95
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$255K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Knott County, Kentucky: 95 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,270 nationally and #100 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Knott County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Knott County is the 2010s, when 40 of the county's 95 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 Knott County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,270 for this hazard and #100 within Kentucky, putting it in the 28.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Knott County with 22 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | CARRIE | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | MOUSIE | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | MOUSIE | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | EMMALENA | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | FISTY | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | IVIS | 50 | $2K |
| May 16, 2023 | BEARVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | HINDMAN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | SPIDER | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | IVIS | 50 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An NWS storm damage survey team found damage associated with 80-100 mph down burst winds at Camp Nathaniel near Emmalena. Numerous large diameter trees wre snapped or uprooted and were lying in a northwest to southeast direction. One large uprooted tree fell onto a building owned by the camp and other buildings received minor damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Knott County, Kentucky?
95 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Knott County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Knott County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Knott County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Knott 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 Knott County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/knott-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.