Storm History: Henderson County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Henderson 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
- 881
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 42
- Damage
- $88 million
- Episodes
- 792
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 | 102 | 0 | 22 | $12 million |
| Hail | 91 | 0 | 0 | $240,000 |
| Dense Fog | 91 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 83 | 0 | 1 | $728,000 |
| Flood | 76 | 2 | 2 | $15 million |
| Strong Wind | 63 | 0 | 0 | $68,000 |
| Winter Weather | 55 | 1 | 3 | |
| Heat | 51 | 1 | 7 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 50 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 44 | 0 | 2 | $21 million |
| Drought | 35 | 0 | 0 | $9.2 million |
| Winter Storm | 32 | 0 | 1 | $75,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 20 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 1 | 0 | $12 million |
| High Wind | 10 | 1 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 2 | $13 million |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, November 14, 2005
- Wildfire, September 14, 2008
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2009
- Tornado, November 6, 2005
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Flood, September 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 31, 1982
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Tornado, March 28, 2020
- Tornado, March 28, 2009
- Flood, January 7, 2005
- Tornado, May 6, 2003
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2025
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, April 25, 2015
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Tornado, June 28, 1960
- Tornado, May 10, 1969
- Tornado, November 6, 2005
- Tornado, March 28, 2009
- Tornado, April 25, 2011
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, December 11, 1967
- Tornado, December 15, 1971
- Tornado, April 19, 1973
- Tornado, April 11, 1979
- Tornado, May 31, 1982
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2026
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 27, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 19, 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
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2026
- Strong Wind, January 8, 2026
- Dense Fog, November 23, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, October 24, 2025
- Flood, October 7, 2025
- Dense Fog, September 23, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2025
- Dense Fog, July 10, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 13, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 6, 2025
- Hail, March 30, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 19, 2025
- Hail, March 15, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 14, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 5, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 4, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Flood, February 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Flood, February 9, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 31, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Strong Wind, January 17, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 31, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2024
- Flood, September 27, 2024
- Flood, September 26, 2024
- Drought, September 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2024
- Dense Fog, June 6, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Hail, May 1, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 8, 2024
- Flood, April 6, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2024
- Strong Wind, April 3, 2024
- Strong Wind, March 26, 2024
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2024
- Hail, March 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 5, 2024
- Dense Fog, March 2, 2024
- Hail, February 28, 2024
- Flood, February 1, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2024
- Flood, January 29, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 23, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 9, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 1, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, October 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2023
- Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2023
- Heat, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, April 5, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, March 31, 2023
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- High Wind, February 27, 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 5, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 12, 2022
- Strong Wind, November 5, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 1, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2022
- Heat, August 3, 2022
- Hail, August 1, 2022
- Heat, July 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2022
- Flood, July 17, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Heat, June 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Dense Fog, June 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Flood, March 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2022
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 2, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, November 4, 2021
- Heat, August 24, 2021
- Dense Fog, August 22, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2021
- Flood, June 10, 2021
- Dense Fog, May 27, 2021
- Dense Fog, April 25, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2021
- Dense Fog, March 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Strong Wind, November 15, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2020
- Heat, August 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, July 2, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Tornado, March 28, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 12, 2020
- Flood, February 10, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, November 30, 2019
- Strong Wind, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2019
- Dense Fog, August 5, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 10, 2019
- Tornado, June 23, 2019
- Tornado, June 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019
- Dense Fog, May 2, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2019
- Strong Wind, April 11, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2019
- Tornado, March 14, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 9, 2019
- Flood, March 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 23, 2019
- Flood, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2019
- Flood, February 11, 2019
- Flood, February 9, 2019
- Tornado, February 6, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2019
- Strong Wind, January 8, 2019
- Strong Wind, December 27, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2018
- Dense Fog, November 30, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 14, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 27, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 29, 2018
- Flood, June 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2018
- Heat, June 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2018
- Hail, May 10, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 7, 2018
- Flood, April 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2018
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Flood, February 17, 2018
- Strong Wind, February 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2018
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Dense Fog, December 19, 2017
- Strong Wind, November 18, 2017
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2017
- Hail, April 5, 2017
- Dense Fog, March 17, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 15, 2017
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2017
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2017
- Strong Wind, January 10, 2017
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Henderson CountyEvery warning in Henderson 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.