NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Irvington, 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 Irvington, 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, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
95 deaths in all
What the records show for Irvington
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Irvington; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 33 miles away. The record near Irvington begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm directly overhead. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Irvington. The highest rating among the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 3, 1974, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an EF4 on December 10, 2021, killed 57 people. Of the 82, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 54 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2025. Irvington has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 281 Kentucky cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 41 times since 1989, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 281 Kentucky cities, 70% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Irvington.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Irvington
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 33 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 Irvington: 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 Irvington
By decade
- 2020s15(1 EF3+)
- 2010s21
- 2000s18(1 EF3+)
- 1990s13
- 1980s5
- 1970s8(2 EF3+)
- 1960s1
- 1950s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | in town | 32 mi | 31 / 270 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 24 mi | 68 mi | 6 / 86 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF4 | 22 mi | 168.53 mi | 57 / 515 |
| May 23, 2000 | F3 | 24 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 16 |
| Dec 9, 1952 | F3 | 23 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F2 | 1 mi | 32.3 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | EF2 | 21 mi | 1.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | 9 mi | 16.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 2011 | EF2 | 10 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 2011 | EF2 | 23 mi | 3.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 5, 2008 | EF2 | 22 mi | 7.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 18, 2007 | EF2 | 6 mi | 3.05 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 Irvington
The Storm Prediction Center has 41 hail reports within 10 miles of Irvington since 1989, made on 34 separate days. Of these, 32 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on May 1, 2002. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Irvington
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Corners, KY, 8 miles southeast of Irvington at 615 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 5.9 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 51.7 inches over 89 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 35 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 124 nights a year. That 51.7 inches is more than at 59 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (63%). Guston, 6 miles east, has its own station (Brandenburg, KY): 53.3 inches a year, 1.6 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 22 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Feb | 47 | 23 | 3.7 | 8 |
| Mar | 56 | 31 | 5.3 | 9 |
| Apr | 68 | 40 | 5.0 | 9 |
| May | 76 | 51 | 5.9 | 9 |
| Jun | 84 | 60 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Jul | 88 | 63 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Aug | 87 | 61 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Sep | 81 | 54 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Oct | 70 | 41 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 56 | 31 | 3.9 | 7 |
| Dec | 46 | 26 | 4.7 | 8 |
| Year | 67 | 42 | 51.7 | 89 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Corners, 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 Irvington
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 119 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Irvington: 99 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 flash floods and 4 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $545,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on October 24, 2001. April has had the most flash floods, 4 of 16. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 68 have had fewer than Irvington.
February 27, 1999: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Irvington — 3 injured, $30,000 damage.
March 9, 2006: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Irvington — $150,000 damage.
February 5, 2008: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Irvington — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds did severe damage to a home and rendered it uninhabitable.”
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
Breckinridge County, which includes Irvington, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 5 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). 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 Breckinridge County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.7 million a year, the 51st highest of 120 Kentucky counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.1 million (52%), 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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