NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Calvert City, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Calvert City, Kentucky since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 115 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 115
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
68 deaths in all
What the records show for Calvert City
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Calvert City; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 47 miles away. The record near Calvert City begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm 35 miles away. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Calvert City. The highest rating among the 115 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on December 10, 2021, came within 12 miles. Of the 115, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 88 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on May 16, 2025. Calvert City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 90% of the 281 Kentucky cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 112 times since 1966, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Calvert City has more hail reports within 10 miles than 91% of the 281 Kentucky cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Calvert City
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Calvert City: 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 Calvert City
By decade
- 2020s19(2 EF3+)
- 2010s41(2 EF3+)
- 2000s28(3 EF3+)
- 1990s6
- 1980s1
- 1970s11(1 EF3+)
- 1960s7(2 EF3+)
- 1950s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF4 | 12 mi | 168.53 mi | 57 / 515 |
| Mar 4, 1964 | F4 | 13 mi | 18.5 mi | 3 / 24 |
| Apr 3, 1968 | F4 | 22 mi | 50.6 mi | 2 / 30 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF3 | 7 mi | 42.5 mi | 3 / 34 |
| May 26, 2024 | EF3 | 18 mi | 34.14 mi | 1 / 21 |
| Nov 15, 2005 | F3 | 10 mi | 44 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Nov 13, 1951 | F3 | 2 mi | 2 mi | 1 / 11 |
| May 10, 2016 | EF3 | 13 mi | 19.03 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F3 | 23 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jan 3, 2000 | F3 | 24 mi | 24 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 24, 1970 | F3 | 3 mi | 25.4 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 10 mi | 11.97 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 115, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Calvert City
The Storm Prediction Center has 112 hail reports within 10 miles of Calvert City since 1966, made on 83 separate days. Of these, 55 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 4, 2003. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. April has the most reports, 35.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Calvert City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Smithland L&D, IL, 11 miles north of Calvert City at 357 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 43°F and 26°F. April is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 49.5 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 38 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 87 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.8 inches a year, most of it in December. That 49.5 inches is more than at 35 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (38%). Gilbertsville, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Eddyville 5S, KY): 53.0 inches a year, 3.5 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 26 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 47 | 28 | 4.1 | 6 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 57 | 37 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 68 | 46 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 56 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 65 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 69 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 67 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 60 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 47 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 57 | 37 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 46 | 29 | 4.4 | 7 | 1.8 |
| Year | 67 | 47 | 49.5 | 77 | 3.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Smithland L&D, IL (357 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 Calvert City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 228 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Calvert City: 147 thunderstorm wind reports, 39 floods, 23 flash floods, 16 heavy rain events and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 11, and the NWS estimated $7.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 110 mph, on June 21, 2019. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 138 have had fewer than Calvert City.
February 12, 2020: flood 4 miles from the centre of Calvert City — 1 killed.
NWS: “Flooding of the Tennessee River resulted in one fatality. A 37-year-old female walked into a flooded area while she was trying to reach a friend on a towboat on the water.”
August 5, 2012: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Calvert City — 4 injured, $5,000 damage.
January 24, 2002: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Calvert City — 3 injured, $75,000 damage.
NWS: “A site survey was conducted by National Weather Service meteorologists. It was determined that straight-line winds near 90 MPH affected a small rural area near the intersection of Highway 866 and Country Road.”
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 Calvert City's ZIP code 42029 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2011, and were paid $445,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 82% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 143 Kentucky cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 7 have fewer than Calvert City.
Marshall County, which includes Calvert City, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 3 floods, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on May 23, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Marshall County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.2 million a year, the 25th highest of 120 Kentucky counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.0 million (27%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.