Storm History: McCracken County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in McCracken 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
- 1,031
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 149
- Damage
- $97 million
- Episodes
- 913
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 125 | 0 | 15 | $6.7 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 113 | 0 | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Flash Flood | 104 | 0 | 2 | $3.8 million |
| Hail | 103 | 0 | 4 | $21 million |
| Dense Fog | 95 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 80 | 2 | 7 | $11 million |
| Strong Wind | 72 | 0 | 2 | $149,000 |
| Heat | 52 | 0 | 68 | |
| Winter Weather | 49 | 1 | 7 | $30,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 46 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Drought | 40 | 0 | 0 | $9.2 million |
| Excessive Heat | 34 | 0 | 36 | |
| Winter Storm | 31 | 1 | 2 | $575,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 18 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 1 | 0 | $27 million |
| Lightning | 11 | 0 | 4 | $120,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 1 | 0 | $10,000 |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $111,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 4 | 0 | 0 | $15 million |
| Freezing Fog | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2009
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Wildfire, September 14, 2008
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2013
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, March 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2015
- Flood, February 9, 2019
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, June 23, 2019
- Tornado, January 22, 1999
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2008
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Hail, April 18, 1995
- Tornado, June 2, 2014
- Tornado, July 6, 2016
- Tornado, October 31, 2013
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, March 15, 2025
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Hail, May 7, 1971
- Hail, May 29, 1982
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Flood, December 17, 2016
- Hail, April 16, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2023
- Hail, May 6, 2018
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Hail, July 8, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2007
- Hail, May 2, 2002
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 4, 1964
- Tornado, January 21, 1959
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, April 25, 2011
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, June 6, 1966
- Tornado, December 15, 1971
- Tornado, April 19, 1973
- Tornado, April 11, 1979
- Tornado, April 3, 1989
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, May 6, 2003
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, April 16, 2026
- Drought, April 9, 2026
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 27, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 15, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2026
- Strong Wind, January 8, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 8, 2026
- Dense Fog, November 23, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, July 10, 2025
- Dense Fog, July 8, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Strong Wind, May 15, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 13, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 19, 2025
- Hail, March 15, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 14, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 5, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Flood, February 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2024
- Flood, September 27, 2024
- Drought, September 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2024
- Heat, July 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2024
- Dense Fog, June 6, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Dense Fog, May 18, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 30, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 8, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2024
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2024
- Hail, March 14, 2024
- Dense Fog, March 2, 2024
- Strong Wind, February 27, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 23, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 1, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, October 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 5, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2023
- Hail, July 20, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2023
- Tornado, July 18, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Tornado, July 1, 2023
- Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2023
- Heat, June 25, 2023
- Flood, May 8, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Tornado, April 5, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- High Wind, February 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 22, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2023
- Strong Wind, January 19, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Tornado, January 2, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 6, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 5, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 12, 2022
- Strong Wind, November 5, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, August 16, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Heat, July 26, 2022
- Heat, July 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2022
- Drought, July 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Heat, June 22, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Dense Fog, June 6, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2022
- Strong Wind, April 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Flood, March 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2022
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Tornado, January 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2021
- Tornado, December 5, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, November 4, 2021
- Strong Wind, October 11, 2021
- Heat, August 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2021
- Hail, June 12, 2021
- Dense Fog, April 25, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2021
- Strong Wind, April 10, 2021
- Flood, April 1, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, January 25, 2021
- Strong Wind, November 15, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2020
- Tornado, October 23, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 12, 2020
- Dense Fog, September 12, 2020
- Dense Fog, August 22, 2020
- Heat, August 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, July 2, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 25, 2020
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2020
- Flood, April 1, 2020
- Flood, March 20, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 12, 2020
- Tornado, March 2, 2020
- Flood, February 10, 2020
- Flood, February 4, 2020
- Flood, January 12, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Strong Wind, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2019
- Heat, July 10, 2019
- Flood, July 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2019
- Tornado, June 23, 2019
- Flood, June 22, 2019
- Tornado, June 21, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2019
- Strong Wind, April 11, 2019
- Dense Fog, April 9, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2019
- Tornado, March 14, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 9, 2019
- Flood, March 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 23, 2019
- Flood, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2019
- Flood, February 9, 2019
- Tornado, February 6, 2019
- Flood, February 1, 2019
- Flood, January 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2019
- Flood, January 1, 2019
- Tornado, December 31, 2018
- Dense Fog, November 30, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 14, 2018
- Flood, November 1, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 27, 2018
- Heat, July 20, 2018
- Flood, July 15, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 29, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Heat, June 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2018
- Hail, May 6, 2018
- Flood, April 23, 2018
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 7, 2018
- Flood, April 1, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2018
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Flood, March 1, 2018
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in McCracken CountyEvery warning in McCracken 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.