130
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$663K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Edmonson County, Kentucky: 130 recorded events between 1973 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #1,789 nationally and #71 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Edmonson County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Edmonson County is the 2010s, when 58 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 Edmonson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.6% 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
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Edmonson County with 30 recorded events, while Sep 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | SEGAL | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | BROADWAY | 83 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | KYROCK | 55 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | MAMMOTH CAVE | 60 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | NICK | 51 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | SUNFISH | 53 | $0 |
| Feb 17, 2022 | CEDAR SPG | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | CHAUMONT | 55 | $0 |
| Sep 2, 2020 | LINDSEYVILLE | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 23, 2019 | KYROCK | 52 | $15K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
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.
NWS survey crew observed intermittent straight-line wind damage in the town of Chalybeate. There was damage to fences, several trees snapped, and 2 older barns experienced significant damage. In a residential area, two large sections of trees fell on one roof, and an above ground swimming pool was blown away. Everything was facing down from west to east, indicative of straight line winds. The duration of the thunderstorm wind event was 2 minutes.
The National Weather Service in Louisville conducted a storm survey for the macroburst damage extending from western Grayson County, through Edmonson County, before ending in northeastern Warren County. ||Scattered tree damage continued through northern and central Edmonson County, with estimated wind speeds generally between 80 and 90 mph. Tree damage increased in intensity as the survey continued into southern Edmonson County, with a high density of fallen trees observed along Sulphur Road and Otter Gap Road. Wind speeds in this area were estimated between 85 and 90 mph. In the vicinity of the Edmonson/Warren County line, higher intensity damage was observed, with numerous trees down along Otter Gap Road and Aubrey Mills Road atop The Knobs. A barn at the end of Aubrey Mills Road suffered severe damage, with winds estimated at 95 mph at the barn.||All tree and structural damage was blown to the southeast along the path. This damage pattern is consistent with downburst winds, with the large scale of damage suggesting a macroburst event.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Edmonson County, Kentucky?
130 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Edmonson County between 1973 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Edmonson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Edmonson County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Edmonson 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 Edmonson County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/edmonson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.