Storm History: Leslie County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Leslie 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
- 481
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $2.6 million
- Episodes
- 327
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 | 101 | 0 | 0 | $338,000 |
| Flash Flood | 92 | 2 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Hail | 75 | 0 | 0 | $84,000 |
| Tornado | 66 | 0 | 0 | $346,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 55 | 0 | 0 | $31,000 |
| Winter Storm | 20 | 0 | 0 | $352,000 |
| Winter Weather | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $164,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $28,000 |
| Drought | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 18, 1998
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 16, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Flood, April 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2019
- Flood, February 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2011
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, May 8, 2025
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Hail, August 17, 2000
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2012
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Hail, May 7, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Hail, August 14, 1992
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2009
- Hail, June 24, 2007
- Hail, April 7, 2006
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Hail, May 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Debris Flow, January 31, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Hail, September 24, 2024
- Hail, August 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Tornado, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 6, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Flood, April 12, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flood, February 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- High Wind, January 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2019
- Flood, March 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Flood, February 10, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Flood, July 6, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Flood, April 23, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Tornado, July 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2015
- Hail, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 21, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2015
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2014
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2014
- Tornado, July 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2014
- Flood, December 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- Flood, February 24, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, November 29, 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, September 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2010
- Heat, August 11, 2010
- Heat, August 10, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2010
- Tornado, May 2, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 18, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2008
- Hail, August 30, 2008
- Hail, July 6, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2008
- Tornado, April 11, 2008
- Ice Storm, March 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008
- Tornado, February 6, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Hail, June 24, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Tornado, April 3, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006
- Hail, July 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Hail, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2006
- Hail, January 2, 2006
- Hail, August 16, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2005
- Hail, August 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2005
- Hail, May 12, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2005
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Funnel Cloud, May 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Flood, March 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2003
- Hail, July 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2003
- Hail, July 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2003
- High Wind, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 5, 2003
- Debris Flow, April 10, 2003
- Debris Flow, February 22, 2003
- Hail, February 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2002
- Hail, August 26, 2002
- Hail, June 25, 2002
- Hail, May 2, 2002
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2002
- Hail, February 20, 2002
- High Wind, February 1, 2002
- Heavy Rain, January 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2002
- Heavy Rain, January 24, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Leslie CountyEvery warning in Leslie 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.