Thunderstorm Wind in Butler County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind in Butler County, Kentucky: 141 recorded events between 1972 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 71. That places the county #1,647 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Butler County is the 2020s, when 45 of the county's 141 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 Butler County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,647 for this hazard and #65 within Kentucky, putting it in the 47.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Butler County with 32 recorded events, while Nov 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.

• Flood 66
• Hail 45

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Butler County, Kentucky?

141 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Butler County between 1972 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Butler County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Butler County measured 71.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Butler 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.