NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Tyner, 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
8 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Tyner, Kentucky since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 39 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 8
- Tornadoes
- 39
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
34 deaths in all
What the records show for Tyner
None of the 8 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Tyner; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 65 miles away. The record near Tyner begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 69 miles away. Of the 8 systems, one has come since 2000. Tyner is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 281 Kentucky cities on this site. The strongest of the 39 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on May 16, 2025; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 18 people. Of the 39, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 17 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 9. Of the 281 Kentucky cities, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Tyner. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 79 times since 1985, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Tyner has more hail reports within 10 miles than 80% of the 281 Kentucky cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Tyner
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 18 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 65 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 Tyner: 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 Tyner
By decade
- 2020s3(1 EF3+)
- 2010s1
- 2000s13
- 1990s7
- 1980s5
- 1970s6(2 EF3+)
- 1960s1(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | EF4 | 21 mi | 60.08 mi | 18 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 18 mi | 22.3 mi | 7 / 40 |
| Jun 9, 1961 | F3 | 21 mi | 2.6 mi | 1 / 63 |
| Jun 29, 1973 | F3 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | 16 mi | 7.15 mi | 6 / 40 |
| Jun 2, 2001 | F2 | 21 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 10 |
| May 18, 1995 | F2 | 16 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1984 | F2 | 16 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F2 | 6 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 1977 | F2 | 23 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 11 mi | 19.8 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F2 | 6 mi | 16.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 39, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Tyner
The Storm Prediction Center has 79 hail reports within 10 miles of Tyner since 1985, made on 58 separate days. Of these, 36 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 27, 2014. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Tyner
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Heidelberg, KY, 14 miles north of Tyner at 665 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 25°F. May is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 49.7 inches over 89 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 110 nights a year. Snowfall averages 18.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 49.7 inches is more than at 36 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (39%). Annville, 8 miles southwest, has its own station (London Corbin Airport, KY): 51.4 inches a year, 1.7 more than here, and the same July average high, 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 25 | 4.0 | 8 | 6.7 |
| Feb | 48 | 27 | 4.1 | 7 | 5.3 |
| Mar | 58 | 33 | 4.4 | 8 | 2.9 |
| Apr | 69 | 42 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.1 |
| May | 76 | 52 | 5.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 5.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 65 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 56 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 44 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 58 | 34 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 47 | 28 | 4.5 | 8 | 2.8 |
| Year | 67 | 44 | 49.7 | 89 | 18.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Heidelberg, KY (665 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 Tyner
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 220 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Tyner: 173 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 flash floods, 19 floods and 9 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $503,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on July 12, 2003. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 96 have had fewer than Tyner.
April 20, 1996: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Tyner — 2 injured, $5,000 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
Jackson County, which includes Tyner, has been named in 37 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 28 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 6 floods, 4 snowstorms, 3 ice storms). 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 Jackson County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.3 million a year, the 98th highest of 120 Kentucky counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.0 million (64%), 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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