130
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$1.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Bracken County, Kentucky: 130 recorded events between 1971 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,789 nationally and #71 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Bracken County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bracken County is the 2010s, when 41 of the county's 130 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 Bracken County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 69.1% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,789 for this hazard and #71 within Kentucky, putting it in the 43.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bracken County with 43 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2001 | BROOKSVILLE | 60 | 2 | 3 | $100K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2023 | POWERSVILLE | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 24, 2023 | AUGUSTA | 50 | $4K |
| Jul 2, 2023 | WELLSBURG | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 2, 2023 | JOHNSVILLE | 50 | $4K |
| Jul 2, 2023 | FOSTER | 50 | $5K |
| Apr 1, 2023 | BROOKSVILLE | 53 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | BROOKSVILLE | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 22, 2022 | STONEWALL | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 22, 2022 | WILLOW GROVE | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 17, 2022 | POWERSVILLE | 50 | $10K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell tracked across the county causing significant damage. Roofs were blown off a barn and a restaurant. Between 50 and 100 trees were blown down between Augusta and Germantown, which is on the border of Mason county.
Several barns were severely damaged along Kentucky Route 8. The barns looked as if they were collapsed by strong west winds. Another barn was destroyed on Eden Ridge Road. Several large trees were down throughout the county. Also, a house on Snag Creek Road had major damage with a large section of the roof missing. A large swath of damage with numerous trees laying in the road was located along Kentucky Route 8 just west and including Snag Creek Road. Based on the damage, winds were estimated to be 70 to 80 mph.
Tin roofing was blown away due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Rafters and sheet metal was blown off of buildings and part of a porch was blown away from a trailer due to the winds. A corner of a barn was also blown away due to the damaging winds.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Bracken County, Kentucky?
130 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bracken County between 1971 and 2023, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bracken County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bracken County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bracken 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 Bracken County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/bracken-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.