159
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$453K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Adair County, Kentucky: 159 recorded events between 1969 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,437 nationally and #51 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Adair County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Adair County is the 2010s, when 47 of the county's 159 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Adair County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 62.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,437 for this hazard and #51 within Kentucky, putting it in the 54.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Adair County with 38 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1991 | 61 | 0 | 6 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | COLUMBIA | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | BLISS | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | GADBERRY | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | GRADYVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | OZARK | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | GARLIN | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | GLENS FORK | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | GARLIN | 53 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | COLUMBIA | 55 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | FAIRPLAY | 55 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Adair County
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Emergency manager reported numerous trees, power lines and power poles down done on Old Montpelier Rd. Roof damage occurred to several homes. A few barns were pushed out and silos knocked down due to severe thunderstorm winds.
At Cane Valley, four barns were destroyed. One new home was destroyed. The roof was blown off an office building. A steeple was blown off a church. An NWS storm survey concluded that damage was due to a classic downburst system, with straight line winds in the vicinity of 100 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Adair County, Kentucky?
159 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Adair County between 1969 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Adair County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Adair County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Adair County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Adair County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/adair-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.