Storm History: Knott County, Kentucky

Events

313

Deaths

16

Injuries

1

Damage

$2.2 million

Episodes

238

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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• Flash Flood, July 27, 202216 deaths · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, August 4, 2001$800,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 1998$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2014$234,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 1998$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2012$72,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 11, 2008$54,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 21, 1993$50,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$30,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 12, 2020$30,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008$28,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009$25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 2020$21,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 28, 2008$12,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2009$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2009$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2014$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 2019$10,000 · 3 events here
• High Wind, September 27, 2024$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 2007$8,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$8,000 · EF1 · 3 events here

• Hail, May 8, 20252.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20152.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 19992.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 19852.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 13, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 20, 19941.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 8, 19981.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 1, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1995F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 11, 2008$54,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Knott County, with its track

• Hail, May 20, 2025$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20252.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, January 31, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 2024$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$8,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 15, 20231 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2023$3,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2022$4,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 202216 deaths · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022$5,000 · 63 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Tornado, January 1, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2021$100 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 20213 events here
• Flash Flood, February 27, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20214 events here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 2020$21,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Flood, April 12, 2020$30,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 2020$200 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, September 24, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, April 14, 2019$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 2019$10,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 5, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2018$10 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 8, 20161 event here
• Wildfire, November 3, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 2016EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201650 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2016$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 25, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2015$3,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 201560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20152.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2015$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 2015$4,000 · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2014$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2014$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2014$234,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 201460 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20141 event here
• Flood, December 5, 2013$4,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 201355 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20132 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201365 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013EF0 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 28, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2012$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 1, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2012$72,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2012$5,000 · 78 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 2012$5,000 · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20123 events here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20121 event here
• Strong Wind, January 1, 2012$100 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2011$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20112 events here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20103 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20101 injured · $5,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, November 16, 2010$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, November 15, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 23, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 22, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 14, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 11, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 201053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 10, 20102 events here
• Heat, August 9, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 20101 event here
• Heat, July 24, 20101 event here
• Heat, July 23, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2010$1,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20101 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010EF2 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 19, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 18, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20102 events here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20102 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20103 events here
• Winter Weather, January 4, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 4, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2009$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2009$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2009$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009$25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$30,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, January 27, 20092 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 29, 20081 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2008$12,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20081 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2008$54,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008$28,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 8, 2008$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 2007$8,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2007$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 14, 20073 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20071 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006$2,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 29, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20051 event here
• Flood, September 17, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 13, 20041 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, January 2, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20031 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20031 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20020.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20021 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 20, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20021 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2001$800,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 20011 event here
• Hail, March 13, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 2, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000$3,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20001 event here
• Hail, July 30, 19992.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 19991 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 19990.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 26, 19991 event here
• Hail, January 18, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 1998$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 1998$200,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 19981 event here
• Hail, January 8, 19981.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 1997$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 29, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 20, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 19961 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1995F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, October 20, 19941.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 1993$50,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1990F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 19852.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 19741 event here

Tornadoes in Knott CountyEvery warning in Knott 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.