Storm History: Mason County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Mason 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
- 363
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- $11 million
- Episodes
- 280
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 | 85 | 1 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 62 | 0 | 0 | $220,000 |
| Tornado | 45 | 0 | 7 | $4.3 million |
| Hail | 43 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Winter Storm | 42 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Winter Weather | 28 | 0 | 3 | |
| Flood | 22 | 0 | 0 | $127,000 |
| High Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 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.
- Tornado, June 9, 1981
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2017
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Hail, July 25, 1994
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Hail, November 17, 1993
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Hail, July 14, 2000
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Hail, November 9, 2000
- Flood, May 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2010
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Tornado, June 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 13, 1998
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Flood, May 5, 2003
- Flood, November 10, 2002
- Hail, July 14, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2000
- Hail, June 9, 1998
- Hail, July 2, 1997
- Hail, March 23, 1995
- Hail, June 8, 1995
- Hail, June 9, 1995
- Hail, August 19, 1991
- Hail, September 4, 1980
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 15, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 20, 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
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, April 12, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2023
- High Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flood, February 16, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Hail, August 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Flood, February 17, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Flood, January 1, 2022
- Tornado, June 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 13, 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 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2020
- High Wind, November 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2020
- High Wind, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- High Wind, December 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Tornado, June 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2019
- Hail, May 17, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Flood, September 24, 2018
- Flood, September 9, 2018
- Flood, September 5, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 13, 2017
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Hail, April 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2015
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 14, 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, November 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Hail, July 8, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Hail, June 16, 2012
- Winter Weather, March 4, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2011
- Tornado, April 23, 2011
- Flood, April 12, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2010
- Hail, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Hail, May 28, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2008
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Hail, June 3, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Flood, March 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 7, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2006
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2006
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 17, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2003
- Flood, July 10, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2003
- Flood, May 15, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Flood, May 5, 2003
- Flood, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Flood, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2002
- Flood, March 26, 2002
- Flood, March 20, 2002
- Hail, March 15, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2002
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 8, 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
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2000
- Hail, July 14, 2000
- Flood, February 20, 2000
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2000
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 11, 1998
- Hail, June 9, 1998
- Hail, May 24, 1998
- Hail, May 13, 1998
- Winter Storm, February 3, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 1997
- Hail, July 2, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 15, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 1996
- Hail, May 5, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 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
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 1995
- Hail, July 26, 1995
- Hail, June 9, 1995
- Hail, June 8, 1995
- Tornado, May 14, 1995
- Hail, March 23, 1995
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Mason CountyEvery warning in Mason 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.