Strong Wind in Kentucky

Events

1,705

Deaths

4

Injuries

14

Damage

$4.7 million

• Flood and Strong Wind in Kentucky, April 29, 20205 deaths · $3,000 · 3 eventsAn intense area of low pressure moved into the lower Great Lakes region early this day, subsequently producing gusty south to southwest winds across much of eastern Kentucky during the late morning to early afternoon.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, March 3 to 10, 20231 death · 1 injured · $2.8 million · EF2 · 54 eventsA strong storm system led to significant impacts. Heavy rainfall amounts of 3 to 4.5 inches produced areas of flash flooding, with numerous road closures. The heavy rain drove the Ohio River above flood stage at Uniontown.
• Flooding and High Wind in Kentucky, December 9, 20092 deaths · 3 injured · $59,000 · 56 kt wind · 40 eventsThe strong pressure gradient associated with a deep area of low pressure that moved across the Great Lakes on December 9th, brought strong and gusty winds to eastern Kentucky.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, November 17, 20132 injured · $2.6 million · EF3 · 17 eventsClusters of supercell thunderstorms moved rapidly east around 50 knots across western Kentucky during the afternoon. Some of these storms produced tornadoes. Low level wind shear was very strong, with 0 to 1 km bulk shear near 50 knots.
• Strong Wind in Kentucky, January 19, 20232 deaths · 3 injured · 4 eventsDuring the late morning and afternoon hours on January 19th, a strong low pressure system and attendant cold front passed through the Ohio Valley.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, January 29 to 30, 2013$1.6 million · EF2 · 28 eventsA line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved east from Missouri. The storms increased as they moved into slightly more unstable air associated with a strengthening low level jet. The storms were aided by the approach of a strong upper level trough.
• Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Kentucky, October 31, 20131 death · 1 injured · $86,000 · 52 kt wind · 17 eventsA powerful cyclone began to deepen over Illinois during the afternoon hours on October 31st. Towards midnight, as low pressure moved across southern Lake Michigan, it deepened to well below 990mb.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 4, 20112 injured · $774,000 · EF1 · 79 eventsWidespread wind damage occurred across eastern Kentucky as a squall line moved across the area.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 10 to 16, 2020$3.9 million · EF1 · 49 eventsAn unseasonably strong storm system impacted the region January 10-11. Heavy rainfall, flooding, scattered damaging winds, tornadoes, and gusty non-thunderstorm winds impacted western Kentucky during this time.
• Strong Wind in Kentucky, April 11, 20071 death · 1 injured · $17,000 · 5 eventsStrong winds occurred in the wake of a cold front trailing south from intense low pressure over west central Illinois. A wind gust to 49 MPH was measured at the National Weather Service office in Paducah.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Kentucky, February 6 to 7, 2008$861,000 · EF1 · 62 eventsA strong cold front approached the region during the overnight and early morning hours of February 6th. Widespread wind damage was reported across the area, with trees and power lines blown down, and numerous reports of structural damage.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Kentucky, February 11, 2009$726,000 · 62 kt wind · 53 eventsA strong low pressure system moved from the Southern Plains to the Lower Great Lakes region on February 11th. An associated cold front also moved through Eastern Kentucky during the afternoon of the 11th.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, October 26, 2010$417,000 · EF1 · 31 eventsOn October 26 2010, a very strong cold front with strong winds moved through the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. A strong low level jet of 50 to 60 knots developed at 850 MB allowing for a fair amount of shear that prompted a tornado watch.
• Flood and High Wind in Kentucky, April 12 to 13, 2020$965,000 · 69 kt wind · 19 eventsA strong storm system and associated cold front approached eastern Kentucky on Easter Sunday, with rainfall beginning during the afternoon.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, February 28, 2017$389,000 · EF1 · 10 eventsIsolated severe thunderstorms developed across western Kentucky during the evening hours. The storms developed ahead of a cold front in a destabilizing air mass characterized by dew points in the lower to mid 60's.
• Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, December 11, 2021$76,000 · 50 kt wind · 54 eventsA very anomalous storm system produced winter weather across the Rockies, Upper Midwest, and Great Lakes region and severe weather across the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valley regions.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Kentucky, January 8 to 9, 2008$177,000 · 52 kt wind · 27 eventsA strong cold front moved east across Kentucky during the evening hours of January 8th, into the early morning hours of January 9th. Numerous reports of downed trees were received. Some minor structural damage was also reported in Perry County.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Kentucky, November 15, 20202 injured · $210,000 · 51 kt wind · 4 eventsA strong surface low in Wisconsin deepened and ejected northeast into Canada. A convective line with damaging thunderstorms occurred as a cold front crossed the region. Afterwards in the cold advection behind the front, damaging winds also occurred.
• Strong Wind in Kentucky, August 30, 2005$288,000 · 13 eventsThe center of Tropical Depression Katrina, which was once a powerful hurricane along the Gulf of Mexico coast, moved northward across western Kentucky. The center of the depression passed near Hopkinsville around noon. Peak wind gusts were generally around 45 MPH.
• Flooding and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, February 10 to 28, 2020$312,000 · 10 eventsBeginning Monday, February 10, light rain moved back into eastern Kentucky. This caused additional issues, while another round on Wednesday, February 12 into Thursday, February 13 brought continued river flooding along points on the Kentucky and Cumberland Rivers.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Kentucky, March 30 to 31, 2022$180,000 · 52 kt wind · 18 eventsDuring the second half of March, precipitation across the region was generally minimal to nil, which allowed the forest litter and dead trees/branches to become very dry.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, February 23 to 24, 2019$107,000 · 28 eventsA low pressure system strengthened as it moved northeast into the Great Lakes region. A large area of showers and thunderstorms associated with a warm front moved across the region during the afternoon of the 23rd, producing heavy rain and some flash flooding.
• Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Kentucky, January 17, 2012$179,000 · 65 kt wind · 16 eventsA line of strong to severe thunderstorms formed along and ahead of a strong cold front on January 17th. These storms produced widespread wind damage across eastern Kentucky.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Kentucky, September 14, 2008$212,000 · 50 kt wind · 11 eventsA strong low pressure system, and its associated cold front, moved across the Ohio Valley region on September 14th. The low pressure system was the remnants of what once was Hurricane Ike.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Kentucky, January 11, 2020$101,000 · 54 kt wind · 23 eventsStrong environmental winds, and winds associated with intense rain showers immediately along a cold front, damaged structures, downed trees, and caused power outages all across eastern Kentucky on January 11, 2020.

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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.