170
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$303K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Magoffin County, Kentucky: 170 recorded events between 1983 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,317 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Magoffin County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Magoffin County is the 2010s, when 56 of the county's 170 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 Magoffin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,317 for this hazard and #45 within Kentucky, putting it in the 58.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Magoffin County with 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | DUCO | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | BRADLEY | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | SUBLETT | 50 | $12K |
| May 21, 2025 | EDNA | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | HENDRICKS | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | ARTHURMABEL | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | SUBLETT | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | LEATHA | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | CYRUS | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | SALYERSVILLE | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Magoffin County
- Hail 63
- Flash Flood 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A double wide trailer was blown over and had the roof blown off. A single wide trailer had most its roof blown off as well. One large apple tree was uprooted as well. The damage occurred at Long Branch just west of Salyersville.
Pictures on social media showed a snapped electric pole with power lines and a transformer on the ground along RC Arnett Road, near the Sublett community. In addition, extensive roofing material was blown off a home in this location, and multiple large tress and branches snapped.
An NWS Employee and dispatch reported trees blown down on Mountain Parkway and Kentucky Highway 114 from near Ivyton to east of Salyersville. A vehicle that had pulled over due to heavy rain was struck by a tree, but the occupants were not injured. Powerlines were also blown down southwest of Salyersville.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Magoffin County, Kentucky?
170 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Magoffin County between 1983 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Magoffin County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Magoffin County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Magoffin 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 Magoffin County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/magoffin-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.