Storm History: Pendleton County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pendleton 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
- 315
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 358
- Damage
- $76 million
- Episodes
- 248
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 | 64 | 0 | 0 | $233,000 |
| Flash Flood | 64 | 0 | 0 | $11 million |
| Tornado | 38 | 4 | 357 | $28 million |
| Flood | 38 | 7 | 0 | $35 million |
| Winter Storm | 35 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Hail | 31 | 0 | 1 | $110,000 |
| High Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $465,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Tornado, April 23, 1968
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Tornado, July 19, 1956
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2000
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Flash Flood, December 16, 2000
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, May 8, 1996
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- Hail, November 9, 2000
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2019
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2009
- Flood, May 5, 2003
- Hail, July 14, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2000
- Hail, March 23, 1995
- Hail, June 7, 1990
- Hail, June 9, 1982
- Flood, June 14, 2005
- Hail, March 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2018
- Hail, April 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Hail, October 26, 2010
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2026
- Flood, April 27, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 15, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2025
- Flood, April 7, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2023
- High Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2022
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- Flood, February 17, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021
- Tornado, June 18, 2021
- Flood, April 28, 2021
- Flood, February 28, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2020
- Tornado, April 8, 2020
- High Wind, December 30, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2019
- Hail, March 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Flood, September 9, 2018
- Flood, September 8, 2018
- Flood, July 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2017
- Hail, April 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Flood, April 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 22, 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
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2014
- Flash Flood, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Heavy Rain, November 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2012
- Hail, July 27, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2012
- Hail, July 8, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Flood, January 27, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2012
- Flood, December 5, 2011
- Hail, November 14, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Flood, May 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Hail, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flood, September 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2009
- Hail, April 13, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- Hail, February 11, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2008
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Hail, June 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2008
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Flood, March 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 7, 2007
- Hail, April 11, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2005
- Flood, June 14, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Flood, October 18, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2003
- Flood, July 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Flood, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flood, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2002
- Flood, March 20, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2001
- Flash Flood, December 16, 2000
- 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 14, 2000
- Hail, July 10, 2000
- Hail, May 16, 2000
- Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 11, 1998
- Winter Storm, February 3, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 19, 1997
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Ice Storm, January 24, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 1996
- High Wind, October 29, 1996
- Hail, June 6, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 15, 1996
- Tornado, May 8, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 4, 1996
- Hail, May 4, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
- Winter Storm, March 19, 1996
- Ice Storm, March 7, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 1996
- Flood, January 23, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Hail, June 10, 1995
- Hail, March 23, 1995
- Hail, July 25, 1994
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 1990
- Tornado, June 22, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 1990
- Hail, June 7, 1990
- Tornado, June 6, 1990
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, June 3, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 1988
- Tornado, April 28, 1983
- Hail, June 9, 1982
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 1982
- Tornado, June 22, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 1970
- Tornado, April 23, 1968
- Tornado, February 10, 1959
- Tornado, July 19, 1956
More
Tornadoes in Pendleton CountyEvery warning in Pendleton 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.