Storm History: Franklin County, Kentucky

Events

310

Deaths

11

Injuries

86

Damage

$22 million

Episodes

225

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 3, 19744 deaths · 85 injured · $250,000 · F5 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 20032 deaths · 1 injured · $3.0 million · 80 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 2, 19971 death · $6.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20061 death · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 20211 death · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 20251 death · EF3 · 3 events here

• Flood, March 2, 19971 death · $6.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 1995$6.0 million · F1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 20032 deaths · 1 injured · $3.0 million · 80 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 20, 1982$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010$1.0 million · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 1998$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$500,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 19744 deaths · 85 injured · $250,000 · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017$175,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 2011$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2008$75,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 14, 1993$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 2007$50,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 2018$45,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2014$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, April 26, 2016$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 14, 1984$25,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$25,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 10, 2002$20,000 · F0 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 1, 20024.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 2007$50,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20072.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 19822.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2006$20,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20042 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 19962 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 26, 2016$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 2011$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 19744 deaths · 85 injured · $250,000 · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 10, 20211 death · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 20251 death · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2004F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$500,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$25,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 25, 1964$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1979$250 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1982$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1982F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 17, 2012$10,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2013EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Franklin County, with its track

• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 11, 20251 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 202560 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 20251 death · EF3 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 202455 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202369 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 27, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 9, 202362 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Hail, November 29, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 202260 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202255 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 20211 death · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 6, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 202157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 202050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20201 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 5, 2018EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2018$45,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 201853 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 201856 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, February 22, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2017EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2017$15,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 2017EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017$175,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2016$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, April 26, 2016$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20163 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20162 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2015$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 201556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 7, 2015$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, November 24, 2014$15,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014$6,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 20142 events here
• Flood, August 23, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2014$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 19, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 4, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20141.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 20, 201460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20141 event here
• Tornado, December 21, 2013$10,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2013$10,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2013EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20121 event here
• High Wind, December 20, 2012$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 5, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 201265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 18, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 201254 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20121 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 17, 2012$10,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2011$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20111 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 3, 20112 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 2011EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, March 23, 2011$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$25,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20101 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010$1.0 million · EF0 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20101 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20101 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 200956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 200961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20091 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 13, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 200961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 200965 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20081 event here
• Hail, July 20, 200865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 200856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2008$75,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, February 21, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$500,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 2008EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 16, 20071.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20072.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 11, 20071.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 2007$50,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20061 death · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 200652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 200652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2006$20,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2006$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2006$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 22, 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
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 200457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20041.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 1, 20041 event here
• Flood, May 31, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 200480 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2004F3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 20032 deaths · 1 injured · $3.0 million · 80 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2003$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 17, 20031 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 2002$20,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20024.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 20, 20021 event here
• Hail, October 24, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 200180 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 2000F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 5, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 1999$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 1998$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 199862 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 199852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 19981 event here
• High Wind, December 24, 1997$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 2, 19971 death · $6.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 199650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 19961 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 19962 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 199652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 19961 event here
• Hail, June 10, 19951 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 1995$6.0 million · F1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1995F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 1994$500 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 14, 1993$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 19921 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1992F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 1991F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 1990F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 199069 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 19891 event here
• Hail, July 6, 19871 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 19871.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 1987F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 1986F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 1985F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 14, 1984$25,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 1984F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 19821.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1982F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 19822.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1982F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1982$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 198160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1979$250 · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 197855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 19744 deaths · 85 injured · $250,000 · F5 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 26, 197370 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 19731 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 19731 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 197152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 19701 event here
• Tornado, March 25, 1964$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Tornadoes in Franklin CountyEvery warning in Franklin 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.