Storm History: Lawrence County, Kentucky

Events

400

Deaths

3

Injuries

13

Damage

$10 million

Episodes

316

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, March 2, 20122 deaths · 8 injured · $3.1 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 death · $15,000 · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 2, 20122 deaths · 8 injured · $3.1 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 2015$1.1 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 1997$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 1996$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 20165 injured · $500,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 2015$475,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 20, 2002$300,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 15, 2003$300,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$270,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 2011$220,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2015$205,000 · 52 kt wind · 7 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 1998$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 2017$151,000 · 91 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2014$112,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, November 17, 1993$100,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 16, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2010$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 4, 2015$100,000 · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014$75,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 2016$75,000 · 1 event here

• Flood, April 29, 2014$5,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2016$45,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 19902 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2022$750 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, October 7, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, February 29, 20121.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 2011$220,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 8, 1998$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 1995$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 19931.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 1, 19921.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 2015$15,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 2, 20122 deaths · 8 injured · $3.1 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 20165 injured · $500,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Lawrence County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2026$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2026$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, March 13, 2026$500 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, December 29, 2025$2,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 19, 2025$2,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20251 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2025$500 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 8 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20251 event here
• Flood, February 15, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Flood, February 8, 20251 event here
• Flood, February 6, 2025$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 31, 2025$2,000 · 6 events here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, December 29, 2024$2,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 5, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2024$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, January 12, 2024$3,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 9, 2024$500 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023$22,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 1, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 3, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2022$250 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022$250 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022$250 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2022$750 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Flood, February 3, 2022$3,000 · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, January 1, 2022$500 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 28, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 2021$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Hail, June 10, 2020$9,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, April 12, 2020$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 13, 2020$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 16, 2019$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2019$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 24, 2019$26,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, October 20, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 23, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2018$200 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2018$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2018$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 11, 2018$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 22, 20180.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20181 event here
• Flood, December 23, 2017$2,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 18, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2017$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2017$3,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2017$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 2017$151,000 · 91 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 death · $15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20162 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 20165 injured · $500,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2016$67,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2016$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2016$45,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2016$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 2016$75,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 1, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, February 3, 2016$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 25, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 2015$475,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2015$205,000 · 52 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2015$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 14, 2015$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 2015$15,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 2015$1.1 million · 2 events here
• Flood, March 10, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 4, 2015$100,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2015$50,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, November 24, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 7, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 2014$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2014$112,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, April 29, 2014$5,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 2014$15,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20142 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014$75,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2013$71,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2013$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2012$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2012$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$270,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20121 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 20122 deaths · 8 injured · $3.1 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Hail, February 29, 20121.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Heat, July 28, 20111 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20111 event here
• Heat, July 12, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 23, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2011$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 23, 2011$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20111.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 2011$220,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2011$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2011$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 16, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2010$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 2, 2010$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 2009$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20081.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2008$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 4, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 200850 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20071 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, June 8, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 2006$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20051 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 7, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 17, 2004$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 8, 2004$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 31, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 4, 20041 event here
• Flood, February 5, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Flood, November 12, 2003$15,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 3, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 2003$40,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2003$8,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 16, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 15, 2003$300,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20021 event here
• Hail, November 10, 20020.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 1, 20021 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20021 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 1, 20021 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, May 19, 20021 event here
• Excessive Heat, April 16, 20021 event here
• Flood, March 20, 2002$300,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, March 1, 20021 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 1, 20021 event here
• Excessive Heat, January 31, 20021 event here
• Excessive Heat, January 28, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20021 event here
• High Wind, December 14, 20011 event here
• Heat, December 1, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001$2,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 20011 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 1, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2001$4,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2001$3,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 20011 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20011 event here
• Excessive Heat, February 9, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20011 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 16, 20001 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 20001 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, November 21, 20001 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 1, 20001 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 20001 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 1, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2000$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2000$40,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2000$5,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, March 8, 20001 event here
• Excessive Heat, February 26, 20001 event here
• Excessive Heat, February 25, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20001 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20001 event here
• High Wind, January 11, 20001 event here
• Excessive Heat, January 2, 20001 event here
• Drought, October 1, 19991 event here
• Drought, September 1, 19991 event here
• Drought, August 1, 19991 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1995
• 1994
• 1993
• 1992
• 1991
• 1990
• 1989
• 1973

Tornadoes in Lawrence CountyEvery warning in Lawrence 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.