Storm History: Webster County, Kentucky
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Webster 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
- 667
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 40
- Damage
- $64 million
- Episodes
- 622
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dense Fog | 85 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 76 | 1 | 40 | $27 million |
| Hail | 52 | 0 | 0 | $54,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 50 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Winter Weather | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 49 | 0 | 0 | $56,000 |
| Heat | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 38 | 0 | 0 | $554,000 |
| Flash Flood | 38 | 1 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| Drought | 34 | 0 | 0 | $9.2 million |
| Winter Storm | 31 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 19 | 0 | 0 | $18,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 4 | 0 | $11 million |
| High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $56,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Freezing Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2009
- Wildfire, September 14, 2008
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Tornado, April 3, 1989
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Tornado, January 3, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2008
- Tornado, April 22, 2011
- Tornado, November 18, 2017
- Tornado, May 6, 1967
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 6, 2005
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2012
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 24, 1995
- Hail, March 15, 2025
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Hail, March 12, 2020
- Flood, December 17, 2016
- Hail, May 14, 1986
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, May 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Hail, May 31, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2007
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Hail, May 25, 2002
- Hail, October 5, 2000
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Tornado, January 3, 2000
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Tornado, November 6, 2005
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, April 25, 2011
- Tornado, May 10, 2016
- Tornado, May 6, 1967
- Tornado, April 11, 1979
- Tornado, March 20, 1982
- Tornado, April 3, 1989
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, April 9, 1991
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, April 27, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 27, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 15, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2026
- Strong Wind, January 14, 2026
- Dense Fog, November 23, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2025
- Dense Fog, September 23, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, July 10, 2025
- Flood, May 30, 2025
- Hail, May 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 13, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 6, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 19, 2025
- Hail, March 15, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2024
- Heat, July 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2024
- Flood, May 22, 2024
- Dense Fog, May 18, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 23, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Freezing Fog, December 4, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 1, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, October 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Heat, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2023
- Heat, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Flood, May 8, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- High Wind, February 27, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 22, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Strong Wind, January 19, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Tornado, January 2, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 5, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 12, 2022
- Strong Wind, November 5, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Heat, August 3, 2022
- Heat, July 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2022
- Heat, June 22, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Dense Fog, June 6, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2022
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 2, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, November 4, 2021
- Heat, August 24, 2021
- Dense Fog, August 22, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, July 29, 2021
- Dense Fog, May 27, 2021
- Dense Fog, April 25, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2021
- Dense Fog, March 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Strong Wind, November 15, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 12, 2020
- Heat, August 10, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2020
- Dense Fog, July 2, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 12, 2020
- Hail, March 12, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Strong Wind, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2019
- Dense Fog, August 5, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Funnel Cloud, July 16, 2019
- Heat, July 10, 2019
- Tornado, June 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2019
- Tornado, June 21, 2019
- Dense Fog, May 2, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2019
- Strong Wind, April 11, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2019
- Tornado, March 14, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 23, 2019
- Flood, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2019
- Flood, February 11, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2019
- Strong Wind, January 8, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2018
- Dense Fog, November 30, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 14, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 27, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 29, 2018
- Hail, June 24, 2018
- Heat, June 16, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 7, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2018
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
- Dense Fog, February 17, 2018
- Strong Wind, February 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2018
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Dense Fog, December 19, 2017
- Tornado, November 18, 2017
- Strong Wind, November 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2017
- Hail, August 19, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, April 5, 2017
- Tornado, March 27, 2017
- Dense Fog, March 17, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 15, 2017
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2017
- Dense Fog, January 15, 2017
- Strong Wind, January 10, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Dense Fog, January 2, 2017
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2016
- Flood, December 17, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, November 13, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Dense Fog, October 3, 2016
- Dense Fog, September 19, 2016
- Dense Fog, September 18, 2016
- Heat, August 5, 2016
- Dense Fog, July 23, 2016
- Heat, July 18, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Tornado, July 6, 2016
- Heat, June 23, 2016
- Heat, June 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2016
- Tornado, May 10, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2016
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2016
- Tornado, March 31, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 9, 2016
- Strong Wind, February 19, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2016
- Dense Fog, February 16, 2016
- Dense Fog, February 15, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 22, 2015
- Strong Wind, December 13, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 8, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 5, 2015
- Dense Fog, November 9, 2015
- Dense Fog, November 2, 2015
- Dense Fog, November 1, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2015
- Dense Fog, August 8, 2015
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Webster CountyEvery warning in Webster 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.