Storm History: Powell County, Kentucky

Events

543

Deaths

3

Injuries

25

Damage

$17 million

Episodes

344

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.

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• Flash Flood, April 3, 20151 death · 1 injured · $4,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Wildfire, November 16, 20161 death · 20 injured · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, June 16, 19971 injured · $5.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004$4.0 million · F1 · 6 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2004$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2003$1.7 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 1997$1.3 million · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 1997$500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 19821 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 1997$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2019$150,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$100,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2019$80,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2025$80,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 4, 2008$55,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2011$55,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2009$53,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 1997$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2010$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2008$36,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• High Wind, September 27, 2024$33,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 2020$28,000 · 2 events here

• Hail, March 22, 20112.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20082.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, February 18, 20092 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 13, 19552 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2017$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20111.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 2007$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 2024$14,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here

• Tornado, May 16, 2025$4,000 · EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 30, 1978$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 19821 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 1990$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2008$1,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010EF2 · 13 events here
• Tornado, February 29, 2012$4,000 · EF2 · 4 events here

Every tornado in Powell County, with its track

• Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026$2,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 2025$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025$4,000 · EF4 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2025$80,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2025$3,000 · 83 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, January 31, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 2025$8,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 2024$33,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 2024$14,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024$8,000 · 58 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2024$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2024$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$4,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 25, 2023$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 20231 injured · $2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 16, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 2023$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022$13,000 · 63 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2022$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 30, 2022$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 2022$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Tornado, January 1, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 11, 2021$13,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2021$15,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, July 1, 202150 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021$250 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 202150 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 27, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20214 events here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20212 events here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20213 events here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 2020$28,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 202051 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020$100 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2020$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2020$200 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, December 16, 2019$11,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2019$80,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2019$150,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 20194 events here
• Flood, January 19, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2018$500 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2018$7,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 201857 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 201753 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2017$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 5, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, February 28, 2017$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 24, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Wildfire, November 16, 20161 death · 20 injured · 1 event here
• Drought, November 8, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2016$60 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 25, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 201555 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 2015$2,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2015$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 14, 2015$9,000 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 20151 death · 1 injured · $4,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 2015$5,000 · 6 events here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Hail, October 6, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 1, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 2014$2,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 27, 2014EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 30, 20142 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 20141 injured · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 201460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2013$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2013$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 2013$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2013$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2013$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 20122 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 201278 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$100,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20121 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20123 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 29, 2012$4,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 2012$6,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20123 events here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2011$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20113 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011$3,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20111.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, March 22, 20112.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2011$55,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20115 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 20, 20102 events here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20103 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20103 events here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20101 event here
• Dense Fog, November 15, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 23, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 22, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010$7,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 11, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 10, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2010$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2010$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2010$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20101 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010EF2 · 13 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 19, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 18, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20102 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20104 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20103 events here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20104 events here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20102 events here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 5, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2009$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2009$53,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009EF0 · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, April 7, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 2009$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20092 events here
• Hail, February 18, 20092 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$1,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20094 events here
• Flood, January 28, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, January 27, 20094 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20092 events here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20083 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 29, 20081 event here
• High Wind, September 14, 2008$26,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2008$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2008$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2008$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20082.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008$11,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20081 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2008$1,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 4, 2008$55,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2008$36,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008$3,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 8, 2008$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2007$2,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 24, 2007$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20071 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 2007$7,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20071 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 200655 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2006$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 24, 20061 event here
• Flood, January 23, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, January 23, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 30, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 200556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 17, 20041 event here
• Flood, September 17, 20041 event here
• Flood, September 17, 20041 event here
• Flood, September 8, 20042 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here

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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.