Storm History: Owsley County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Owsley 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
- 328
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $3.2 million
- Episodes
- 256
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 | 71 | 0 | 0 | $177,000 |
| Hail | 54 | 0 | 0 | $32,000 |
| Flash Flood | 49 | 0 | 0 | $471,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 43 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Flood | 20 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 19 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Tornado | 18 | 0 | 0 | $255,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Winter Weather | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $66,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, February 16, 2003
- Tornado, October 1, 1977
- Flash Flood, May 28, 1996
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Flood, May 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, April 18, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 16, 1998
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996
- Flood, March 3, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2006
- High Wind, January 8, 2008
- Hail, July 1, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2006
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, September 24, 2024
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Hail, June 5, 1985
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2012
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Hail, July 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2021
- Hail, March 27, 2017
- Hail, May 2, 2002
- Hail, August 19, 1991
- Hail, May 8, 2003
- Hail, June 25, 2023
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Hail, May 20, 2025
- Hail, May 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Hail, September 24, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2022
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Tornado, January 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flood, February 10, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 24, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Hail, March 27, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Hail, February 25, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Tornado, July 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2015
- Hail, June 25, 2015
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2014
- Tornado, July 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 2013
- Flood, December 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2012
- Hail, March 28, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2010
- Strong Wind, November 16, 2010
- Dense Fog, November 15, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, October 30, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, October 23, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, October 22, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2010
- Heat, August 11, 2010
- Heat, August 10, 2010
- Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 18, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2010
- Strong Wind, April 3, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Flood, December 9, 2009
- Tornado, October 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2009
- Hail, July 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2009
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2008
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2008
- Ice Storm, March 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- High Wind, January 8, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2006
- Hail, June 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2006
- Hail, June 11, 2006
- Hail, May 31, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2005
- Flood, April 30, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Flood, December 1, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 4, 2004
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Flood, June 1, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flood, May 27, 2004
- Flood, February 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flood, January 3, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 2003
- Debris Flow, September 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2003
- Hail, July 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2003
- Hail, May 15, 2003
- Hail, May 8, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2003
- Hail, May 8, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2003
- Flood, April 9, 2003
- Hail, February 22, 2003
- Flood, February 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2003
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Flood, May 2, 2002
- Hail, May 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2002
- Flood, March 18, 2002
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2002
- High Wind, December 14, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2001
- Hail, May 19, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2000
- Hail, August 17, 2000
- Hail, August 17, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2000
- Hail, July 11, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2000
- Flood, June 27, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2000
- High Wind, January 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 1999
- Hail, April 8, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 18, 1999
- Flood, January 9, 1999
- Winter Storm, December 23, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 1998
- Flash Flood, April 18, 1998
- Flood, April 17, 1998
- Flash Flood, April 16, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 1998
- Flood, March 3, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 28, 1996
- Hail, May 24, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996
- Hail, April 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow, March 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 1995
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Hail, July 21, 1992
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Owsley CountyEvery warning in Owsley 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.