NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wingo, 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 Wingo, Kentucky since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 128 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 128
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
63 deaths in all
What the records show for Wingo
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Wingo; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 59 mph winds when its centre passed 42 miles away. The record near Wingo begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm 22 miles away. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Wingo. The highest rating among the 128 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on December 10, 2021, came within 1 mile. Of the 128, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 86 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on November 18, 2025. Wingo has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 97% of the 281 Kentucky cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 70 times since 1967, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Wingo has more hail reports within 10 miles than 74% of the 281 Kentucky cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Wingo
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 42 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 Wingo: 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 Wingo
By decade
- 2020s26(2 EF3+)
- 2010s41(1 EF3+)
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s7(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3
- 1970s14
- 1960s13(3 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF4 | 1 mi | 168.53 mi | 57 / 515 |
| Mar 4, 1964 | F4 | 17 mi | 18.5 mi | 3 / 24 |
| Apr 3, 1968 | F4 | 25 mi | 50.6 mi | 2 / 30 |
| Nov 15, 2005 | F3 | 8 mi | 44 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF3 | 21 mi | 122.62 mi | 0 / 38 |
| May 10, 2016 | EF3 | 9 mi | 19.03 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Nov 27, 1994 | F3 | 12 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 4, 1964 | F3 | 7 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 12 mi | 6.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 9.69 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | EF2 | 24 mi | 1.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 2021 | EF2 | 11 mi | 6.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 128, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wingo
The Storm Prediction Center has 70 hail reports within 10 miles of Wingo since 1967, made on 57 separate days. Of these, 38 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently January 3, 2000. The most recent report is from June 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wingo
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Martin U Of T Branch E, TN, 21 miles south of Wingo at 340 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 46°F and 27°F. May is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 54.8 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 59 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 82 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 54.8 inches is more than at 87 of the 93 Kentucky stations used on this site (94%). Mayfield, 10 miles northeast, has its own station (Murray, KY): 58.0 inches a year, 3.2 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 27 | 4.2 | 7 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 51 | 30 | 4.7 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 60 | 38 | 5.3 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 70 | 47 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 58 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 70 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 67 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 60 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 72 | 47 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 60 | 37 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 49 | 30 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Year | 70 | 48 | 54.8 | 81 | 3.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Martin U Of T Branch E, TN (340 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 Wingo
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 152 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wingo: 112 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 flash floods, 15 floods, 5 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $5.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 26, 2024. Of the 281 Kentucky cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 96 have had fewer than Wingo.
January 29, 2008: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Wingo — 1 injured, $90,000 damage.
March 1, 1997: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Wingo — 1 injured, $40,000 damage.
May 1, 2011: flood 5 miles from the centre of Wingo — $3.0 million 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
Graves County, which includes Wingo, 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).
Wingo 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 Wingo
- Mayfield, KY10 mi
- Fulton, KY10 mi
- South Fulton, TN12 mi
- Clinton, KY13 mi
- Hickory, KY17 mi
- Martin, TN20 mi
- Bardwell, KY22 mi
- Dresden, TN23 mi
- Union City, TN23 mi
- Puryear, TN25 mi
- Hickman, KY25 mi
- Almo, KY25 mi
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