NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Jeffersonville, 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
6 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Jeffersonville, Kentucky since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 49 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 49
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
20 deaths in all
What the records show for Jeffersonville
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Jeffersonville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 28 miles away. The record near Jeffersonville begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 2 miles away. None of the 6 systems has come since 2000. Jeffersonville has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 52% of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site. The strongest of the 49 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 13 miles, and it killed 7 people. The deadliest, an EF3 on March 2, 2012, killed 10 people. Of the 49, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 25 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 12. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2024. Of the 281 Kentucky cities, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Jeffersonville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 71 times since 1955, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Jeffersonville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 75% of the 281 Kentucky cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Jeffersonville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 28 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 Jeffersonville: 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 Jeffersonville
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s6(1 EF3+)
- 2000s12(1 EF3+)
- 1990s11
- 1980s4
- 1970s5(2 EF3+)
- 1960s1(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 13 mi | 31.9 mi | 7 / 28 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | 13 mi | 84.99 mi | 10 / 118 |
| May 8, 2009 | EF3 | 21 mi | 21.12 mi | 2 / 15 |
| Jun 9, 1961 | F3 | 20 mi | 2.6 mi | 1 / 63 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 2 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 18, 1995 | F2 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1982 | F2 | 14 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 16, 1982 | F2 | 8 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 30, 1978 | F2 | 6 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 1977 | F2 | 18 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF1 | 24 mi | 1.94 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EF1 | 16 mi | 12.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 49, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Jeffersonville
The Storm Prediction Center has 71 hail reports within 10 miles of Jeffersonville since 1955, made on 43 separate days. Of these, 43 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on March 2, 2012. The most recent report is from August 17, 2024. May has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Jeffersonville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Stanton 2W, KY, 8 miles southwest of Jeffersonville at 720 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 23°F. May and July are the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 3.4 inches; the year adds up to 53.2 inches over 94 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 13 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 107 nights a year. Snowfall averages 11.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 53.2 inches is more than at 74 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (80%). Mt Sterling, 8 miles northwest, has its own station (Mt Sterling, KY): 48.6 inches a year, 4.6 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 23 | 3.6 | 7 | 4.3 |
| Feb | 47 | 26 | 3.7 | 8 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 56 | 33 | 5.0 | 8 | 3.0 |
| Apr | 67 | 42 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.2 |
| May | 75 | 52 | 5.8 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 61 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 5.8 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 63 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 69 | 43 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 57 | 34 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 46 | 28 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Year | 66 | 44 | 53.2 | 94 | 11.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Stanton 2W, KY (720 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 Jeffersonville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 454 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Jeffersonville: 317 thunderstorm wind reports, 62 flash floods, 60 floods, 11 heavy rain events and 4 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on April 11, 2013. July has had the most flash floods, 15 of 62. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 261 have had fewer than Jeffersonville.
April 28, 2014: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Jeffersonville — 1 injured.
September 9, 2018: flood 8 miles from the centre of Jeffersonville — $750,000 damage.
February 6, 2008: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Jeffersonville — $100,000 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
Montgomery County, which includes Jeffersonville, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 3 ice storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Hurricane Helene, on November 26, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Montgomery County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.3 million a year, the 60th highest of 120 Kentucky counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.2 million (60%), 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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