Storm History: Perry County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Perry 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
- 592
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $3.6 million
- Episodes
- 378
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 | 124 | 7 | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 115 | 0 | 1 | $306,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 86 | 0 | 0 | $9,000 |
| Hail | 69 | 0 | 0 | $41,000 |
| Tornado | 55 | 0 | 0 | $325,000 |
| Flood | 38 | 0 | 0 | $949,000 |
| Winter Storm | 27 | 0 | 0 | $53,000 |
| Winter Weather | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 15 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $17,000 |
| Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, February 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2001
- Flash Flood, April 18, 1998
- Flood, March 3, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 28, 1996
- Flood, April 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 16, 1998
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2010
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Tornado, April 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2007
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Hail, July 30, 1999
- Hail, June 5, 1985
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Hail, June 3, 1998
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 11, 2026
- Hail, May 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2023
- Tornado, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flood, August 29, 2022
- Flood, August 7, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Tornado, January 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2021
- Flood, June 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 10, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Flood, April 12, 2020
- Funnel Cloud, March 20, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- Flood, December 29, 2019
- Flood, December 16, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 24, 2019
- Wildfire, September 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Hail, June 28, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2019
- Flood, February 17, 2019
- Flood, February 10, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Flood, February 10, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Flood, July 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 8, 2016
- Wildfire, November 3, 2016
- Tornado, July 4, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 25, 2015
- Tornado, July 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2015
- Hail, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 21, 2015
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 1, 2014
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Flood, September 8, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2014
- Tornado, July 27, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2014
- Flood, December 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2013
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2013
- Heavy Snow, October 28, 2012
- Flood, August 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2012
- Flood, September 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2011
- Flood, February 24, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2010
- Dense Fog, November 15, 2010
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, October 30, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2010
- Heat, August 11, 2010
- Heat, August 10, 2010
- Heat, August 9, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2010
- Heat, July 24, 2010
- Heat, July 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2010
- Tornado, May 2, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 18, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Flood, December 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2009
- Heavy Rain, September 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2009
- Hail, July 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2009
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- Strong Wind, December 24, 2008
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2008
- Hail, July 22, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2008
- Tornado, April 11, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2008
- Ice Storm, March 7, 2008
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2008
- Tornado, February 6, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- High Wind, January 8, 2008
- Hail, July 24, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Tornado, April 3, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006
- Hail, June 20, 2006
- Hail, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006
- High Wind, January 17, 2006
- High Wind, January 17, 2006
- Hail, August 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2005
- Hail, March 23, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Perry CountyEvery warning in Perry 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.