267
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Estill County, Kentucky: 267 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #593 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Estill County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Estill County is the 2010s, when 94 of the county's 267 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 Estill County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #593 for this hazard and #9 within Kentucky, putting it in the 81.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Estill County with 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2017 | WINSTON | 90 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | WEST IRVINE | 50 | $0 |
| May 21, 2025 | WISEMANTOWN | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | PRYSE | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | WEST IRVINE | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | PITTS | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | WINSTON | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | SOUTH IRVINE | 50 | $1K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | WILLOW TREE | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | WISEMANTOWN | 50 | $1K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | PITTS | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Estill County
- Flash Flood 64
- Flood 55
- Hail 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Trees were blown down on Stacy Lane, Worrells Road, Richmond Road, Blackburn Road, and Regis Road. A power line was also blown down on Blackburn Road and a tree was blown onto a trailer. Thunderstorm wind damage occurred countywide.
A Ravenna grade school had its roof blown off. Also in Ravenna, a porch was blown off of a mobile home. Large trees and power lines were down across the county. Large trees were down along Kentucky Highway 52, Sand Hill Road, Cedar Grove Road, Regis Road, Nolan Hill, Blue Run Road, and Possum Run. The wind gust estimate was reported by a trained spotter.
Numerous trees blown down countywide. Trees were felled on Route 89 in the southern part of the county. Trees were also blown down on Route 594 in western Estill County and on Route 213 in eastern Estill County. The damage swath was estimated at one quarter of a mile wide at times.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Estill County, Kentucky?
267 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Estill County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Estill County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Estill County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Estill 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 Estill County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/estill-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.