Storm History: Owen County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Owen 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
- 330
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $5.4 million
- Episodes
- 258
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 | 81 | 0 | 2 | $285,000 |
| Flash Flood | 76 | 3 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Hail | 48 | 0 | 0 | $146,000 |
| Winter Storm | 37 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Flood | 29 | 1 | 0 | $28,000 |
| Tornado | 19 | 0 | 3 | $439,000 |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $465,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Hail, November 9, 2000
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2021
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 1996
- Flash Flood, August 27, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2019
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 24, 1995
- Hail, June 5, 1977
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Flood, May 5, 2003
- Flood, November 10, 2002
- Hail, April 20, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 20, 1998
- Hail, June 8, 1995
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Hail, April 23, 1988
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 15, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024
- Flood, May 15, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 10, 2024
- Hail, December 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- High Wind, March 3, 2023
- High Wind, February 9, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Flood, August 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2022
- Flood, May 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2022
- Flood, February 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2021
- Flood, March 4, 2021
- Flood, February 28, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2019
- Hail, March 14, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Flood, September 24, 2018
- Flood, September 9, 2018
- Flood, July 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Flood, May 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2018
- Hail, May 19, 2017
- Hail, April 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Hail, June 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2015
- Hail, June 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Flood, April 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 16, 2014
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2014
- Flash Flood, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2013
- Hail, April 16, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2011
- Hail, July 12, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2011
- Tornado, April 23, 2011
- Flood, April 12, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Hail, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Hail, March 12, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2010
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, August 29, 2008
- Hail, July 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2008
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 7, 2007
- Hail, July 17, 2007
- Hail, April 11, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Strong Wind, November 28, 2005
- Hail, November 6, 2005
- Flood, August 19, 2005
- Flood, May 19, 2005
- Flood, March 28, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Flood, November 11, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Flood, May 25, 2004
- Hail, May 17, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2003
- Flood, July 10, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Flood, May 5, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Flood, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2002
- Lightning, April 17, 2002
- Flood, March 20, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Hail, February 20, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2002
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
- Hail, April 10, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- High Wind, December 11, 2000
- Hail, November 9, 2000
- Hail, August 17, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2000
- Hail, July 10, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2000
- Hail, April 20, 2000
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, February 13, 2000
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2000
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Hail, June 9, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 20, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 14, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998
- Hail, May 23, 1998
- Winter Storm, February 3, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Ice Storm, January 24, 1997
- Hail, August 27, 1996
- Flash Flood, August 27, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 1996
- Hail, July 2, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 1996
- Winter Storm, March 19, 1996
- Ice Storm, March 7, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Hail, June 8, 1995
- Hail, May 24, 1995
- Hail, April 8, 1995
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 1992
- Hail, March 6, 1992
- Hail, July 2, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 1990
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 1989
- Hail, April 23, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1977
- Hail, June 5, 1977
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Owen CountyEvery warning in Owen 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.