NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Annville, KY
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
8 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Annville, Kentucky since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 39 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 8
- Tornadoes
- 39
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
31 deaths in all
What the records show for Annville
None of the 8 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Annville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 67 miles away. The record near Annville begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 61 miles away. Of the 8 systems, one has come since 2000. Annville is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 281 Kentucky cities on this site. The strongest of the 39 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on May 16, 2025; its path came within 15 miles, and it killed 18 people. Of the 39, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 16 have come since 2000. April and May have had the most tornadoes, 9 each. Of the 281 Kentucky cities, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Annville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 58 times since 1985, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Annville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 281 Kentucky cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Annville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 18 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Annville: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Annville
By decade
- 2020s4(1 EF3+)
- 2010s1
- 2000s11
- 1990s10
- 1980s4
- 1970s6(2 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | EF4 | 15 mi | 60.08 mi | 18 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 11 mi | 22.3 mi | 7 / 40 |
| Jun 29, 1973 | F3 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | 8 mi | 7.15 mi | 6 / 40 |
| Jun 2, 2001 | F2 | 13 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 10 |
| May 18, 1995 | F2 | 7 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1984 | F2 | 9 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F2 | 14 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 6 mi | 19.8 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F2 | 5 mi | 16.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | EF1 | 12 mi | 1.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | EF1 | 12 mi | 0.73 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 39, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Annville
The Storm Prediction Center has 58 hail reports within 10 miles of Annville since 1985, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 27, 2014. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Annville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is London Corbin Airport, KY, 15 miles south of Annville at 1,188 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 45°F and 27°F. July is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 51.4 inches over 90 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 20 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 89 nights a year. That 51.4 inches is more than at 54 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (58%). Tyner, 8 miles northeast, has its own station (Heidelberg, KY): 49.7 inches a year, 1.7 less than here, and the same July average high, 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 27 | 3.9 | 7 |
| Feb | 50 | 30 | 4.0 | 8 |
| Mar | 58 | 36 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Apr | 69 | 45 | 4.7 | 8 |
| May | 77 | 54 | 5.0 | 8 |
| Jun | 84 | 62 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Jul | 86 | 66 | 5.2 | 9 |
| Aug | 86 | 65 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Sep | 80 | 58 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Oct | 70 | 45 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Nov | 58 | 36 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Dec | 49 | 30 | 4.5 | 8 |
| Year | 68 | 46 | 51.4 | 90 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at London Corbin Airport, KY (1,188 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Annville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 185 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Annville: 147 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 floods, 15 flash floods, 5 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $490,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on May 5, 2003. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 59 have had fewer than Annville.
April 20, 1996: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Annville — 2 injured, $5,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Annville's ZIP code 40402 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $96,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 143 Kentucky cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 7 have fewer than Annville.
Jackson County, which includes Annville, has been named in 37 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 28 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 6 floods, 4 snowstorms, 3 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on September 1, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jackson County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.3 million a year, the 98th highest of 120 Kentucky counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.0 million (64%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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