Storm History: Pulaski County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pulaski 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
- 900
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 72
- Damage
- $18 million
- Episodes
- 536
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 | 238 | 0 | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Hail | 193 | 0 | 0 | $7.2 million |
| Tornado | 149 | 7 | 59 | $7.9 million |
| Flash Flood | 139 | 0 | 4 | $561,000 |
| Flood | 47 | 2 | 3 | $133,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 42 | 1 | 0 | $9,000 |
| Winter Storm | 22 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 |
| Ice Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $57,000 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 2 | $30,000 |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 2 | $50,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 1999
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Tornado, June 26, 1994
- Hail, July 20, 1994
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Tornado, July 4, 2001
- Tornado, May 27, 2004
- Tornado, April 19, 1963
- Tornado, April 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2010
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Flood, June 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2010
- Tornado, March 24, 2013
- Hail, July 22, 2008
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Hail, September 24, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Hail, July 4, 2001
- Flood, June 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2012
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Hail, July 1, 2009
- Hail, May 2, 2002
- Hail, May 2, 2002
- Hail, August 14, 1992
- Hail, May 23, 1962
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, April 27, 1971
- Tornado, June 9, 1961
- Tornado, May 9, 1988
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, May 22, 1957
- Tornado, April 25, 1965
- Tornado, May 30, 1967
- Tornado, May 18, 1981
- Tornado, May 31, 1982
- Tornado, May 6, 1984
- Tornado, April 9, 1991
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, April 11, 2008
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Debris Flow, June 17, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Hail, May 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Hail, September 24, 2024
- Hail, August 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Flood, June 11, 2023
- Tornado, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2022
- Hail, July 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2022
- Hail, May 18, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 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
- Flood, December 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2021
- Flood, July 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2021
- Hail, April 8, 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
- Hail, January 25, 2021
- Strong Wind, November 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2020
- High Wind, January 11, 2020
- Flood, December 16, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2019
- Hail, June 16, 2019
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2019
- Flood, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2018
- Hail, May 10, 2018
- Hail, March 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 2018
- Flood, February 10, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Flood, July 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 1, 2017
- Hail, March 27, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Hail, February 24, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2016
- Flood, July 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Tornado, July 4, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2016
- Flood, May 11, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 25, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2015
- Tornado, July 14, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2015
- Tornado, July 1, 2015
- Hail, June 26, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2015
- Strong Wind, April 20, 2015
- Flood, April 14, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2014
- Tornado, October 7, 2014
- Hail, October 6, 2014
- Tornado, July 27, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2014
- Flood, April 30, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2013
- Hail, July 13, 2013
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Tornado, March 24, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2012
- Strong Wind, January 1, 2012
- Flood, November 28, 2011
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2011
- Flood, June 19, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Heavy Rain, May 3, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Tornado, February 28, 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
- 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
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2010
- Heat, August 11, 2010
- Heat, August 10, 2010
- Heat, August 9, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2010
- Heat, July 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2010
- Hail, May 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2010
- Tornado, May 2, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2010
- Hail, April 24, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 18, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2010
- Strong Wind, April 3, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Flood, December 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2009
- Tornado, October 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2009
- Hail, July 25, 2009
- Hail, July 1, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2009
- Hail, May 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2008
- Hail, July 22, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Hail, April 28, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2008
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pulaski CountyEvery warning in Pulaski 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.