Storm History: Lewis County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lewis 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
- 313
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 25
- Damage
- $20 million
- Episodes
- 250
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 78 | 4 | 0 | $12 million |
| Hail | 43 | 0 | 0 | $73,000 |
| Winter Storm | 40 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 38 | 0 | 0 | $185,000 |
| Flood | 32 | 0 | 0 | $44,000 |
| Winter Weather | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 25 | 0 | 22 | $5.9 million |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 3 | $1.6 million |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $465,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, November 26, 1965
- Tornado, April 27, 1971
- Tornado, June 16, 1982
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, December 16, 2000
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 1993
- Flash Flood, May 15, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2001
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2017
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Hail, May 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Flood, May 5, 2003
- Flood, November 10, 2002
- Hail, April 20, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2000
- Hail, July 2, 1997
- Hail, June 8, 1995
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Hail, May 12, 1993
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2025
- Tornado, September 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2025
- Flood, June 17, 2025
- Hail, April 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2024
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2024
- Flood, May 6, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2021
- Tornado, June 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2021
- Tornado, June 11, 2021
- Winter Weather, April 20, 2021
- Flood, February 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Hail, May 10, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2020
- Flood, December 16, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Hail, September 13, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 7, 2019
- Flood, February 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2018
- Flood, June 21, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2017
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2015
- Flood, April 30, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2014
- Flood, February 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2014
- Flash Flood, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Winter Weather, March 4, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 23, 2011
- Flood, April 12, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2010
- Hail, May 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Tornado, June 16, 2009
- Hail, June 14, 2009
- Hail, May 30, 2009
- Hail, May 28, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- Hail, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2008
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Hail, June 3, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2008
- Flood, December 13, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 7, 2007
- Hail, July 26, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Flood, June 30, 2005
- Flood, June 14, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 17, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Flood, March 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2003
- Hail, July 12, 2003
- Flood, July 10, 2003
- Flood, May 15, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Flood, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 1, 2003
- Flood, March 20, 2003
- Flood, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Flood, November 10, 2002
- Flood, March 26, 2002
- Flood, March 20, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 20, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2002
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2001
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2001
- Flash Flood, December 16, 2000
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- High Wind, December 11, 2000
- Hail, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2000
- Hail, June 2, 2000
- Hail, April 20, 2000
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 14, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 11, 1998
- Winter Storm, February 3, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 1997
- Hail, July 2, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 19, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 15, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
- Winter Storm, March 19, 1996
- Ice Storm, March 7, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 1996
- Flash Flood, January 24, 1996
- Flood, January 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Hail, June 10, 1995
- Hail, June 8, 1995
- Tornado, May 14, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 1993
- Hail, May 12, 1993
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Hail, August 19, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 1991
- Hail, July 20, 1986
- Hail, May 7, 1986
- Tornado, March 12, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 3, 1983
- Tornado, June 16, 1982
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 1977
- Tornado, June 22, 1974
- Tornado, April 27, 1971
- Tornado, November 26, 1965
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 1965
- Hail, April 9, 1965
More
Tornadoes in Lewis CountyEvery warning in Lewis 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.