NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lebanon Junction, 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 Lebanon Junction, Kentucky since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 92 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 92
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
38 deaths in all
What the records show for Lebanon Junction
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Lebanon Junction; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 14 miles away. The record near Lebanon Junction begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 20 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 Lebanon Junction. The strongest of the 92 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 3, 1974; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 31 people. Of the 92, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 57 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on December 18, 2025. Lebanon Junction has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 281 Kentucky cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 42 times since 1979, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 281 Kentucky cities, 68% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Lebanon Junction.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lebanon Junction
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 14 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 Lebanon Junction: 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 Lebanon Junction
By decade
- 2020s22(1 EF3+)
- 2010s21
- 2000s14
- 1990s11(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s10(3 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 24 mi | 32 mi | 31 / 270 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 3 mi | 37.9 mi | 3 / 81 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 24 mi | 18.5 mi | 3 / 225 |
| May 28, 1996 | F4 | 20 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF3 | 25 mi | 9.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1969 | F3 | 7 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Mar 22, 1952 | F3 | 21 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 18 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F2 | 21 mi | 32.3 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | EF2 | 19 mi | 1.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 2013 | EF2 | 13 mi | 6.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF2 | 20 mi | 0.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF2 | 20 mi | 2.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 92, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lebanon Junction
The Storm Prediction Center has 42 hail reports within 10 miles of Lebanon Junction since 1979, made on 27 separate days. Of these, 35 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 2, 1980. The most recent report is from February 28, 2024. May has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lebanon Junction
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Elizabethtown Wp Cs, KY, 14 miles southwest of Lebanon Junction at 690 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 24°F. May is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 54.3 inches over 87 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 21 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 97 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 54.3 inches is more than at 83 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (89%). Shepherdsville, 10 miles north, has its own station (Louisville WFO, KY): 53.1 inches a year, 1.2 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 24 | 4.0 | 8 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 47 | 27 | 3.9 | 7 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 56 | 35 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 67 | 44 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 54 | 5.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 62 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 66 | 5.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 57 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 69 | 45 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 56 | 34 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 46 | 28 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Year | 66 | 45 | 54.3 | 87 | 4.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Elizabethtown Wp Cs, KY (690 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 Lebanon Junction
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 150 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lebanon Junction: 92 thunderstorm wind reports, 35 floods, 22 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on November 9, 2000. June has had the most flash floods, 7 of 22. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 126 have had fewer than Lebanon Junction.
April 5, 2025: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Lebanon Junction — 1 killed, $20,000 damage.
NWS: “A 50 year old male drove through flood waters in a Dodge Ram 3500 near his home on Lee Booth Road near Kentucky 61. He was last seen alive on the evening of Saturday 5th.”
April 5, 2025: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Lebanon Junction — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “At 3:40 am, Nelson County Dispatch was notified of a water rescue on the 2800 block of Nelsonville Road. When responders reached the car, the 74 year old female driver was deceased inside.”
May 2, 2010: flood 6 miles from the centre of Lebanon Junction — $750,000 damage.
NWS: “7 feet at 730 PM EST on May 4. Flood stage at Boston is 35 feet.”
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 Lebanon Junction's ZIP code 40150 have filed 128 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2.9 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1997: 82 claims (64% of all) and $1.5 million, then Central U.S. April Flooding in 2025 with 17. 80% 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, 110 have fewer than Lebanon Junction.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1997 | 82 | $1.5 million |
| Central U.S. April Flooding2025 | 17 | $1.0 million |
Bullitt County, which includes Lebanon Junction, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 7 floods, 3 tornadoes, 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 Bullitt County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $45.5 million a year, the 10th highest of 120 Kentucky counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $23.3 million (51%), 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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