Storm History: Jefferson County, Kentucky

Events

1,264

Deaths

27

Injuries

272

Damage

$284 million

Episodes

546

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, 19743 deaths · 225 injured · F5 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20093 deaths · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20122 deaths · $180,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 19982 deaths · 4 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20262 deaths · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19971 death · $85 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 20181 death · $111,000 · EF0 · 10 events here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20081 death · 4 injured · $80,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 10, 20131 death · $40,000 · 65 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, November 10, 19981 death · 2 injured · $17,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 20001 death · $15,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, September 14, 20081 death · 2 injured · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, May 21, 20111 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, July 6, 20121 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Flood, March 14, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 31, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 20241 death · EF1 · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20261 death · 53 kt wind · 5 events here

• Flood, March 2, 1997$120 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19971 death · $85 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2009$45 million · 61 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, May 3, 1996$20 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008$3.0 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2011$800,000 · EF2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018$670,000 · EF1 · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 2015$540,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Tornado, March 25, 19641 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 19943 injured · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 1994$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 2006$500,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 22, 2018$500,000 · 18 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2015$400,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events here
• Tornado, January 17, 20121 injured · $352,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 20041 injured · $300,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 23, 2012$300,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 2006$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 2020$250,000 · 51 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2018$225,000 · EF2 · 17 events here

• Hail, May 1, 20024.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 2007$50,000 · 4.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 19664 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 20032.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 1996$20 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 19892.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 19822.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 20252 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20152 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20122 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20092 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, January 2, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2006$10,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20062 in hail · 4 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 19743 deaths · 225 injured · F5 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 1971F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 1996F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1988F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2004$10,000 · F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$2,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, December 10, 2021$10,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 25, 19641 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 1971F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 1981F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1982F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Jefferson County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 25, 20261 death · 53 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2026EF1 · 17 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 202650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20261 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2026EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20262 deaths · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 28, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 11, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, October 7, 20255 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 202550 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 202560 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2025EF0 · 12 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 30, 20251 injured · EF1 · 9 events here
• Hail, March 19, 20251 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 20252 in hail · 12 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 · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 3, 2024EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 20241 death · EF1 · 11 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 202455 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 202422 injured · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2024EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 202372 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 18, 2023EF0 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2023EF2 · 15 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20231 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 2023EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2023EF1 · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202369 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 27, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 19, 20231 event here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 3, 202351 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 202260 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 202254 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 202252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2022EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 18, 2022EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, December 10, 2021$10,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2021$5,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20213 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 202157 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, April 28, 20211 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2021EF1 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 23, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 2020$250,000 · 51 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 2020$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20203 events here
• Flood, July 20, 202080 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 202055 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20201 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 202055 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, March 28, 2020$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, February 12, 20201 event here
• Hail, January 11, 20201.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201960 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 201955 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 2019$101,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 23, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, November 14, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 20181 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 20181 death · $111,000 · EF0 · 10 events here
• Lightning, August 31, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 2018$500 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 2018$85,000 · EF1 · 24 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 201853 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018$670,000 · EF1 · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2018$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 2018$95,000 · 56 kt wind · 20 events here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 201853 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 2018$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20182 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2018$225,000 · EF2 · 17 events here
• Flood, February 22, 2018$500,000 · 18 events here
• Flood, February 19, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2017$25,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2017$75,000 · 53 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017$115,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, February 24, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 2016$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20161.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 201652 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 201652 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2016$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2016EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 2016$10,000 · 54 kt wind · 9 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20162 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20162 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2016$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 8 events here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 2015$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 201552 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2015$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2015$50,000 · 54 kt wind · 9 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 2015$50,000 · EF1 · 18 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2015$400,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, June 30, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2015$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2015$15,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2015$40,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 201552 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2015$11,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 201556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2015EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 10, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20152 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 2015$540,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Flood, March 14, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Flood, March 8, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 6, 2014EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 2014$6,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 201450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2014$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2014$80,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2014$40,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20141.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20141 event here
• Tornado, December 21, 2013$10,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, October 5, 2013$135,000 · 52 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flood, July 10, 20131 death · $40,000 · 65 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2013EF2 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2013$10,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201352 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 16, 20131.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013$75,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 20, 2012$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 201256 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, September 5, 2012$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2012$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20122 deaths · $180,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, July 18, 2012$100,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Heat, July 6, 20121 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 201254 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, June 28, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2012$40,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20122 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, March 28, 20121 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 23, 2012$300,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 23, 2012$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 17, 20121 injured · $352,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Flood, November 28, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 14, 2011$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 26, 2011$9,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2011$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2011$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 201156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2011$800,000 · EF2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2011EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2011$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20111 in hail · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, May 21, 20111 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20112 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 2011EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 22, 20112 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, April 12, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20111 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20111 in hail · 7 events here
• Flood, March 9, 20112 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$2,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20101 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 201052 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20101 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010$26,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20101 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20101 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 2009$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 20093 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2009$45 million · 61 kt wind · 9 events here
• Tornado, July 30, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 200952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2009$15,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20092 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20091 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 200961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20093 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20081 death · 4 injured · $80,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 14, 20081 death · 2 injured · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 200861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 200865 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2008$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 2008$75,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2008$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 200852 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2008$40,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2008$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here

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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.