
- Tornado, May 21, 2010
- Hail, May 21, 2010
- Hail, May 17, 2010
- Hail, May 15, 2010
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Tornado, October 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Tornado, June 10, 2009
- Hail, June 3, 2009
- Hail, April 13, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2008
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Ice Storm, February 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Flood, December 15, 2007
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006
- Hail, January 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2005
- Hail, August 14, 2005
- Hail, June 14, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2005
- Flood, January 7, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 2004
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Hail, July 5, 2004
- Tornado, June 12, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2003
- Hail, August 2, 2003
- Hail, May 15, 2003
- Tornado, May 11, 2003
- Tornado, May 8, 2003
- Hail, April 20, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, December 19, 2002
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2002
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2002
- Hail, April 17, 2002
- Hail, March 29, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 26, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2002
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Hail, September 23, 2001
- Tornado, November 9, 2000
- Tornado, May 23, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 13, 2000
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2000
- Tornado, May 5, 1999
- Flash Flood, January 22, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 7, 1999
- Hail, June 29, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 1998
- Hail, June 14, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998
- Tornado, May 31, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 8, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1997
- Hail, March 28, 1997
- Hail, March 28, 1997
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 1996
- Hail, May 26, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 1996
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 1996
- Flood, January 22, 1996
- High Wind, January 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 1996
- Hail, June 8, 1995
- Hail, May 25, 1995
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, May 14, 1995
- Tornado, May 10, 1995
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Hail, July 30, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 1992
- Hail, March 21, 1991
- Hail, September 7, 1990
- Tornado, June 6, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 1990
- Hail, May 15, 1990
- Hail, May 4, 1990
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, May 19, 1989
- Hail, July 5, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 1987
- Tornado, June 13, 1987
- Hail, March 15, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 1986
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Hail, June 2, 1985
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 1985
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1985
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 1984
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Breckinridge CountyEvery warning in Breckinridge 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.