116
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$495K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Martin County, Kentucky: 116 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #1,995 nationally and #89 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Martin County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Martin County is the 2010s, when 43 of the county's 116 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 Martin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.0% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,995 for this hazard and #89 within Kentucky, putting it in the 36.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Martin County with 22 recorded events, while Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1997 | INEZ | 0 | 0 | 3 | $15K |
| Oct 25, 2001 | INEZ | 0 | 0 | 1 | $15K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | PILGRIM | 50 | $5K |
| May 17, 2025 | MILO | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | STIDHAM | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | WARFIELD | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | THREEFORKS | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | STIDHAM | 50 | $50K |
| Aug 7, 2023 | JOB | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | OPPY | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | LOVELY | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2022 | INEZ | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across all of Martin County. Inez was particularly hard hit, with trees and power lines blown down across the city, including at the following locations: Main Street, Route 908 and Turkey Creek Road, New Route 3, Route 645, Old Middlefork Road, Wickerfield Road, Buffalo Horn Road, Rockcastle Road, and Little Rockcastle Road. A tree fell onto and severely damaged a trailer at the Robinson Trailer Park in Inez. A man became trapped in his home in due to downed power lines surrounding the residence, and was still trapped as of that evening. All of the storm damage occurred roughly between 140 pm and 215 pm EDT. However, as of 6:30 pm EDT, power was still out across most of the county.
Strong winds blew a tree down onto a car along Kentucky Route 40. The driver of the car received minor injuries. Winds also blew the metal roof off the H and R Block Building in downtown Inez and dropped it onto Main Street. All businesses along Main Street were forced to close the day after as crews removed the damage from the road.
Martin County dispatch reported over a dozen instances of trees blown down onto or along highways in the county. Some of the trees involved power and phone lines. The Pilgram, Warfield, and Inez communities may have been the most affected.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Martin County, Kentucky?
116 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Martin County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Martin County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Martin County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Martin 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 Martin County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/martin-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.