NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit De Mossville, 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 De Mossville, Kentucky since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 67 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 67
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
16 deaths in all
What the records show for De Mossville
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed De Mossville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 37 miles away. The record near De Mossville begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 54 miles away. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than De Mossville. The highest rating among the 67 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on March 2, 2012, came within 3 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 23, 1968, killed 6 people. Of the 67, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on September 22, 2025. Of the 281 Kentucky cities, 58% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than De Mossville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 54 times since 1960, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). De Mossville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 51% of the 281 Kentucky cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near De Mossville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 37 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 De Mossville: 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 De Mossville
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s15(2 EF3+)
- 2000s3
- 1990s11(2 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8(2 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1968 | F4 | 8 mi | 78.7 mi | 6 / 364 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF4 | 3 mi | 9.85 mi | 4 / 8 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F4 | 21 mi | 26.7 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Apr 23, 1968 | F4 | 25 mi | 24.1 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | 7 mi | 20.41 mi | 3 / 13 |
| Jul 2, 1997 | F3 | 15 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 24 mi | 19.3 mi | 0 / 27 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | 22 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 8, 1996 | F2 | 4 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F2 | 16 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1986 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F2 | 17 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 67, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in De Mossville
The Storm Prediction Center has 54 hail reports within 10 miles of De Mossville since 1960, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 22 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently October 19, 2016. The most recent report is from March 14, 2024. May has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in De Mossville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Williamstown, KY, 11 miles southwest of De Mossville at 969 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 25°F. June is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 45.9 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 23 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 91 nights a year. Snowfall averages 16.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 45.9 inches is more than at 6 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (6%). Butler, 6 miles east, has its own station (Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, OH): 42.2 inches a year, 3.7 less than here, and the same July average high, 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 25 | 3.1 | 7 | 6.7 |
| Feb | 47 | 28 | 3.3 | 6 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 56 | 35 | 4.3 | 8 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 68 | 45 | 4.1 | 9 | 0.1 |
| May | 77 | 55 | 4.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 63 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 66 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 65 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 58 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 47 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 56 | 37 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 46 | 29 | 3.5 | 8 | 2.8 |
| Year | 67 | 46 | 45.9 | 83 | 16.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Williamstown, KY (969 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 De Mossville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 197 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of De Mossville: 151 thunderstorm wind reports, 29 floods, 15 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on January 3, 2000. June has had the most flash floods, 6 of 15. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 59 have had fewer than De Mossville.
April 7, 2025: flood 5 miles from the centre of De Mossville — 1 killed.
November 9, 2000: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of De Mossville — 1 injured, $50,000 damage.
January 3, 2000: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of De Mossville — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “A weakening supercell tracked from near Louisville across Owen and Grant counties before collapsing over Pendleton county. The storm left a 3 mile long path of damage which ranged from 25 feet to nearly 100 yards wide.”
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
Pendleton County, which includes De Mossville, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 24, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pendleton County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes and inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.2 million a year, the 71st highest of 120 Kentucky counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.1 million (66%), 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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