Storm History: Rockcastle County, Kentucky

Events

437

Deaths

1

Injuries

14

Damage

$10 million

Episodes

299

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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• Tornado, April 3, 19741 death · 10 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 1, 2002$5.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 19741 death · 10 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 1, 2022$500,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, April 8, 2020$260,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 18, 2011$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2019$125,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 11, 2023$74,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 5, 2009$55,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, November 17, 1993$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2025$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 2007$40,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2009$35,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 11, 2020$35,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 5, 1977$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 1996$20,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 1998$15,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2001$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 27, 2021$15,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 2025$13,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here

• Hail, September 24, 2024$2,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 8, 2025$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20152.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 1, 2002$5.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 11, 2023$74,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20092 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 19922 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 27, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2010$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 19871 injured · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 19741 death · 10 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1982F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010EF2 · 6 events here

Every tornado in Rockcastle County, with its track

• Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026$5,000 · 54 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Debris Flow, June 17, 2025$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2025$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 20, 2025$13,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF4 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2025$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2025$7,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 2024$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 24, 2024$2,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2024$2,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024$3,000 · 58 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024$200 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$8,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2023$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2023$5,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 11, 2023$74,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2023$12,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 16, 2023$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2022$4,000 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 30, 2022$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Tornado, January 1, 2022$500,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Flood, December 11, 2021$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021$7,000 · 60 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20211 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 27, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, February 27, 2021$15,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20212 events here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20213 events here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20213 events here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, January 25, 2021$10 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 202051 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020$400 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 8, 2020$260,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20201 event here
• High Wind, January 11, 2020$35,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, November 30, 2019$500 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2019$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2019$125,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 14, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 14, 2019$100 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 20193 events here
• Flood, February 17, 20191 event here
• Hail, January 4, 20190.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 27, 2018$250 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 6, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 201857 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 17, 2018$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 201851 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20181 event here
• Flood, December 23, 20171 event here
• Strong Wind, November 18, 2017$300 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 6, 201756 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 2017$100 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 8, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 2016EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2015$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2015$1,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 201555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 201561 kt wind · 8 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20152.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, April 14, 2015$3,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 2015$2,000 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, October 6, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20141 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2014EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2014$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 20141 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 201455 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flood, April 30, 20141 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 201460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20143 injured · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 201352 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, December 5, 2013$4,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 2013$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20131 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2013$10,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 201383 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013EF0 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 201278 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF3 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20121 event here
• Hail, October 18, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2011$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 18, 2011$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 2011$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 2011$6,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 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
• Flood, August 14, 2010$1,000 · 50 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 9, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 20101 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 11, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2010$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2010$1,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010EF2 · 6 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
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20103 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20106 events here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20092 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2009$35,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 3, 20091 event here
• Hail, April 5, 2009$55,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20093 events here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20092 events here
• Winter Weather, February 2, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, January 27, 20092 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20081 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 29, 20081 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2008$7,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 8, 2008$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 2007$40,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20071 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 2007$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20072 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2006$3,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 9, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006$8,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 23, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 200652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2005$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 29, 20051 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, September 17, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 200455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 20041 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 200355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 7, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, February 14, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20031 event here
• Ice Storm, December 4, 2002$1,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 4, 2002$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, November 10, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 10, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 10, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 20021 event here
• Hail, November 10, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20021 event here
• Flood, May 7, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 20021 event here
• Hail, May 1, 2002$5.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20021 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 5, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2001$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20011 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.