219
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$692K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Kentucky: 219 recorded events between 1970 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #882 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Perry County is the 2000s, when 88 of the county's 219 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 Perry County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #882 for this hazard and #14 within Kentucky, putting it in the 72.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Perry County with 72 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | DICE | 50 | $500 |
| May 20, 2025 | MANUEL | 50 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | DELPHIA | 50 | $10K |
| May 16, 2025 | CORNETTSVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | BROWNS FORK | 50 | $15K |
| Mar 31, 2025 | HAZARD | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | LAMONT | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 2, 2024 | LOTHAIR | 50 | $1K |
| May 26, 2024 | AVAWAM | 50 | $40K |
| May 26, 2024 | ENGLE | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Perry County
- Hail 60
- Flash Flood 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Strong winds produced damage at the Hazard Technical College. Winds ripped a brick wall from one end of a building. An emptied truck trailer in the parking lot was also blown over and it slid into a bull dozer producing damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Perry County, Kentucky?
219 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Perry County between 1970 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Perry County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Perry County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Perry 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 Perry County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/perry-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.