Storm History: Ohio County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Ohio 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
- 402
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $10 million
- Episodes
- 284
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 | 98 | 1 | 2 | $9.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 95 | 0 | 0 | $280,000 |
| Hail | 67 | 0 | 0 | $34,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 54 | 0 | 0 | $136,000 |
| Flood | 51 | 0 | 0 | $355,000 |
| Winter Storm | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
- Tornado, April 27, 1971
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Tornado, June 24, 2018
- Tornado, November 18, 2017
- Tornado, May 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2020
- Tornado, May 11, 2003
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, October 31, 2018
- Tornado, February 15, 2025
- Tornado, August 13, 1966
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2004
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 27, 1985
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, March 31, 1993
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Hail, February 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2024
- Hail, May 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2019
- Flood, April 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2015
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2014
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 27, 1971
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
- Tornado, May 23, 2000
- Tornado, May 27, 2004
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, August 13, 1966
- Tornado, November 19, 1970
- Tornado, May 10, 1973
- Tornado, May 19, 1989
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2026
- Hail, May 19, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, October 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Tornado, February 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2024
- Hail, February 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, April 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, March 25, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019
- Tornado, June 21, 2019
- Hail, May 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Tornado, October 31, 2018
- Tornado, June 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2018
- Flood, February 22, 2018
- Flood, February 11, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Tornado, November 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Tornado, March 27, 2017
- Flood, December 27, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2016
- Hail, July 3, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2016
- Tornado, May 10, 2016
- Flood, April 26, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2016
- Flood, March 11, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Flood, February 3, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2016
- Flood, December 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2015
- Flood, March 14, 2015
- Flood, March 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- Tornado, October 6, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 20, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Tornado, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2013
- Flood, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Flood, January 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2012
- Hail, July 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2012
- Hail, May 31, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 23, 2012
- Flood, December 5, 2011
- Flood, November 28, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2011
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 23, 2011
- Flood, April 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Flood, April 12, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Flood, March 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2011
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2010
- Hail, May 15, 2010
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Flood, September 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2009
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Hail, March 28, 2009
- Hail, March 8, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2008
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 4, 2008
- Flood, February 22, 2008
- Ice Storm, February 21, 2008
- Flood, February 12, 2008
- Flood, February 6, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Flood, December 15, 2007
- Flood, December 10, 2007
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2006
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2006
- Hail, June 11, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006
- Flood, January 23, 2006
- Flood, September 1, 2005
- Flood, August 31, 2005
- Hail, August 14, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flood, March 28, 2005
- Flood, January 8, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2004
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Hail, July 5, 2004
- Flood, June 2, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Flood, May 27, 2004
- Tornado, May 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2004
- Flood, January 2, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2003
- Hail, August 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2003
- Tornado, May 11, 2003
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Flood, February 22, 2003
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2003
- Flood, February 15, 2003
- Flood, December 20, 2002
- Flash Flood, December 19, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2002
- Hail, May 25, 2002
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Flood, March 26, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 26, 2002
- Flood, March 20, 2002
- Flood, January 24, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 2002
- Flood, December 17, 2001
- Flash Flood, December 17, 2001
- Flood, November 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, November 29, 2001
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Hail, September 23, 2001
- Hail, September 8, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2001
- Hail, June 4, 2001
- Flood, February 16, 2001
- Flood, December 17, 2000
- Tornado, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2000
- Tornado, May 23, 2000
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 1999
- Flash Flood, January 22, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 1999
- Hail, June 29, 1998
- Hail, June 14, 1998
- Flood, April 17, 1998
- Hail, April 8, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 1997
- Hail, March 28, 1997
- Flood, March 19, 1997
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 1996
- Hail, June 14, 1996
- Hail, May 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 1996
- Hail, July 4, 1995
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Hail, March 31, 1993
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Ohio CountyEvery warning in Ohio 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.