NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mayfield, 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 Mayfield, Kentucky since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 139 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 139
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
63 deaths in all
What the records show for Mayfield
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Mayfield; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 59 mph winds when its centre passed 43 miles away. The record near Mayfield begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm 26 miles away. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Mayfield. The highest rating among the 139 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on December 10, 2021, came within 2 miles. Of the 139, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 105 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 39. The most recent tornado was on April 3, 2025. Mayfield has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 99% of the 281 Kentucky cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 70 times since 1964, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Mayfield has more hail reports within 10 miles than 74% of the 281 Kentucky cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Mayfield
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Mayfield: 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 Mayfield
By decade
- 2020s28(1 EF3+)
- 2010s46(1 EF3+)
- 2000s31(1 EF3+)
- 1990s7(1 EF3+)
- 1980s2
- 1970s13
- 1960s11(3 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF4 | 2 mi | 168.53 mi | 57 / 515 |
| Mar 4, 1964 | F4 | 11 mi | 18.5 mi | 3 / 24 |
| Apr 3, 1968 | F4 | 20 mi | 50.6 mi | 2 / 30 |
| Nov 15, 2005 | F3 | 3 mi | 44 mi | 1 / 20 |
| May 10, 2016 | EF3 | 3 mi | 19.03 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Nov 27, 1994 | F3 | 18 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 4, 1964 | F3 | 8 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 19 mi | 6.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 18.18 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 9.69 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | EF2 | 15 mi | 1.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 2021 | EF2 | 21 mi | 6.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 139, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mayfield
The Storm Prediction Center has 70 hail reports within 10 miles of Mayfield since 1964, made on 57 separate days. Of these, 38 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on January 3, 2000. The most recent report is from June 18, 2025. April has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mayfield
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Murray, KY, 20 miles southeast of Mayfield at 527 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 46°F and 27°F. May is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 58.0 inches over 86 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 46 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 71 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 58.0 inches is more than at 92 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (99%). Hickory, 8 miles north, has its own station (Paducah, KY): 50.4 inches a year, 7.6 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 27 | 4.2 | 7 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 50 | 31 | 5.2 | 7 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 61 | 38 | 5.5 | 8 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 71 | 48 | 5.6 | 9 | 0.1 |
| May | 79 | 57 | 5.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 86 | 65 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 69 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 67 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 60 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 48 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 58 | 38 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 48 | 31 | 5.5 | 8 | 1.1 |
| Year | 69 | 48 | 58.0 | 86 | 6.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Murray, KY (527 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 Mayfield
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 160 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mayfield: 120 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 flash floods, 16 floods, 6 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $6.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on March 1, 2017. February has had the most flash floods, 6 of 16. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 68 have had fewer than Mayfield.
February 16, 2025: flood 8 miles from the centre of Mayfield — 1 killed.
January 29, 2008: thunderstorm wind in Mayfield — 1 injured, $90,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around the county. Cleanup crews were removing downed trees through the night and the following day.”
March 1, 1997: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Mayfield — 1 injured, $40,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Mayfield's ZIP code 42066 have filed 64 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1983, and were paid $1.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2006, with 24. 6% 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, 87 have fewer than Mayfield.
Graves County, which includes Mayfield, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 4 floods, 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 Graves County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $39.1 million a year, the 12th highest of 120 Kentucky counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.2 million (16%), 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).
Mayfield in the notable storm records: The December 10, 2021 EF4 Tornado in Tennessee, near Mayfield, KY
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Mayfield
- Hickory, KY8 mi
- Wingo, KY10 mi
- Benton, KY19 mi
- Almo, KY19 mi
- Clinton, KY19 mi
- Fulton, KY20 mi
- Murray, KY21 mi
- Bardwell, KY22 mi
- South Fulton, TN22 mi
- Paducah, KY22 mi
- Ledbetter, KY24 mi
- Calvert City, KY24 mi
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