Storm History: Meade County, Kentucky

Events

330

Deaths

33

Injuries

298

Damage

$7.3 million

Episodes

222

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, April 3, 197431 deaths · 257 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 10, 19981 death · 5 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20151 death · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 197431 deaths · 257 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$2.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 2, 1997$1.2 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 199610 injured · $500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008$275,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 18, 20171 injured · $220,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 29, 2002$110,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 7, 2015$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 14, 199518 injured · $50,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1998$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013$50,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 18, 20071 injured · $35,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, February 27, 19993 injured · $30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1987$25,000 · F1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 18, 1988$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2012$25,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2014$20,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 2018$15,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 5, 2018$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2015$13,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here

• Hail, May 1, 20024.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20074.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 20252 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2014$20,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, January 2, 20062 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 6, 20052 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 2002$110,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 27, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 2019$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 26, 2016$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 197431 deaths · 257 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 4, 1955F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 21, 1959F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 1969F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 1974F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2004F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$2.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$2,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 19, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1989F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1998F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2002F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Meade County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 25, 202653 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2026EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 30, 2025EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, March 19, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 20252 in hail · 7 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 202471 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 202452 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2024EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 27, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2023EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 25, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202369 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 27, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 3, 202351 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 30, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 2019$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 20191 event here
• Flood, December 31, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, November 14, 20181 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 2018$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2018$15,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 201860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 22, 20183 events here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Tornado, November 18, 20171 injured · $220,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2016EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 26, 2016$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20162 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20162 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 201660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2015$2,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2015$13,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 2015EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 7, 2015$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20151 death · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2014$20,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 20131 event here
• Flood, July 10, 201365 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013$50,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 201256 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 27, 2012$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2012$25,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 17, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 20121.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$2,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 29, 2012EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 201156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2011EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20111 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20101 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20091.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 13, 20091 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20091 event here
• High Wind, September 14, 200865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20080.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 200865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, February 21, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$2.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008$275,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, December 15, 20071 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 20071 injured · $35,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 200761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20074.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 200670 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, January 2, 20062 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, November 6, 20052 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2005$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 20051.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 22, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 200460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20041.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 5, 200469 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200455 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 200480 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2004F3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2004$7,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 200380 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2003F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 20, 20031.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, December 19, 20021 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 2002F0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 26, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 200260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20024.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2002F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 24, 200260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 2002$110,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, February 20, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 20021 event here
• Hail, October 24, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 2000F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2000100 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 200060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 3, 20001.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, February 27, 19993 injured · $30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 22, 19991 event here
• High Wind, November 10, 19981 death · 5 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 199852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1998$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1998F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 199760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 199760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 2, 1997$1.2 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 199650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 199650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 199610 injured · $500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 19, 19961 event here
• Flood, January 22, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 19961 event here
• Hail, July 23, 199552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 199518 injured · $50,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 14, 1993$5,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 19921.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 1991F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 199069 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 1990F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 199069 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 19901.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 19893 injured · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 1989F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1989F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 1988$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 19871 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 19871.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 1987$25,000 · F1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 198652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 19851 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 198555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 198552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 19841 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 1984F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 19831 event here
• Hail, June 8, 198278 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 19821.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 198162 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 19751 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 197431 deaths · 257 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 1, 1974F3 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 197359 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 1971F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 19, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 1970F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 1969F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 19680.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 196256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 21, 1959F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 4, 1955F3 · 2 events here

Tornadoes in Meade CountyEvery warning in Meade County since 1986Every county in Kentucky

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.