NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Kentucky Hurricane and Tornado History
Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Kentucky has 1,223 tornadoes on record since 1950, 97 of them EF3 or stronger, with 214 deaths. No hurricane has passed within 75 miles of any city in the state; the most tornado-prone is Hickory (145).
- Cities
- 281
- Tornadoes in state
- 1,223
- EF3 or stronger
- 97
- Tornado deaths
- 214
since 1950
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Storms that reached the most Kentucky cities
- Unnamed 1888 stormCategory 3 · 252 cities
- Audrey 1957Category 3 · 190 cities
- Unnamed 1892 stormTropical storm · 181 cities
- Opal 1995Category 4 · 167 cities
- Frederic 1979Category 4 · 148 cities
- Helene 2024Category 4 · 141 cities
- Unnamed 1915 stormCategory 4 · 121 cities
- Unnamed 1915 stormCategory 4 · 54 cities
- Unnamed 1932 stormTropical storm · 41 cities
- Unnamed 1934 stormCategory 2 · 34 cities
- Olga 2019Tropical storm · 32 cities
- Hugo 1989Category 5 · 29 cities
Kentucky cities
| City | Hurricanes | Tropical storms | Tornadoes | EF3+ | Last storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 3 | 118 | 12 | Helene 2024 |
| Lexington | 0 | 6 | 75 | 7 | Opal 1995 |
| Bowling Green | 0 | 5 | 79 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Owensboro | 0 | 3 | 101 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Richmond | 0 | 7 | 68 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Paducah | 0 | 4 | 123 | 12 | Olga 2019 |
| Florence | 0 | 4 | 80 | 12 | Opal 1995 |
| Covington | 0 | 4 | 89 | 13 | Opal 1995 |
| Elizabethtown | 0 | 4 | 81 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Georgetown | 0 | 5 | 62 | 4 | Opal 1995 |
| Frankfort | 0 | 6 | 84 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Nicholasville | 0 | 7 | 82 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| London | 0 | 7 | 39 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Somerset | 0 | 7 | 45 | 9 | Helene 2024 |
| Hopkinsville | 0 | 2 | 117 | 13 | Audrey 1957 |
| Edgewood | 0 | 4 | 84 | 13 | Opal 1995 |
| Ashland | 0 | 7 | 30 | 3 | Opal 1995 |
| Shepherdsville | 0 | 4 | 115 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Henderson | 0 | 4 | 129 | 11 | Helene 2024 |
| Winchester | 0 | 6 | 61 | 5 | Opal 1995 |
| Independence | 0 | 3 | 82 | 13 | Opal 1995 |
| Glasgow | 0 | 7 | 75 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Shelbyville | 0 | 5 | 103 | 9 | Helene 2024 |
| Murray | 0 | 2 | 127 | 9 | Olga 2019 |
| Bardstown | 0 | 5 | 74 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Corbin | 0 | 7 | 34 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Erlanger | 0 | 4 | 78 | 12 | Opal 1995 |
| Madisonville | 0 | 3 | 92 | 14 | Helene 2024 |
| Berea | 0 | 7 | 59 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Campbellsville | 0 | 7 | 76 | 9 | Helene 2024 |
| Danville | 0 | 7 | 78 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| La Grange | 0 | 3 | 119 | 15 | Helene 2024 |
| Burlington | 0 | 3 | 84 | 11 | Unnamed 1915 |
| Union | 0 | 4 | 80 | 9 | Opal 1995 |
| Versailles | 0 | 6 | 82 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Lawrenceburg | 0 | 6 | 90 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Mayfield | 0 | 3 | 139 | 7 | Olga 2019 |
| Pikeville | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Hugo 1989 |
| Radcliff | 0 | 4 | 87 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Mt Washington | 0 | 4 | 100 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Crestwood | 0 | 3 | 124 | 14 | Helene 2024 |
| Mt Sterling | 0 | 6 | 46 | 4 | Opal 1995 |
| Morehead | 0 | 6 | 25 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Harrodsburg | 0 | 7 | 81 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Prospect | 0 | 3 | 122 | 12 | Helene 2024 |
| Newport | 0 | 4 | 93 | 13 | Opal 1995 |
| Fort Campbell | 0 | 2 | 117 | 10 | Audrey 1957 |
| Benton | 0 | 3 | 137 | 9 | Olga 2019 |
| Alexandria | 0 | 3 | 80 | 10 | Opal 1995 |
| Franklin | 0 | 5 | 111 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Monticello | 0 | 7 | 49 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Paris | 0 | 6 | 53 | 5 | Opal 1995 |
| Williamsburg | 0 | 7 | 25 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Fort Thomas | 0 | 4 | 91 | 13 | Opal 1995 |
| Scottsville | 0 | 6 | 95 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Manchester | 0 | 6 | 33 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Cold Spring | 0 | 3 | 88 | 13 | Opal 1995 |
| Cynthiana | 0 | 5 | 52 | 5 | Opal 1995 |
| Taylorsville | 0 | 5 | 99 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Hazard | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | Opal 1995 |
| Vine Grove | 0 | 4 | 86 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Hebron | 0 | 4 | 84 | 12 | Opal 1995 |
| Columbia | 0 | 7 | 74 | 9 | Helene 2024 |
| Russellville | 0 | 3 | 86 | 9 | Helene 2024 |
| Leitchfield | 0 | 4 | 58 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Walton | 0 | 3 | 79 | 10 | Opal 1995 |
| Lancaster | 0 | 7 | 77 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Maysville | 0 | 6 | 61 | 7 | Opal 1995 |
| Grayson | 0 | 7 | 25 | 3 | Opal 1995 |
| Russell Springs | 0 | 7 | 56 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Cadiz | 0 | 2 | 116 | 12 | Olga 2019 |
| Irvine | 0 | 6 | 51 | 6 | Opal 1995 |
| Stanford | 0 | 7 | 69 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Brandenburg | 0 | 3 | 93 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Louisa | 0 | 8 | 13 | 3 | Opal 1995 |
| Olive Hill | 0 | 6 | 19 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 7 | 66 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Middlesboro | 0 | 6 | 29 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Greenville | 0 | 3 | 87 | 16 | Helene 2024 |
| Dry Ridge | 0 | 3 | 62 | 7 | Opal 1995 |
| Prestonsburg | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| West Liberty | 0 | 6 | 21 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Jackson | 0 | 7 | 16 | 1 | Opal 1995 |
| Barbourville | 0 | 6 | 32 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Salyersville | 0 | 8 | 16 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Princeton | 0 | 3 | 101 | 17 | Olga 2019 |
| Fairdale | 0 | 3 | 122 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Morgantown | 0 | 3 | 64 | 11 | Helene 2024 |
| Oak Grove | 0 | 2 | 117 | 10 | Audrey 1957 |
| Liberty | 0 | 7 | 76 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Central City | 0 | 2 | 71 | 12 | Helene 2024 |
| Hodgenville | 0 | 6 | 80 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Albany | 0 | 7 | 56 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Greensburg | 0 | 7 | 81 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Fort Knox | 0 | 4 | 88 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Beaver Dam | 0 | 3 | 56 | 9 | Helene 2024 |
| Greenup | 0 | 7 | 35 | 6 | Opal 1995 |
| Catlettsburg | 0 | 7 | 28 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Tompkinsville | 0 | 6 | 55 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Mount Vernon | 0 | 7 | 66 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Flatwoods | 0 | 7 | 33 | 3 | Opal 1995 |
| Pineville | 0 | 6 | 27 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Marion | 0 | 3 | 79 | 11 | Olga 2019 |
| Whitesburg | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | Hugo 1989 |
| Springfield | 0 | 6 | 72 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Carrollton | 0 | 3 | 87 | 15 | Unnamed 1915 |
| Carlisle | 0 | 6 | 47 | 3 | Opal 1995 |
| Flemingsburg | 0 | 6 | 51 | 4 | Opal 1995 |
| Mc Kee | 0 | 7 | 51 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Wilmore | 0 | 7 | 85 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Williamstown | 0 | 4 | 61 | 7 | Opal 1995 |
| Morganfield | 0 | 3 | 95 | 12 | Olga 2019 |
| Owenton | 0 | 4 | 79 | 8 | Opal 1995 |
| Smiths Grove | 0 | 5 | 78 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Owingsville | 0 | 6 | 42 | 3 | Opal 1995 |
| Edmonton | 0 | 7 | 75 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Vanceburg | 0 | 6 | 43 | 4 | Opal 1995 |
| Munfordville | 0 | 6 | 84 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Falmouth | 0 | 4 | 58 | 6 | Opal 1995 |
| Stanton | 0 | 6 | 47 | 5 | Opal 1995 |
| Coxs Creek | 0 | 4 | 82 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Utica | 0 | 3 | 87 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Paintsville | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Fisherville | 0 | 4 | 111 | 11 | Helene 2024 |
| Crittenden | 0 | 3 | 70 | 8 | Opal 1995 |
| Beattyville | 0 | 6 | 35 | 4 | Opal 1995 |
| Cave City | 0 | 7 | 76 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Simpsonville | 0 | 4 | 110 | 11 | Helene 2024 |
| Goshen | 0 | 4 | 129 | 14 | Helene 2024 |
| Dawson Springs | 0 | 3 | 99 | 18 | Olga 2019 |
| Clay City | 0 | 6 | 54 | 6 | Opal 1995 |
| East Bernstadt | 0 | 8 | 46 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Hardinsburg | 0 | 2 | 62 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Eddyville | 0 | 3 | 103 | 13 | Olga 2019 |
| Burkesville | 0 | 7 | 71 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Science Hill | 0 | 7 | 59 | 9 | Helene 2024 |
| Hartford | 0 | 2 | 66 | 13 | Helene 2024 |
| Rineyville | 0 | 4 | 82 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Campton | 0 | 6 | 30 | 3 | Opal 1995 |
| Elkton | 0 | 2 | 110 | 13 | Audrey 1957 |
| Ludlow | 0 | 4 | 81 | 12 | Opal 1995 |
| Calvert City | 0 | 3 | 115 | 11 | Olga 2019 |
| Nancy | 0 | 7 | 52 | 11 | Helene 2024 |
| Dayton | 0 | 4 | 91 | 13 | Opal 1995 |
| Auburn | 0 | 4 | 94 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| South Shore | 0 | 6 | 44 | 5 | Opal 1995 |
| Bellevue | 0 | 4 | 90 | 13 | Opal 1995 |
| Cecilia | 0 | 4 | 85 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Russell | 0 | 7 | 32 | 3 | Opal 1995 |
| Jeffersonville | 0 | 6 | 49 | 5 | Opal 1995 |
| Jamestown | 0 | 7 | 60 | 12 | Helene 2024 |
| Philpot | 0 | 3 | 80 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Alvaton | 0 | 5 | 91 | 11 | Helene 2024 |
| Eubank | 0 | 7 | 55 | 9 | Helene 2024 |
| Crab Orchard | 0 | 7 | 62 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Lewisburg | 0 | 3 | 73 | 13 | Helene 2024 |
| Clarkson | 0 | 4 | 68 | 11 | Helene 2024 |
| Bedford | 0 | 4 | 109 | 18 | Helene 2024 |
| Kevil | 0 | 4 | 112 | 7 | Olga 2019 |
| Elkhorn City | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | Hugo 1989 |
| Horse Cave | 0 | 7 | 77 | 9 | Helene 2024 |
| Lebanon Junction | 0 | 4 | 92 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Pine Knot | 0 | 7 | 28 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Harlan | 0 | 5 | 23 | 1 | Opal 1995 |
| Hawesville | 0 | 3 | 73 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| California | 0 | 3 | 83 | 8 | Opal 1995 |
| Sandy Hook | 0 | 7 | 16 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Fulton | 0 | 4 | 102 | 6 | Olga 2019 |
| Lewisport | 0 | 3 | 88 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Inez | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| New Haven | 0 | 6 | 79 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Hustonville | 0 | 7 | 74 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Booneville | 0 | 7 | 26 | 1 | Opal 1995 |
| Evarts | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 | Opal 1995 |
| Calhoun | 0 | 3 | 94 | 14 | Helene 2024 |
| Gilbertsville | 0 | 3 | 125 | 10 | Olga 2019 |
| West Paducah | 0 | 4 | 124 | 9 | Olga 2019 |
| Caneyville | 0 | 4 | 43 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Pleasureville | 0 | 5 | 92 | 12 | Helene 2024 |
| Waynesburg | 0 | 7 | 67 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Brownsville | 0 | 4 | 75 | 14 | Helene 2024 |
| Eminence | 0 | 4 | 97 | 13 | Helene 2024 |
| Brooksville | 0 | 5 | 63 | 7 | Opal 1995 |
| Midway | 0 | 6 | 76 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Sturgis | 0 | 3 | 87 | 12 | Olga 2019 |
| Lily | 0 | 7 | 33 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Whitley City | 0 | 7 | 33 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Cumberland | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | Hugo 1989 |
| Butler | 0 | 4 | 65 | 7 | Opal 1995 |
| Stamping Ground | 0 | 5 | 69 | 5 | Opal 1995 |
| Whitesville | 0 | 3 | 81 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Warsaw | 0 | 3 | 81 | 9 | Opal 1995 |
| Stearns | 0 | 7 | 35 | 12 | Helene 2024 |
| Crofton | 0 | 1 | 112 | 13 | Unnamed 1888 |
| Bloomfield | 0 | 5 | 89 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Sebree | 0 | 4 | 105 | 16 | Helene 2024 |
| Rush | 0 | 7 | 24 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Brodhead | 0 | 7 | 65 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Gray | 0 | 7 | 35 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Providence | 0 | 3 | 93 | 16 | Olga 2019 |
| Clinton | 0 | 4 | 113 | 8 | Olga 2019 |
| Pewee Valley | 0 | 3 | 123 | 13 | Helene 2024 |
| Harold | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | Opal 1995 |
| Irvington | 0 | 3 | 82 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Virgie | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | Hugo 1989 |
| Verona | 0 | 3 | 68 | 7 | Opal 1995 |
| Frenchburg | 0 | 6 | 37 | 4 | Opal 1995 |
| Pembroke | 0 | 2 | 111 | 11 | Audrey 1957 |
| Rockholds | 0 | 7 | 36 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Jenkins | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | Hugo 1989 |
| Melbourne | 0 | 3 | 90 | 12 | Opal 1995 |
| Hickman | 0 | 6 | 96 | 6 | Olga 2019 |
| Ewing | 0 | 6 | 55 | 4 | Opal 1995 |
| Milton | 0 | 3 | 102 | 17 | Unnamed 1915 |
| Corinth | 0 | 4 | 57 | 6 | Opal 1995 |
| Nortonville | 0 | 1 | 99 | 14 | Unnamed 1888 |
| Upton | 0 | 5 | 76 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Bronston | 0 | 7 | 46 | 9 | Helene 2024 |
| Loretto | 0 | 6 | 71 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Berry | 0 | 5 | 61 | 7 | Opal 1995 |
| Waddy | 0 | 5 | 91 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Clearfield | 0 | 6 | 23 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Magnolia | 0 | 6 | 86 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Morning View | 0 | 3 | 74 | 9 | Opal 1995 |
| Burnside | 0 | 7 | 48 | 9 | Helene 2024 |
| Willisburg | 0 | 6 | 78 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Tyner | 0 | 8 | 39 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Park City | 0 | 6 | 81 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Rockfield | 0 | 5 | 86 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Sharpsburg | 0 | 6 | 48 | 3 | Opal 1995 |
| Hanson | 0 | 4 | 99 | 17 | Helene 2024 |
| Smithfield | 0 | 3 | 100 | 12 | Helene 2024 |
| Sadieville | 0 | 5 | 54 | 5 | Opal 1995 |
| Hagerhill | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Adolphus | 0 | 6 | 107 | 9 | Helene 2024 |
| Belfry | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Hugo 1989 |
| Salt Lick | 0 | 6 | 35 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Bardwell | 0 | 4 | 134 | 10 | Olga 2019 |
| Paint Lick | 0 | 7 | 67 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Garrison | 0 | 7 | 39 | 5 | Opal 1995 |
| Wingo | 0 | 3 | 128 | 8 | Olga 2019 |
| Annville | 0 | 8 | 39 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Augusta | 0 | 5 | 72 | 8 | Opal 1995 |
| Kuttawa | 0 | 3 | 101 | 11 | Olga 2019 |
| Hardyville | 0 | 7 | 88 | 12 | Helene 2024 |
| Pendleton | 0 | 3 | 107 | 16 | Helene 2024 |
| Waco | 0 | 6 | 52 | 5 | Opal 1995 |
| Wickliffe | 0 | 4 | 125 | 11 | Olga 2019 |
| Brooks | 0 | 3 | 120 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Viper | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | Opal 1995 |
| Dunnville | 0 | 7 | 65 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Wallingford | 0 | 6 | 37 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Wallins Creek | 0 | 6 | 24 | 1 | Helene 2024 |
| Smithland | 0 | 4 | 104 | 11 | Olga 2019 |
| Phelps | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | Hugo 1989 |
| Dixon | 0 | 4 | 92 | 14 | Helene 2024 |
| Junction City | 0 | 7 | 74 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Guthrie | 0 | 2 | 115 | 10 | Audrey 1957 |
| Martin | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | Opal 1995 |
| Clay | 0 | 3 | 93 | 13 | Olga 2019 |
| Salvisa | 0 | 6 | 79 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| De Mossville | 0 | 3 | 67 | 7 | Opal 1995 |
| Almo | 0 | 2 | 136 | 9 | Olga 2019 |
| Guston | 0 | 3 | 75 | 2 | Helene 2024 |
| Staffordsville | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 | Opal 1995 |
| Summer Shade | 0 | 7 | 69 | 10 | Helene 2024 |
| Hillsboro | 0 | 6 | 39 | 3 | Opal 1995 |
| Campbellsburg | 0 | 2 | 90 | 14 | Unnamed 1892 |
| Argillite | 0 | 7 | 29 | 4 | Opal 1995 |
| Trenton | 0 | 2 | 112 | 11 | Audrey 1957 |
| Sparta | 0 | 3 | 80 | 10 | Opal 1995 |
| Ledbetter | 0 | 3 | 120 | 11 | Olga 2019 |
| Mount Olivet | 0 | 5 | 56 | 5 | Opal 1995 |
| Cloverport | 0 | 3 | 60 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Ekron | 0 | 3 | 82 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Sonora | 0 | 4 | 76 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Falls Of Rough | 0 | 2 | 57 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Bagdad | 0 | 5 | 89 | 11 | Helene 2024 |
| Tollesboro | 0 | 6 | 44 | 4 | Opal 1995 |
| Raccoon | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Hugo 1989 |
| Hickory | 0 | 3 | 145 | 9 | Olga 2019 |
Hail in Kentucky
Tornado season brings hail too. Radar-estimated hail days for Kentucky since 2019, with sizes and a map of each storm's swath.