Storm History: Lee County, Kentucky

Events

431

Deaths

1

Injuries

25

Damage

$7.3 million

Episodes

319

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, June 9, 19611 death · 25 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here

• Flood, February 16, 2003$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 19611 death · 25 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2011$1.0 million · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 18, 2002$300,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 11, 2008$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 1998$60,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, November 10, 2002$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 1998$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2011$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2005$45,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008$45,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 28, 2008$33,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008$28,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023$28,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$28,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 27, 1987$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 1998$20,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 14, 2008$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2008$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here

• Hail, June 21, 2011$15,000 · 3 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20152.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20162.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 22, 20112.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$15,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 27, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 2007$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20031.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 19, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 23, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 2025$1,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$28,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 16, 2025$8,000 · EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 19611 death · 25 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 1958F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1995F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010EF2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Lee County, with its track

• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20261 event here
• Hail, February 19, 2026$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025$8,000 · EF4 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2025$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 2025$1,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 2025$2,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 2024$6,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024$1,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$15,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2023$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2023$3,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$28,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 7, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023$28,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20223 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Tornado, January 1, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 11, 2021$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2021$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2021$8,000 · 6 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20212 events here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 202053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020$100 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2020$3,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20201 event here
• Strong Wind, November 27, 2019$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, September 24, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 16, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 2019$1,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 2019$10,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, February 17, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 10, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20181 event here
• Flood, December 23, 20171 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2017$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 201751 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20171 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 8, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20162.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2015$1,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 201561 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 201555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20152.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 14, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 201552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2015$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2014$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 201452 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2014EF1 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 201456 kt wind · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 201460 kt wind · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 201355 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20131 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 201352 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 2013EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 201278 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20122 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20122 events here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 2012$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20124 events here
• Flood, November 28, 20111 event here
• Flood, September 4, 20111 event here
• Hail, August 8, 2011$6,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2011$15,000 · 3 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2011$1.0 million · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 2011$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 22, 20112.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2011$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20102 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20103 events here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20104 events 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, 20102 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 11, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 10, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 20101 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 25, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2010$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20101 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010EF2 · 3 events 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
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20101 event here
• Strong Wind, April 3, 2010$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20106 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20102 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20103 events here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20092 events here
• Tornado, October 9, 2009$3,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2009$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 25, 2009$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 2009$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$15,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, April 7, 20092 events here
• Hail, April 5, 2009$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 2009$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 27, 20093 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 11, 2008$100,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20084 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 29, 20081 event here
• High Wind, September 14, 2008$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2008$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2008$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 22, 2008$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2008$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2008$33,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2008$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 2008$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008$28,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2008$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2008$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008$45,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 8, 2008$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 18, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2007$12,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 24, 2007$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20071.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20071 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 17, 2006$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 23, 20062 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, January 2, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 200552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2005$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2005$45,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 30, 20051 event here
• Flood, April 30, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 20051 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 29, 20051 event here
• Flood, December 1, 20041 event here
• Flood, September 17, 20041 event here
• Flood, September 17, 20041 event here
• Flood, September 8, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 200455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2004$500 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004F1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20041 event here
• Flood, May 28, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 6, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 20042 events here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Flood, January 3, 20041 event here
• High Wind, December 29, 2003$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 200355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20031 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20031.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 9, 20031 event here
• Flood, February 23, 20031 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2003$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 14, 20032 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20031 event here
• Ice Storm, December 4, 20021 event here
• Ice Storm, December 4, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 20021 event here
• Lightning, November 10, 2002$60,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 20021 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here

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• 1983
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Tornadoes in Lee CountyEvery warning in Lee 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.