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Edmonson County, Kentucky severe weather history spans 222 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 58.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,306 nationally and #79 in Kentucky.
222
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
The record
What the Edmonson County, Kentucky severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Edmonson County, Kentucky severe weather history averages 3.6 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 93 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 16 events fall before 1990 and 206 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Edmonson County, Kentucky record is flood, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $663K in reported property damage. In total, 5 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Edmonson County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 130 | 0 | $663K | 90 | 1973–2025 |
| Hail | 37 | 0 | $22K | 2 | 1973–2025 |
| Flood | 25 | 1 | $105K | 0 | 1998–2019 |
| Flash Flood | 20 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–2025 |
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | $260K | F4 | 1963–2021 |
Decade by decade
Edmonson County, Kentucky severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
10 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 8 touched down inside it and 2 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-11 | EF3 | 16 | 63 | 29.3 mi | Crossed in |
| 2021-12-11 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2015-04-25 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1963-04-29 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2013-01-30 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 2010-04-24 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2009-06-11 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 mi | Crossed in |
| 2002-04-28 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2018-11-05 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2018-06-25 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Edmonson County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2019 | Flood | NICK | 1 | 0 | $5K |
| Apr 9, 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 3 | $0 | |
| Apr 23, 1968 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $25K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
On December 2, a 28 year old woman with her two children – a 7-year old and a 20-month old – drove around a Road Closed barrier blocking a flooded low water crossing on Oak Hill Road in Edmonson County, Kentucky. She accelerated, trying to ford the water. After she made it about a quarter of the way across the bridge through the water, her vehicle nosedived and began filling with water. She and her 7 year old were able to exit the vehicle. A water rescue team located the 20 month old around an hour later. The child was airlifted to a Nashville hospital. ||In the end, the woman and her 7 year old were treated locally for hypothermia, and the 20 month old died at the hospital the following day from asphyxiation due to near-drowning.
A 1.5 mile wide swath of winds gusting to around 95 mph created tornado-like damage along Kentucky Highway 259 in Edmonson County. The winds, extending 3/4 of a mile north and south of Bee Spring, destroyed or heavily damaged several small outbuildings, tore part of the roof off of one home, uprooted and snapped the trunks of numerous trees, and snapped around a dozen power poles. Several other homes sustained roof damage, and wind-driven hail shredded vinyl siding on a number of buildings.
A circulation embedded within a squall line that earlier produced an EF-2 tornado in Warren County spawned a second tornado that briefly touched down in Rocky Hill. It then lifted and touched down again around one mile to the northeast. Along its second track, which was around seven tenths of a mile, it snapped several trees within two long rows of trees along fence lines. Near the end of its path, along Louisville Road, it tore half the roof off of a home and destroyed a nearby barn.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
12,355
Population (ACS)
$160K
Median home value
26
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES | DR |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING | EM |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES | DR |
| Feb 16, 2025 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES | EM |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Edmonson County, Kentucky?
222 events are on record between 1963 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths and $1.0M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Edmonson County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 130 recorded events — 58.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Edmonson County?
10 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 8 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Edmonson County?
26 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Edmonson County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Edmonson County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Edmonson County as very low risk, placing it in the 11 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Edmonson County, Kentucky severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Daviess County 553
- Elliott County 148
- Estill County 457
- Cumberland County 148
- Fayette County 482
- Crittenden County 156
Cite this page
“Edmonson County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/edmonson-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.