Storm History: Pike County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pike 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
- 990
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $26 million
- Episodes
- 531
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 | 201 | 6 | 2 | $12 million |
| Hail | 194 | 0 | 1 | $656,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 190 | 1 | 1 | $611,000 |
| Tornado | 127 | 0 | 2 | $3.7 million |
| Heavy Snow | 98 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Flood | 46 | 1 | 0 | $9.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 39 | 0 | 0 | $108,000 |
| Winter Weather | 32 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ice Storm | 16 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Strong Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $41,000 |
| Debris Flow | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Drought | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2001
- Flood, May 2, 2002
- Flood, February 16, 2003
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 5, 1996
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2000
- Tornado, January 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2007
- Flood, February 10, 2020
- Hail, August 4, 1997
- Flood, April 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 18, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2025
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 5, 1977
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, April 18, 1969
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Hail, May 5, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2016
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2016
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2003
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2025
- Hail, May 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Hail, April 30, 2025
- Hail, April 14, 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 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Flood, April 11, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2023
- Tornado, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Hail, July 20, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Hail, March 23, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Tornado, January 1, 2022
- Flood, December 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2021
- Flood, June 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Flood, August 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Flood, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, March 12, 2020
- Flood, February 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- High Wind, January 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2019
- Strong Wind, November 27, 2019
- Strong Wind, October 31, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Flood, August 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2019
- Hail, June 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2019
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2019
- Debris Flow, December 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2018
- Hail, July 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2018
- Flood, May 21, 2018
- Hail, May 5, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2018
- Flood, February 10, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Hail, May 31, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2017
- Hail, May 11, 2017
- Hail, April 29, 2017
- Hail, March 27, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 8, 2016
- Wildfire, November 3, 2016
- Flood, August 6, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2016
- Tornado, July 4, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 3, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2015
- Tornado, July 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2015
- Hail, June 26, 2015
- Hail, June 25, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 3, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2014
- High Wind, November 24, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 1, 2014
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2014
- Flood, April 3, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2013
- Flood, December 5, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2013
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 2012
- Heavy Snow, October 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2012
- Strong Wind, January 1, 2012
- Flood, December 7, 2011
- Flood, September 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Hail, April 8, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2011
- High Wind, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 31, 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
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, November 29, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2010
- Heat, August 10, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Heavy Rain, June 11, 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
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Flood, December 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2009
- Strong Wind, December 2, 2009
- Tornado, October 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2009
- Hail, July 25, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2009
- Hail, May 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pike CountyEvery warning in Pike 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.