NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Edmonton, 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
7 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Edmonton, Kentucky since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 75 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 7
- Tornadoes
- 75
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
34 deaths in all
What the records show for Edmonton
None of the 7 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Edmonton; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 40 miles away. The record near Edmonton begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 17 miles away. Of the 7 systems, one has come since 2000. Edmonton has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 74% of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site. The highest rating among the 75 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 3, 1974, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on February 5, 2008, killed 22 people. Of the 75, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on April 3, 2025. Of the 281 Kentucky cities, 49% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Edmonton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 31 times since 1968, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 281 Kentucky cities, 89% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Edmonton.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Edmonton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Edmonton: 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 Edmonton
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s19
- 2000s10(1 EF3+)
- 1990s21(3 EF3+)
- 1980s3(1 EF3+)
- 1970s5(3 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1971 | F4 | 13 mi | 14.1 mi | 6 / 58 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 17 mi | 20.2 mi | 0 / 56 |
| Feb 5, 2008 | EF3 | 14 mi | 50.32 mi | 22 / 63 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 7 mi | 48 mi | 2 / 9 |
| Mar 31, 1979 | F3 | 17 mi | 12.7 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 13 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 1997 | F3 | 2 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Apr 20, 1986 | F3 | 14 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F2 | in town | 8 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 1997 | F2 | 20 mi | 10 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F2 | 9 mi | 5.4 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | EF2 | 17 mi | 4.89 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 75, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Edmonton
The Storm Prediction Center has 31 hail reports within 10 miles of Edmonton since 1968, made on 27 separate days. Of these, 23 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 18, 1995. The most recent report is from July 9, 2024. May has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Edmonton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Summer Shade, KY, 10 miles southwest of Edmonton at 864 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 48°F and 24°F. March is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and October and November the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 49.7 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 34 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 101 nights a year. Snowfall averages 7.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 49.7 inches is more than at 37 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (40%). Hardyville, 17 miles northwest, has its own station (Greensburg, KY): 51.7 inches a year, 2.0 more than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48 | 24 | 3.9 | 7 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 53 | 27 | 4.2 | 7 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 61 | 34 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 72 | 43 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 52 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 86 | 59 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 63 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 61 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 55 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 44 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 33 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 51 | 27 | 4.6 | 8 | 1.4 |
| Year | 70 | 43 | 49.7 | 81 | 7.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Summer Shade, KY (864 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 Edmonton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 113 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Edmonton: 94 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods and 5 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on May 21, 2001. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 51 have had fewer than Edmonton.
July 28, 1997: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Edmonton — 1 injured, $100,000 damage.
NWS: “One man was injured as the mobile home he just finished collapsed on him. Also, several homes received minor damage and many barns were blown down.”
May 21, 2001: thunderstorm wind in Edmonton — 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
May 2, 2010: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Edmonton — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous roads across the county were closed due to flash flooding, and Dunham Lake dam on the north side of Edmonton was in danger of failing when water surging over the spillway eroded up to 7 feet of earth away from both sides of the concrete spillway.”
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
Metcalfe County, which includes Edmonton, has been named in 32 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 25 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 severe storms, 5 floods, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). 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 Metcalfe County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.6 million a year, the 111th highest of 120 Kentucky counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.3 million (49%), 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.
Cities near Edmonton
- Summer Shade, KY11 mi
- Hardyville, KY17 mi
- Greensburg, KY17 mi
- Glasgow, KY18 mi
- Burkesville, KY18 mi
- Columbia, KY19 mi
- Tompkinsville, KY20 mi
- Horse Cave, KY21 mi
- Cave City, KY22 mi
- Jamestown, KY27 mi
- Park City, KY27 mi
- Munfordville, KY27 mi
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