84
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Elliott County, Kentucky: 84 recorded events between 1973 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,409 nationally and #111 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Elliott County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Elliott County is the 2010s, when 31 of the county's 84 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 Elliott County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.8% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,409 for this hazard and #111 within Kentucky, putting it in the 23.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Elliott County with 30 recorded events, while Dec 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 7, 1987 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0 | |
| May 18, 1995 | Countywide | 0 | 0 | 2 | $1.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2025 | DEWDROP | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | SANDY HOOK | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 17, 2024 | NEWFOUNDLAND | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2024 | ELLIOTTVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | LYTTEN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | FIELDEN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | FANNIN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | GIMLET | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | STARK | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | LUCILE | 50 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Elliott County Dispatch received 21 reports of trees down from around the county, and two reports of downed power lines. Most of the trees were blown down along Brown Ridge Road, north of Sandy Hook, as well as KY-32, south of Sandy Hook.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Elliott County, Kentucky?
84 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Elliott County between 1973 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Elliott County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Elliott County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Elliott 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 Elliott County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/elliott-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.