Storm History: Oldham County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Oldham 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
- 383
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $6.5 million
- Episodes
- 251
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 99 | 0 | 2 | $401,000 |
| Tornado | 88 | 0 | 5 | $3.9 million |
| Hail | 84 | 0 | 1 | $78,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 53 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Flood | 15 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 1 | $25,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- Tornado, June 24, 1995
- Tornado, September 22, 1980
- Tornado, April 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 22, 1998
- Tornado, April 12, 2019
- Tornado, May 31, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2013
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Tornado, June 26, 2018
- Tornado, June 22, 1974
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Flood, April 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2017
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Tornado, July 20, 2018
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 29, 1982
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2025
- Hail, May 15, 2009
- Hail, January 2, 2006
- Hail, November 6, 2005
- Hail, July 6, 2004
- Hail, May 14, 1986
- Hail, September 23, 2024
- Hail, March 14, 2019
- Flood, April 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2016
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, May 27, 2004
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, July 26, 1984
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Tornado, April 9, 1991
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, May 31, 1998
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Tornado, June 18, 2026
- Hail, May 16, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, October 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2025
- Tornado, May 2, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Hail, March 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2025
- Tornado, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Hail, September 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2024
- Tornado, July 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Flood, July 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2023
- Tornado, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, May 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Hail, March 1, 2023
- High Wind, February 27, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019
- Hail, May 16, 2019
- Hail, April 23, 2019
- Tornado, April 12, 2019
- Hail, March 14, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Tornado, July 20, 2018
- Tornado, June 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
- Flood, February 22, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2017
- Tornado, April 28, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2016
- Hail, May 1, 2016
- Flood, April 26, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2015
- Hail, June 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2014
- Flood, August 20, 2014
- Hail, May 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2012
- Hail, July 27, 2012
- Hail, July 19, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2012
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2011
- Tornado, April 23, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2009
- Hail, May 15, 2009
- Hail, April 13, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Ice Storm, February 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2008
- Tornado, January 29, 2008
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Hail, April 11, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Hail, March 14, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006
- Hail, January 2, 2006
- Hail, November 6, 2005
- Hail, August 28, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2005
- Flood, January 7, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2004
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Hail, July 6, 2004
- Hail, July 5, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 27, 2004
- Hail, May 17, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2003
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, December 19, 2002
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, October 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2002
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Hail, February 20, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2002
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Hail, July 8, 2001
- Tornado, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2000
- Tornado, April 20, 2000
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 1999
- Flash Flood, April 28, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 7, 1999
- Flood, July 20, 1998
- Hail, June 29, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 22, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 21, 1998
- Hail, June 14, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998
- Tornado, May 31, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 8, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 18, 1997
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 1996
- Flash Flood, July 7, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 11, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 8, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996
- Flood, January 22, 1996
- High Wind, January 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 1996
- Hail, July 4, 1995
- Tornado, June 24, 1995
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Hail, July 25, 1994
- Hail, May 14, 1994
- Hail, July 30, 1992
- Tornado, June 18, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1991
- Tornado, April 9, 1991
- Hail, September 7, 1990
- Tornado, June 6, 1990
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Hail, April 23, 1988
- Hail, July 6, 1987
- Hail, July 5, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 1986
- Hail, May 14, 1986
- Hail, May 13, 1986
- Hail, May 7, 1986
- Tornado, March 10, 1986
- Hail, August 30, 1985
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 1985
- Tornado, July 26, 1984
- Hail, August 27, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1982
- Hail, May 29, 1982
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1981
- Tornado, September 22, 1980
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 1980
- Tornado, July 2, 1980
- Hail, August 6, 1979
- Hail, July 13, 1977
- Hail, May 22, 1975
- Tornado, June 22, 1974
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1971
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 1970
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 1970
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 1970
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Oldham CountyEvery warning in Oldham 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.