Storm History: Graves County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Graves 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
- 892
- Deaths
- 29
- Injuries
- 242
- Damage
- $67 million
- Episodes
- 754
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 | 148 | 24 | 223 | $8.6 million |
| Hail | 107 | 1 | 1 | $936,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 90 | 1 | 3 | $947,000 |
| Flash Flood | 79 | 1 | 0 | $6.7 million |
| Dense Fog | 79 | 0 | 2 | |
| Strong Wind | 57 | 0 | 0 | $85,000 |
| Heat | 53 | 0 | 5 | |
| Winter Weather | 47 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 46 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Drought | 42 | 0 | 0 | $9.2 million |
| Excessive Heat | 31 | 1 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 28 | 0 | 2 | $48,000 |
| Flood | 25 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 1 | 0 | $22 million |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $42,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 2 | $35,000 |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 1 | $13 million |
| Freezing Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2009
- Wildfire, September 14, 2008
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Tornado, May 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Flood, February 21, 2018
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, October 14, 2012
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, May 4, 2021
- Tornado, April 13, 1998
- Tornado, June 7, 2014
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 1999
- Tornado, July 6, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 15, 1971
- Hail, January 3, 2000
- Hail, June 3, 1985
- Hail, June 5, 1985
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Hail, April 16, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Hail, April 7, 1972
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2023
- Hail, March 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Hail, May 31, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2007
- Hail, April 13, 1998
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, April 29, 1963
- Tornado, April 21, 1972
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, April 25, 2011
- Tornado, May 10, 2016
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, November 26, 1965
- Tornado, December 11, 1967
- Tornado, December 15, 1971
- Tornado, April 11, 1979
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, April 16, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 27, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 15, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 22, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 8, 2026
- Dense Fog, November 23, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 7, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, July 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Hail, March 30, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 19, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 14, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 5, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, January 30, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2024
- Drought, September 10, 2024
- Heat, August 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2024
- Heat, July 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2024
- Dense Fog, June 6, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Dense Fog, May 4, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 30, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 8, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2024
- Dense Fog, March 16, 2024
- Hail, March 14, 2024
- Hail, February 28, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Freezing Fog, December 4, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 1, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, October 31, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Tornado, August 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2023
- Tornado, July 18, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Tornado, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Heat, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Flood, May 8, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- High Wind, February 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 22, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Strong Wind, January 19, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 12, 2022
- Strong Wind, November 5, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, August 16, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Heat, July 26, 2022
- Heat, July 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2022
- Drought, July 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Heat, June 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2022
- Hail, March 18, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2022
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 2, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2021
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, December 5, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, November 4, 2021
- Strong Wind, October 11, 2021
- Heat, August 24, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2021
- Dense Fog, May 27, 2021
- Hail, May 6, 2021
- Tornado, May 4, 2021
- Dense Fog, April 25, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2021
- Strong Wind, April 10, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 28, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Strong Wind, November 15, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2020
- Tornado, October 23, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 12, 2020
- Dense Fog, September 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2020
- Heat, August 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Heat, July 15, 2020
- Dense Fog, July 2, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 25, 2020
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, December 16, 2019
- Strong Wind, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2019
- Heat, August 13, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2019
- Tornado, June 23, 2019
- Tornado, June 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2019
- Strong Wind, April 11, 2019
- Dense Fog, April 9, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2019
- Hail, March 24, 2019
- Tornado, March 14, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2019
- Tornado, December 31, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 14, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 27, 2018
- Heat, July 20, 2018
- Flood, July 15, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 29, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Hail, June 28, 2018
- Flood, June 26, 2018
- Heat, June 16, 2018
- Flood, April 23, 2018
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 7, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Hail, March 19, 2018
- Hail, March 16, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2018
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
- Flood, February 21, 2018
- Dense Fog, February 17, 2018
- Strong Wind, February 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2018
- Dense Fog, January 27, 2018
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Dense Fog, December 19, 2017
- Strong Wind, December 13, 2017
- Strong Wind, November 18, 2017
- Dense Fog, November 4, 2017
- Dense Fog, August 15, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 5, 2017
- Tornado, April 26, 2017
- Hail, April 5, 2017
- Tornado, March 27, 2017
- Dense Fog, March 17, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 15, 2017
- Tornado, March 9, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2017
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2017
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2017
- Tornado, February 7, 2017
- Dense Fog, January 15, 2017
- Dense Fog, January 13, 2017
- Strong Wind, January 10, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Dense Fog, January 2, 2017
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2016
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Graves CountyEvery warning in Graves 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.