Storm History: Whitley County, Kentucky

Events

595

Deaths

6

Injuries

13

Damage

$11 million

Episodes

367

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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• Flash Flood, February 20, 20143 deaths · $1,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 20201 death · $4.0 million · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20131 death · 4 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20191 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, February 5, 20201 death · $4.0 million · 3 events here
• Flood, February 16, 2003$3.7 million · 1 event here
• Flood, April 17, 1998$510,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$482,000 · EF0 · 15 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 20112 injured · $329,000 · EF1 · 13 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 19675 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008$185,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$176,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 1998$150,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$126,000 · 62 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, June 13, 2021$80,000 · 54 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2009$79,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2011$75,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2008$61,000 · 61 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2021$60,000 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, March 17, 2002$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 2013$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008$35,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2008$35,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 12, 2020$35,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, April 28, 19593.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 24, 2024$13,000 · 3 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 21, 2011$9,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20252.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20152.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 1998$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 11, 2023$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 5, 20182.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 22, 20112.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20082.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20102 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, February 18, 20092 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 27, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 1968F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 19675 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 29, 2012$13,000 · EF2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Whitley County, with its track

• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2025$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 2025$12,000 · 53 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20252.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2025$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 2024$7,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 24, 2024$13,000 · 3 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024$3,000 · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$176,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2024$21,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2024$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$482,000 · EF0 · 15 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2023$11,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 11, 2023$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023$6,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2022$30,000 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 20, 2022$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2022$8,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 30, 2022$10,000 · 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
• Flood, December 11, 2021$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2021$2,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 13, 2021$80,000 · 54 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2021$60,000 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2021$100 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 27, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20211 event here
• Hail, January 25, 2021$100 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2020$200 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2020$8,000 · 51 kt wind · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Flood, April 29, 2020$100 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 12, 2020$35,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 29, 2020$10,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 20201 death · $4.0 million · 3 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 14, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 2019$5,000 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20181 event here
• Flood, August 10, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 201857 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 201852 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 2018$100 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 5, 20182.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20181 event here
• Flood, July 6, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 23, 20172 events here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 8, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2016$220 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 201655 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 201653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 201678 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 25, 2015$2,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2015$6,000 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20152.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 10, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 2015$1,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 27, 2014$3,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 201456 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 201478 kt wind · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 20143 deaths · $1,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 5, 2013$2,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20131 death · 4 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 2013$3,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20131 injured · $10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 201350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20131 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 201383 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 2013$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013EF0 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 201255 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2012$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2012$3,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2012$30,000 · 78 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 29, 2012$13,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20123 events here
• Flood, November 28, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2011$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 201155 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 21, 2011$9,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2011$75,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 2011$30,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 20112 injured · $329,000 · EF1 · 13 events here
• Hail, April 1, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 22, 20112.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, February 24, 2011$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 2011$25,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20103 events here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, November 29, 2010$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events here
• Strong Wind, November 16, 2010$2,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, November 15, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20101 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 23, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 22, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 21, 20104 events here
• Flood, August 19, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20105 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 14, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010$8,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 11, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 10, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20102 in hail · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20101 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2010EF2 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20101 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events 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, 20105 events here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 20103 events here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 2009$1,000 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 5, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2009$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2009$28,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2009$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 20 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2009$79,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2009$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 3, 20094 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 2009$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, February 18, 20092 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$126,000 · 62 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20091 event here
• Hail, January 4, 20090.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 29, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2008$61,000 · 61 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, July 21, 2008$7,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 7, 2008$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20082.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2008$35,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 200854 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008$185,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008$35,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 8, 2008$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20071 in hail · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20071 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 2007$30,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 23, 20063 events here
• High Wind, August 30, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2005$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2005$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 200552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 10, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, December 9, 20041 event here
• Flood, December 2, 20041 event here
• Flood, September 18, 20041 event here
• Flood, September 17, 20041 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20040.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 200450 kt wind · 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.