Storm History: Butler County, Kentucky

Events

367

Deaths

1

Injuries

1

Damage

$5.1 million

Episodes

255

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, 19711 death · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 27, 19711 death · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 1, 1997$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1972$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 1974$250,000 · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 17, 20131 injured · $250,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2020$200,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010$175,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 2004$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 2015$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017$75,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2018$45,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, November 6, 2005$25,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009$20,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 5, 2018$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 1995$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 1, 2009$10,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 2017$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2016$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, January 28, 2009$7,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 1993$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, May 24, 1995$1,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20092.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20112.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20152 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 6, 2005$25,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20042 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20241.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 20201.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 26, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2016$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2016$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974$250,000 · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 19711 death · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 1972$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009$20,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 2021EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2002F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 2007EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 2009EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2016EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Butler County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 25, 202653 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2026EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 202560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 202550 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 202555 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 6, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20241.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flood, July 24, 20231.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 18, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202369 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 27, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 3, 202351 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 2021EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, January 25, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 20, 2020$1,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2020$200,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 20201.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2020EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 11, 20201.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, November 14, 20181 event here
• Tornado, November 5, 2018$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2018$45,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flood, February 22, 20183 events here
• Flood, February 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 2017$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017$75,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 201652 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2016$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 7, 20162 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2016$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 201652 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20161.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2016$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2016EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 26, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 24, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Flood, February 3, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20161 event here
• Flood, December 24, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 2015$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, December 1, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2015$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 201552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20151.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, April 14, 20151 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20152 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20153 events here
• Flood, February 22, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 6, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 4, 201452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20141 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20142 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 20131 injured · $250,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20132 events here
• Flood, May 6, 20132 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20131 event here
• Flood, April 27, 20131 event here
• Flood, March 18, 20132 events here
• Flood, January 13, 20133 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20121.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 23, 201260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 5, 20112 events here
• Flood, December 1, 20112 events here
• Flood, November 28, 20112 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20112.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20112 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 24, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 22, 20112 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 12, 20112 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20112 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2011EF1 · 4 events here
• Flood, March 9, 20111 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20112 events here
• Flood, February 25, 20112 events here
• Flash Flood, February 24, 201170 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20101 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010$175,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2010EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 201054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Flood, December 9, 20091 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 2009EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 200961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 200956 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20092.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 200961 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009$20,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 200965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 1, 2009$10,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, January 28, 2009$7,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 200850 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, March 4, 200856 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, February 6, 20082 events here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, December 15, 20071 event here
• Flood, December 13, 20071 event here
• Flood, December 10, 20072 events here
• Tornado, October 18, 2007EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20071 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 200665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 200670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 200690 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 24, 20061 event here
• Hail, November 6, 2005$25,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20051 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20051 event here
• Flood, August 31, 20051 event here
• Flood, August 31, 20051 event here
• Flood, January 8, 20051 event here
• Flood, January 8, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 2004$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 11, 20041 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20042 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 200469 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 200480 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 25, 20041 event here
• Flood, April 24, 20041 event here
• Flood, February 7, 20041 event here
• Flood, February 6, 20041 event here
• Flood, January 5, 20041 event here
• Flood, January 4, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 200380 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20031.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 9, 20031 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20031.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, February 16, 20031 event here
• Flood, February 16, 20031 event here
• Flood, December 21, 20021 event here
• Flood, October 12, 20021 event here
• Flood, October 12, 20021 event here
• Flood, September 28, 20021 event here
• Flood, September 28, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, September 26, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 200252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2002F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 20, 20021 event here
• Flood, March 20, 20021 event here
• Flood, January 25, 20021 event here
• Flood, January 25, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 200290 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 1, 20011 event here
• Flood, November 30, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, November 29, 20011 event here
• Hail, October 24, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 23, 2001$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 16, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 200060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 200090 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 2000F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 3, 20001.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 22, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 199954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 15, 19981 event here
• Hail, June 14, 199862 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 10, 19981 event here
• Flood, April 17, 19981 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 199760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 1997F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 199750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, March 1, 1997$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, February 5, 19971 event here
• Flood, December 18, 19961 event here
• Flood, December 17, 19961 event here
• Hail, April 20, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 19, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 19961 event here
• Hail, July 4, 1995$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 1995$1,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 1993$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 19921 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 1991F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 15, 19900.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 30, 19851.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 11, 1983F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 19831 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 19831 event here
• Hail, June 8, 198278 kt wind · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1981
• 1980
• 1974
• 1972
• 1971

Tornadoes in Butler CountyEvery warning in Butler 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.