Thunderstorm Wind in Carroll County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind in Carroll County, Kentucky: 90 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,334 nationally and #105 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Carroll County is the 2010s, when 33 of the county's 90 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 Carroll County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 51.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,334 for this hazard and #105 within Kentucky, putting it in the 25.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Carroll County with 21 recorded events, while Feb 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.

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

90 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Carroll County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Carroll County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Carroll County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Carroll 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.