79
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$888K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Hickman County, Kentucky: 79 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 69. That places the county #2,471 nationally and #114 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Hickman County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hickman County is the 1990s, when 23 of the county's 79 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 Hickman County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,471 for this hazard and #114 within Kentucky, putting it in the 21.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hickman County with 17 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | FULHAM | 61 | $25K |
| May 26, 2024 | NICHOLS | 61 | $10K |
| May 8, 2024 | CLINTON | 65 | $15K |
| Aug 12, 2023 | MOSCOW | 56 | $10K |
| Jul 1, 2023 | CLINTON | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 26, 2023 | FULHAM | 61 | $15K |
| Apr 5, 2023 | COLUMBUS | 61 | $125K |
| Jul 9, 2022 | CLINTON | 56 | $5K |
| Apr 13, 2022 | MOSCOW | 56 | $1K |
| Feb 22, 2022 | CROLEY | 61 | $15K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
In downtown Clinton, the front of a building containing three stores on Kentucky 123 collapsed into the street. The road was closed until debris could be cleared. Roofs were blown off four other structures. Seven poles were blown over.
Numerous trees were down. Corn stalks were laid over. One large tree fell across a home. A porch and garage of another residence was damaged. A large chicken barn collapsed, and another barn was damaged. The damage occurred near U.S. Highway 51 south of Clinton near the intersection of Highway 2209.
On Highway 1529 just west of Highway 307, thunderstorm winds damaged a barn and took down a number of trees and tree limbs. A couple of small to medium-size trees were uprooted. A very large oak tree was snapped. One of the trees landed on a corner of a house roof, causing moderate damage. Part of the wall of a large barn or shed was blown down.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Hickman County, Kentucky?
79 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hickman County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hickman County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hickman County measured 69.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hickman 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 Hickman County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/hickman-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.