NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ekron, 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 Ekron, Kentucky since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
35 deaths in all
What the records show for Ekron
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Ekron; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 30 miles away. The record near Ekron begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 8 miles away. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Ekron. The strongest of the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 5 miles, and it killed 31 people. Of the 82, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 51 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2025. Ekron has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 281 Kentucky cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1955, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Ekron has more hail reports within 10 miles than 65% of the 281 Kentucky cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Ekron
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Ekron: 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 Ekron
By decade
- 2020s16
- 2010s20
- 2000s15
- 1990s13
- 1980s7
- 1970s8(2 EF3+)
- 1960s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 5 mi | 32 mi | 31 / 270 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 19 mi | 37.9 mi | 3 / 81 |
| May 10, 1969 | F3 | 24 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F2 | 3 mi | 32.3 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | EF2 | 18 mi | 1.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | 18 mi | 16.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 2011 | EF2 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 2011 | EF2 | 24 mi | 3.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 5, 2008 | EF2 | 19 mi | 7.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 18, 2007 | EF2 | 9 mi | 3.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 2, 2006 | F2 | 17 mi | 8.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ekron
The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of Ekron since 1955, made on 43 separate days. Of these, 45 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently March 2, 2012. The most recent report is from March 19, 2025. April and May have the most reports, 16 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ekron
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Brandenburg, KY, 3 miles northeast of Ekron at 615 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 43°F and 23°F. May is the wettest at 6.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 53.3 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 26 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 109 nights a year. That 53.3 inches is more than at 76 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (82%). Irvington, 10 miles west, has its own station (Corners, KY): 51.7 inches a year, 1.6 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 23 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Feb | 47 | 25 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Mar | 57 | 33 | 4.9 | 8 |
| Apr | 69 | 42 | 5.4 | 9 |
| May | 76 | 53 | 6.0 | 8 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Jul | 86 | 65 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Aug | 86 | 63 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Sep | 80 | 56 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Oct | 69 | 44 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Nov | 56 | 34 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Dec | 46 | 27 | 4.8 | 8 |
| Year | 67 | 44 | 53.3 | 84 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Brandenburg, KY (615 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 Ekron
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 159 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ekron: 138 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 flash floods and 6 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $887,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on September 20, 2000. April has had the most flash floods, 5 of 15. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 59 have had fewer than Ekron.
February 27, 1999: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Ekron — 3 injured, $30,000 damage.
NWS: “Two trailers were destroyed, and 4 were damaged. Trees and power lines downed.”
October 18, 2007: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Ekron — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
March 19, 2008: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Ekron — $500,000 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
Meade County, which includes Ekron, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 14 severe storms, 4 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 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 Meade County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for 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 $12.9 million a year, the 48th highest of 120 Kentucky counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.7 million (45%), 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.