NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Maysville, 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 Maysville, Kentucky since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Opal in 1995. Since 1950, 61 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 61
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Maysville
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Maysville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 12 miles away. The record near Maysville begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Opal in 1995, a tropical storm 17 miles away. None of the 6 systems has come since 2000. Maysville has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 52% of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site. The strongest of the 61 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 23, 1968; its path came within 9 miles, and it killed 6 people. Of the 61, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 28 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on September 22, 2025. Of the 281 Kentucky cities, 63% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Maysville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 48 times since 1966, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 281 Kentucky cities, 56% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Maysville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Maysville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 12 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 Maysville: 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 Maysville
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s11(1 EF3+)
- 2000s6(1 EF3+)
- 1990s6(1 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s10(2 EF3+)
- 1960s7(2 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1968 | F4 | 9 mi | 78.7 mi | 6 / 364 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | 22 mi | 20.41 mi | 3 / 13 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 16 mi | 15.5 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 10, 2003 | F3 | 3 mi | 25 mi | 0 / 17 |
| Jul 2, 1997 | F3 | 21 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 22 mi | 19.3 mi | 0 / 27 |
| May 7, 1967 | F3 | 4 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | 19 mi | 11.07 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | F2 | 8 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1982 | F2 | 24 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 16, 1982 | F2 | 11 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 9, 1981 | F2 | in town | 4.1 mi | 0 / 7 |
The strongest 12 of 61, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Maysville
The Storm Prediction Center has 48 hail reports within 10 miles of Maysville since 1966, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 21 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 23, 1968. The most recent report is from August 21, 2022. May has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Maysville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Maysville Wwtp, KY, 5 miles north of Maysville at 515 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 23°F. May is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 48.4 inches over 87 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 26 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 108 nights a year. That 48.4 inches is more than at 26 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (28%). Ripley, OH, 10 miles north, has its own station (Ripley Exp Farm, OH): 47.9 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 23 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Feb | 45 | 24 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Mar | 55 | 31 | 4.7 | 8 |
| Apr | 67 | 41 | 4.7 | 9 |
| May | 75 | 51 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 4.4 | 8 |
| Jul | 87 | 65 | 5.0 | 8 |
| Aug | 86 | 64 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Sep | 81 | 57 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 69 | 45 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Nov | 56 | 34 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Dec | 45 | 28 | 4.1 | 8 |
| Year | 66 | 44 | 48.4 | 87 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Maysville Wwtp, KY (515 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 Maysville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 238 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Maysville: 155 thunderstorm wind reports, 44 flash floods, 38 floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on February 6, 2008. July has had the most flash floods, 14 of 44. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 233 have had fewer than Maysville.
July 22, 2017: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of Maysville — $750,000 damage.
NWS: “Five to seven inches of rain produced widespread flash flooding across Mason County. Several homes were damaged by rushing water, including one home that was washed off its foundation along State Route 11 east of Maysville.”
July 22, 2017: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Maysville — $250,000 damage.
November 9, 2000: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Maysville — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds downed trees across the county, blew a roof off a house in Maysville, and destroyed a barn in Sardis.”
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 Maysville's ZIP code 41056 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $111,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 31% 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, 18 have fewer than Maysville.
Mason County, which includes Maysville, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Landslides, and Mudslides, on May 22, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Mason County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.7 million a year, the 63rd highest of 120 Kentucky counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.4 million (66%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Maysville
- Manchester, OH9 mi
- Ripley, OH10 mi
- Tollesboro, KY12 mi
- Flemingsburg, KY14 mi
- Ewing, KY15 mi
- Augusta, KY16 mi
- West Union, OH17 mi
- Mount Olivet, KY17 mi
- Brooksville, KY18 mi
- Georgetown, OH19 mi
- Wallingford, KY20 mi
- Vanceburg, KY22 mi
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