Storm History: Jackson County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Jackson 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
- 430
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $1.4 million
- Episodes
- 312
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 102 | 0 | 2 | $207,000 |
| Hail | 85 | 0 | 0 | $202,000 |
| Flash Flood | 85 | 0 | 0 | $330,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 35 | 0 | 1 | $565,000 |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Winter Weather | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 11 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| Drought | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, July 14, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- Hail, March 28, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2020
- Hail, July 18, 2007
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, February 27, 2021
- Flood, April 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Hail, July 22, 2008
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- High Wind, February 17, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, September 24, 2024
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Hail, March 28, 1997
- Hail, June 5, 1985
- Flood, June 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2012
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Hail, March 31, 1993
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Hail, July 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2019
- Hail, March 27, 2017
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Hail, September 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Flood, June 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Tornado, January 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021
- Flood, June 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 10, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2020
- Hail, June 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020
- Flood, April 12, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2020
- High Wind, January 11, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2018
- Hail, July 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Hail, March 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2017
- Hail, March 27, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 8, 2016
- Tornado, July 4, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2016
- Flood, May 11, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2015
- Tornado, July 1, 2015
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2014
- Tornado, July 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2014
- Flood, April 30, 2014
- Hail, April 29, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2013
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2011
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Flood, February 24, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2011
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2010
- Strong Wind, November 16, 2010
- Dense Fog, November 15, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, October 30, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, October 23, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, October 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 18, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Flood, December 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2009
- Tornado, October 9, 2009
- Hail, July 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2009
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2008
- Hail, July 22, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2008
- Ice Storm, March 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008
- High Wind, February 17, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- High Wind, January 8, 2008
- Hail, July 18, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Tornado, April 3, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2005
- Hail, May 12, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2005
- Flood, January 8, 2005
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Hail, May 10, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2003
- High Wind, November 24, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2003
- Hail, May 15, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2003
- Hail, April 5, 2003
- Hail, March 19, 2003
- Hail, February 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2003
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2002
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Hail, August 27, 2002
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Hail, June 2, 2002
- Hail, June 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2002
- Hail, June 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2002
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2002
- Hail, April 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2002
- High Wind, December 14, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Jackson CountyEvery warning in Jackson 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.