88
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$379K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Spencer County, Kentucky: 88 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #2,355 nationally and #106 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Spencer County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Spencer County is the 2010s, when 26 of the county's 88 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 Spencer County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.0% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,355 for this hazard and #106 within Kentucky, putting it in the 25.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Spencer County with 16 recorded events, while Jan 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 19, 2025 | TAYLORSVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | WAKEFIELD | 51 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | WILSONVILLE | 56 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | WATERFORD | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | WAKEFIELD | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | WAKEFIELD | 65 | $0 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | TAYLORSVILLE | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | TAYLORSVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | WILSONVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2020 | YODER | 50 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A NWS Storm Survey team found straight line wind damage of approximately 50 to 60 mph just east of Whitfield, Kentucky on the Bullitt and Spencer County lines, and east into Spencer County. There was damage to a RV and its shed. In Spencer County, a roof was blown off of an older barn, and an older shed was moved off its piers. In addition, numerous cedar trees were blown over and large branches of hardwood trees were broken off. Overall, damage extended 1.25 miles east of where it began on the Spencer and Bullitt County line. The duration of the thunderstorm wind event was approximately 1 minute.
The National Weather Service in Louisville confirmed straight line wind damage occurred in far southeastern Spencer County, near Wakefield, KY, by the county line. Winds of 70 to 75 mph did damage to a large older barn. Several sections of the barn were thrown 40 yards on top of a Chevy Silverado. The owner of the property had just left to go inside his farmhouse next door by just a few minutes. The owner described a heavy wind and burst of heavy rain when it occurred. There was shingle and soffit damage to the farmhouse. Debris was thrown across Eggen Road, all facing to the southeast.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Spencer County, Kentucky?
88 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Spencer County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Spencer County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Spencer County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Spencer 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 Spencer County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/spencer-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.