Storm History: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Muhlenberg 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
- 845
- Deaths
- 15
- Injuries
- 78
- Damage
- $78 million
- Episodes
- 758
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 123 | 0 | 0 | $680,000 |
| Tornado | 117 | 14 | 61 | $32 million |
| Hail | 76 | 0 | 0 | $469,000 |
| Dense Fog | 75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 54 | 0 | 2 | $706,000 |
| Flash Flood | 53 | 1 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| Winter Weather | 53 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 50 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Strong Wind | 47 | 0 | 0 | $73,000 |
| Heat | 41 | 0 | 14 | |
| Drought | 34 | 0 | 0 | $9.2 million |
| Winter Storm | 30 | 0 | 0 | $518,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 28 | 0 | 1 | |
| Heavy Snow | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $52,000 |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $19 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | $12 million |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2009
- Wildfire, September 14, 2008
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
- Tornado, April 3, 1989
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2008
- Flood, February 9, 2025
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Tornado, November 20, 1950
- Tornado, March 15, 1955
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2019
- Tornado, May 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2013
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, March 12, 2020
- Hail, October 6, 2014
- Hail, June 7, 2006
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2007
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, June 2, 1998
- Hail, May 28, 1996
- Hail, March 20, 1995
- Hail, July 4, 1995
- Hail, April 15, 1992
- Hail, June 24, 1992
- Hail, September 7, 1990
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, April 27, 1971
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, May 10, 2016
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, November 20, 1950
- Tornado, March 15, 1955
- Tornado, November 19, 1970
- Tornado, March 20, 1982
Every episode, newest first
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2026
- Drought, April 9, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 27, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 15, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2026
- Dense Fog, November 23, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 7, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 3, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, October 24, 2025
- Dense Fog, September 23, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2025
- Flood, May 17, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 6, 2025
- Hail, March 19, 2025
- Flood, March 16, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 5, 2025
- Flood, March 1, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Flood, February 9, 2025
- Flood, February 7, 2025
- Flood, February 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, January 30, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2025
- Flood, December 18, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- Dense Fog, November 19, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2024
- Drought, September 10, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Dense Fog, June 6, 2024
- Flood, June 1, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Flood, May 25, 2024
- Dense Fog, May 18, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Dense Fog, May 4, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 22, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 8, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2024
- Strong Wind, April 3, 2024
- Dense Fog, March 16, 2024
- Strong Wind, February 27, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Freezing Fog, December 4, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, October 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Tornado, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2023
- Heat, June 25, 2023
- Flood, May 8, 2023
- Tornado, April 5, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- High Wind, February 27, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 22, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Strong Wind, January 19, 2023
- Tornado, January 2, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 27, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 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
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2022
- Heat, August 3, 2022
- Heat, July 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Heat, June 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Flood, March 6, 2022
- Flood, March 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2022
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2022
- Flood, February 4, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Flood, January 2, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2021
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, November 4, 2021
- Flood, September 15, 2021
- Heat, August 24, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, July 29, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2021
- Funnel Cloud, June 8, 2021
- Dense Fog, May 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2021
- Tornado, May 4, 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
- Dense Fog, March 16, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Flood, February 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, January 25, 2021
- Strong Wind, November 15, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 12, 2020
- Heat, August 10, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, July 2, 2020
- Flood, July 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Hail, April 25, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2020
- Flood, April 1, 2020
- Flood, March 15, 2020
- Hail, March 12, 2020
- Flood, March 3, 2020
- Flood, February 4, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Flood, January 1, 2020
- Flood, December 30, 2019
- Flood, December 17, 2019
- Flood, December 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 6, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2019
- Dense Fog, August 5, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2019
- Tornado, June 23, 2019
- Flood, June 22, 2019
- Flood, June 6, 2019
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Flood, April 20, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2019
- Dense Fog, April 9, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 9, 2019
- Flood, March 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2019
- Flood, February 11, 2019
- Flood, February 9, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Flood, January 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2019
- Strong Wind, January 8, 2019
- Flood, January 1, 2019
- Tornado, December 31, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2018
- Flood, December 3, 2018
- Dense Fog, November 30, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 14, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 29, 2018
- Flood, June 26, 2018
- Heat, June 16, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 7, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Flood, April 1, 2018
- Flood, March 29, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2018
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Dense Fog, February 17, 2018
- Strong Wind, February 15, 2018
- Flood, February 11, 2018
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Dense Fog, December 19, 2017
- Tornado, November 18, 2017
- Strong Wind, November 18, 2017
- Dense Fog, November 4, 2017
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, May 20, 2017
- Hail, April 5, 2017
- Dense Fog, March 17, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 15, 2017
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Muhlenberg CountyEvery warning in Muhlenberg 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.