126
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$659K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Mercer County, Kentucky: 126 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #1,848 nationally and #76 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Mercer County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Mercer County is the 2000s, when 33 of the county's 126 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 Mercer County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 64.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,848 for this hazard and #76 within Kentucky, putting it in the 41.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Mercer County with 30 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2024 | HARRODSBURG | 74 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | VANARSDELL | 55 | $0 |
| May 30, 2025 | HARRODSBURG | 50 | $0 |
| May 30, 2025 | ROSE HILL | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | EAST BUSHTOWN | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | BURGIN | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | HARRODSBURG ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | HARRODSBURG | 74 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | NEVIN | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | SALVISA | 70 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | EAST BUSHTOWN | 51 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The National Weather Service in Louisville confirmed straight-line winds in Salvisa. There was a bunch of cedar and maple tree damage off of Old Louisville Road on the north side of Salvisa. Three homes experienced shingle, gutter and roof damage. ||A barndominium had the most significant damage with a large section of the roof thrown several hundred yards to the east southeast. Wind speeds were estimated between 75 and 80 mph, with a width of the damage of up to a half mile sporadically.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Mercer County, Kentucky?
126 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Mercer County between 1968 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Mercer County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Mercer County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Mercer 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 Mercer County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/mercer-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.