Storm History: Martin County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Martin 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
- 336
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $9.9 million
- Episodes
- 261
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 | 64 | 0 | 4 | $258,000 |
| Hail | 58 | 0 | 0 | $165,000 |
| Flash Flood | 55 | 0 | 0 | $261,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 28 | 0 | 0 | $6.1 million |
| Flood | 21 | 0 | 0 | $3.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Winter Weather | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $13,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Drought | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flood, June 1, 2004
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 15, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 10, 1998
- Hail, July 26, 2007
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Flood, May 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 5, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, November 19, 2003
- Flood, March 3, 1997
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, February 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Hail, February 22, 2003
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Hail, June 13, 1998
- Flood, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2017
- Flood, April 3, 2014
- Hail, May 21, 2013
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Flood, July 15, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 1, 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
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Flood, April 12, 2020
- High Wind, January 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2015
- Flood, April 14, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2014
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2014
- Flood, April 3, 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
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2013
- Heavy Snow, October 28, 2012
- Flood, August 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2012
- Flood, December 7, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 16, 2011
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2011
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2010
- Strong Wind, November 16, 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
- Flood, August 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2010
- Heat, August 11, 2010
- Heat, August 10, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 18, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Flood, December 9, 2009
- Hail, July 20, 2009
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2009
- Hail, February 18, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2008
- Hail, July 22, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Hail, May 9, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2008
- Ice Storm, March 7, 2008
- Tornado, February 6, 2008
- High Wind, February 6, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- High Wind, January 8, 2008
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Hail, July 26, 2007
- Hail, June 14, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2007
- Hail, October 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006
- Hail, June 20, 2006
- Hail, April 13, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2005
- Hail, June 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2005
- Flood, April 30, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Hail, December 10, 2004
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2004
- Flood, June 1, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Flood, April 14, 2004
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2004
- Hail, March 30, 2004
- Hail, March 18, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flood, November 20, 2003
- Flash Flood, November 19, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 2003
- Flash Flood, November 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2003
- Hail, March 20, 2003
- Flood, February 23, 2003
- Hail, February 22, 2003
- Hail, February 22, 2003
- Hail, February 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003
- Hail, February 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2003
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2002
- Hail, June 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Flood, May 2, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Hail, April 10, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000
- Hail, July 10, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2000
- Hail, July 10, 2000
- Flood, July 5, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2000
- Hail, May 19, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2000
- Hail, April 23, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 18, 1999
- Ice Storm, January 7, 1999
- Winter Storm, December 23, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1998
- Hail, June 13, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 10, 1998
- Hail, May 7, 1998
- Flash Flood, April 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 1997
- Flood, March 3, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 2, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 5, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 5, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 15, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 13, 1996
- Hail, May 5, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Martin CountyEvery warning in Martin 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.