Storm History: Simpson County, Kentucky

Events

285

Deaths

5

Injuries

25

Damage

$9.7 million

Episodes

194

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 · 12 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 22, 20181 death · $30,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 4, 20191 death · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 20091 death · 3 events here
• Flood, April 12, 20221 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 22, 19891 injured · $2.8 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 1971$2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 19741 death · 12 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 1997$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 1989$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017$170,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, November 15, 2005$100,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 21, 2010$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 1995$75,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 17, 2012$75,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2012$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019$75,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2019$60,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2019$60,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Hail, June 28, 1994$50,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2018$50,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$40,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016$35,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, February 22, 20181 death · $30,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2023$30,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here

• Hail, April 3, 20074.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 20032.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 19852.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 19932.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20042 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 20022 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 26, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 24, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 19741 death · 12 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$40,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 1965$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 19, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1971$2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1982F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 19891 injured · $2.8 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1998F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 2005$100,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 17, 2012$75,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2013$7,000 · EF2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Simpson County, with its track

• Tornado, April 27, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 202650 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Tornado, December 18, 2025EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 5, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 202550 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 15, 2025$10,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 9, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2023$30,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202369 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 202252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202255 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 12, 20221 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20221 event here
• Tornado, January 1, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20211 event here
• Tornado, March 25, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 202055 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 28, 202063 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, December 16, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2019$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019$75,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2019$60,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2019$60,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 4, 20191 death · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 20192 events here
• Ice Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 201856 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2018$50,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 22, 20181 death · $30,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20173 events here
• Flood, August 6, 201753 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017$170,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016$35,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 201656 kt wind · 8 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 201652 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20161.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 26, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2015$10,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2015$10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 20156 injured · $1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 20, 201460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 21, 2013$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 20135 injured · $15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2013$7,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, March 24, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, March 18, 20131 event here
• Flood, January 13, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2012$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 19, 2012$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2012$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$40,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 23, 201260 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 17, 2012$75,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 201165 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 24, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 24, 201170 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20111 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Hail, January 21, 2010$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 200956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 200961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 20091 death · 3 events here
• Hail, March 28, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 22, 200861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 11, 2008$25,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 200760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20074.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 4, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 200670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 200659 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, November 15, 2005$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 2005$100,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 2005$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20041.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20042 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 200469 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 200380 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 20032.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 200365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 26, 20021 event here
• Hail, August 25, 200250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 20022 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 29, 20011 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 2000$10,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 200070 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 3, 20001.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1999F0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 22, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 1999$3,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 19981 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1998F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 199850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 199850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 8, 19980.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 19981 event here
• Hail, July 28, 19971.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 19971 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, March 1, 1997$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 7, 1996F0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 19, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 19961 event here
• Hail, May 16, 1995$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 1995$75,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 1994$50,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 19932.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 19921.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 19910.8 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 199069 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 1989$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 19891 injured · $2.8 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 19891 injured · 87 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 198861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 19871 event here
• Hail, June 5, 19852.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 198552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 19841 event here
• Hail, May 7, 19841.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 19841 event here
• Tornado, August 11, 1983F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 19831 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 1983F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 1983F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 198261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1982F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 19821.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 19781 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 4, 19771 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 19741 death · 12 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 25, 1973F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 22, 1973$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1973F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 19730.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 1972$3,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1971$2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 19, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 197058 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 19681 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 1965$25,000 · F2 · 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.