Storm History: Lincoln County, Kentucky

Events

247

Deaths

1

Injuries

75

Damage

$5.1 million

Episodes

180

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, May 1, 20101 death · $40,000 · EF0 · 5 events here

• Tornado, April 20, 19967 injured · $1.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1994$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 20062 injured · $350,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018$350,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2002$200,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20041 injured · $150,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 1999$130,000 · F0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2006$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$100,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 2016$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 2020$95,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1995$50,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 5, 2018$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 20101 death · $40,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, May 1, 2002$30,000 · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 1985$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2002$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 2005$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, May 1, 2002$30,000 · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20092.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20012.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 19962.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 2, 20062 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20042 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 23, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 197465 injured · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$100,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 10, 2021EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 19967 injured · $1.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1998F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2002$200,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2003F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 20062 injured · $350,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 2009EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2016$14,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 25, 2023EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Lincoln County, with its track

• Tornado, April 27, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 11, 20251 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 202555 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 23, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 202471 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 202455 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20241 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 25, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 202351 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202369 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 9, 202362 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 202253 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 2021EF3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 6, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 202157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 202053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 2020$95,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, November 30, 20192 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 20191 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 2018$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018$350,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 201860 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 17, 2018$20,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20181 event here
• Hail, January 22, 2018$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 2016$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 2016$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2016$14,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20162 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20162 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20162 events here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flood, December 25, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2015$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 201552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 6, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2013$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$100,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20101 event here
• High Wind, November 16, 2010$15,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 20101 death · $40,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 2009EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20092.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20091 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2006$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2006$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 22, 20061 event here
• Hail, January 2, 20062 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 2, 20062 injured · $350,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 2005$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20041.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 2004$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20042 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 200469 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 200480 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20041 injured · $150,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 20041 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2003F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 2002F0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2002$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 2002$30,000 · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2002$200,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 24, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 5, 200165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 200180 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20012.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 2000F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 2000F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 1999$130,000 · F0 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 1998$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1998F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 16, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 199750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 19971 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 5, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, March 2, 19971 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 1996F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 199650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 19962.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 19967 injured · $1.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 19961 event here
• Hail, July 31, 19951 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 1995$50,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1994$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 1991F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 199069 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1989F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 1989$250 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 1987F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 19871.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 19861.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 19861 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1985$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 198552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 12, 19830.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 19831.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 5, 19831.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1983F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 197465 injured · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 1973$3,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 1971F1 · 1 event here

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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.