Storm History: Nicholas County, Kentucky

Events

185

Deaths

2

Injuries

8

Damage

$4.3 million

Episodes

150

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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• Flash Flood, July 29, 20211 death · $2.0 million · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20231 death · 51 kt wind · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, July 29, 20211 death · $2.0 million · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 1998$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 1997$450,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 20081 injured · $300,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008$250,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2001$75,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 1995$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 1996$30,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 19864 injured · $25,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 10, 2002$20,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2006$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2011$20,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2018$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 18, 2012$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 14, 2000$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 1994$500 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 10, 2011$20,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 20032.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2001$75,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20042 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 28, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20071.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20131 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 5, 20081 injured · $300,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Nicholas County, with its track

• Tornado, June 21, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 23, 20251 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 28, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 202372 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20231 death · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202369 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 9, 202362 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 20213 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20211 death · $2.0 million · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Flood, July 20, 202080 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202067 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 202053 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 201956 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 20182 events here
• Flood, July 30, 201858 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2018EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2018$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 22, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 31, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20163 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20162 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flood, December 24, 20151 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2015EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, February 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20141 event here
• Tornado, December 21, 2013EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 20131 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 201265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 18, 2012$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 201252 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2011$20,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 3, 20111 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 22, 20111 event here
• Flood, April 12, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20111 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20101 event here
• High Wind, November 16, 201053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20081 event here
• Hail, July 20, 200865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 200850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 28, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, February 21, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20081 event here
• Flood, February 6, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 20081 injured · $300,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008$250,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20071.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 200760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 200760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 20071 event here
• Flood, September 23, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2006$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 22, 20041 event here
• Flood, September 18, 20041 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20042 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 6, 20041 event here
• Flood, May 5, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 20032.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 25, 20031 event here
• Flood, February 16, 20031 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 20031 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 2002$20,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 20, 20021 event here
• Flood, March 19, 20021 event here
• Hail, July 8, 200180 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2001$75,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 2000F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2000100 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 2000$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 2000F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 18, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, February 18, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 1998$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 12, 19981 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 19981 event here
• Flood, January 7, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, March 1, 1997$450,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 4, 19971 event here
• Flood, May 29, 19961 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 19961 event here
• Flood, May 15, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 6, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 1996$30,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 199650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 24, 19961 event here
• Flood, January 19, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 19961 event here
• Hail, June 10, 19951 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 1995$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 1994$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 19921 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 19901 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 19902 injured · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 198856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 1987F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 19871 injured · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 19871 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 19864 injured · $25,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 198552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1974F5 · 2 events here

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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.