Storm History: Morgan County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Morgan 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
- 543
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 83
- Damage
- $81 million
- Episodes
- 352
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 | 118 | 0 | 0 | $457,000 |
| Hail | 105 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Flash Flood | 84 | 0 | 0 | $960,000 |
| Tornado | 63 | 6 | 83 | $78 million |
| Heavy Snow | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 21 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Ice Storm | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 18 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Winter Weather | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $42,000 |
| Strong Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $9,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flood, June 1, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2020
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996
- Flash Flood, February 14, 2003
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2010
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2008
- Tornado, June 14, 2009
- Hail, June 10, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 2, 1997
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
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, June 21, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2016
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2019
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2014
- Hail, April 8, 2011
- Hail, June 24, 2007
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Hail, April 15, 1993
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Hail, May 20, 2025
- Hail, April 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2025
- Debris Flow, January 31, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Hail, August 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- High Wind, February 11, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Tornado, January 1, 2022
- Flood, December 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 10, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2020
- Hail, July 20, 2020
- Hail, July 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2020
- Flood, July 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flood, February 10, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2020
- High Wind, January 11, 2020
- Strong Wind, November 27, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2019
- Hail, June 5, 2019
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2018
- Hail, July 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2017
- Hail, May 11, 2017
- Hail, April 5, 2017
- Hail, March 26, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Hail, February 25, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 8, 2016
- Tornado, July 4, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 3, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Tornado, July 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2015
- Hail, June 29, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2015
- Flood, April 14, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2015
- High Wind, November 24, 2014
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Hail, October 6, 2014
- Tornado, July 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2014
- Flood, April 3, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 2, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2013
- Hail, June 16, 2013
- Tornado, June 9, 2013
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2012
- Strong Wind, January 1, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2011
- Hail, June 23, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Hail, April 8, 2011
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2010
- 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
- Frost/Freeze, October 23, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, October 22, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2010
- Heat, August 11, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2010
- Heat, August 10, 2010
- Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2010
- Tornado, May 2, 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
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Flood, December 9, 2009
- Tornado, October 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Tornado, June 14, 2009
- Hail, May 28, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Flood, January 28, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2008
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 4, 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
- Strong Wind, December 23, 2007
- Strong Wind, December 16, 2007
- Hail, November 5, 2007
- Hail, July 26, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2007
- Hail, June 24, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Hail, May 2, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Tornado, April 3, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Flood, April 30, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2005
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Debris Flow, September 8, 2004
- Flood, September 8, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2004
- Hail, June 2, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Morgan CountyEvery warning in Morgan 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.