NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Goshen, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Goshen, Kentucky since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 129 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 14 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 129
- EF3 or stronger
- 14
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
34 deaths in all
What the records show for Goshen
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Goshen; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 41 miles away. The record near Goshen begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 54 miles away. Of the 4 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site, 56% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Goshen. The strongest of the 129 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 16 miles, and it killed 6 people. The deadliest, an EF4 on March 2, 2012, killed 11 people. Of the 129, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 80 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Goshen has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 97% of the 281 Kentucky cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 110 times since 1971, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Goshen has more hail reports within 10 miles than 90% of the 281 Kentucky cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Goshen
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 21 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 41 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 Goshen: 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 Goshen
By decade
- 2020s28(1 EF3+)
- 2010s34(3 EF3+)
- 2000s18(1 EF3+)
- 1990s16(4 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s15(5 EF3+)
- 1960s8
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 16 mi | 68 mi | 6 / 86 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF4 | 12 mi | 46.6 mi | 11 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 14 mi | 35.6 mi | 11 / 190 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 5 mi | 18.5 mi | 3 / 225 |
| May 28, 1996 | F4 | 20 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Sep 26, 1976 | F3 | 25 mi | 14.6 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F3 | 19 mi | 3.3 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF3 | 14 mi | 9.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | 22 mi | 3.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 28, 2011 | EF3 | 23 mi | 2.26 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 18, 2007 | EF3 | 4 mi | 4.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F3 | 11 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 129, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Goshen
The Storm Prediction Center has 110 hail reports within 10 miles of Goshen since 1971, made on 66 separate days. Of these, 88 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently March 2, 2012. The most recent report is from March 15, 2025. May has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Goshen
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Crestwood 4NE, KY, 9 miles east of Goshen at 780 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 23°F. May is the wettest at 5.9 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 53.0 inches over 87 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 37 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 105 nights a year. That 53.0 inches is more than at 70 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (75%). Prospect, 5 miles south, has its own station (Louisville Bowman Field, KY): 48.3 inches a year, 4.7 less than here, and the same July average high, 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 23 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Feb | 45 | 27 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Mar | 56 | 33 | 4.8 | 8 |
| Apr | 68 | 44 | 5.2 | 9 |
| May | 77 | 54 | 5.9 | 10 |
| Jun | 85 | 62 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Jul | 88 | 65 | 4.7 | 8 |
| Aug | 87 | 64 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Sep | 81 | 56 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Oct | 68 | 45 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Nov | 54 | 34 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Dec | 44 | 27 | 4.5 | 8 |
| Year | 66 | 44 | 53.0 | 87 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Crestwood 4NE, KY (780 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 Goshen
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 304 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Goshen: 242 thunderstorm wind reports, 34 flash floods, 20 floods, 5 heavy rain events and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 2 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on July 8, 2001. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 198 have had fewer than Goshen.
July 14, 2015: flood 6 miles from the centre of Goshen — 1 killed, $20,000 damage.
March 14, 2015: flood 6 miles from the centre of Goshen — 1 killed.
March 15, 2025: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Goshen — 4 injured.
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 Goshen's ZIP code 40026 have filed 59 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1997: 12 claims (20% of all) and $649,000. 49% 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, 83 have fewer than Goshen.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1997 | 12 | $649,000 |
Oldham County, which includes Goshen, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms, 1 flood). 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 Oldham County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $29.1 million a year, the 17th highest of 120 Kentucky counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.9 million (48%), 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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Cities near Goshen
- Prospect, KY5 mi
- Charlestown, IN5 mi
- Crestwood, KY8 mi
- Pewee Valley, KY8 mi
- La Grange, KY10 mi
- Sellersburg, IN10 mi
- Jeffersonville, IN11 mi
- Memphis, IN11 mi
- Clarksville, IN13 mi
- Pendleton, KY14 mi
- Henryville, IN14 mi
- New Albany, IN16 mi
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