112
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Anderson County, Kentucky: 112 recorded events between 1965 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #2,055 nationally and #91 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Anderson County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Anderson County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 112 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 Anderson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,055 for this hazard and #91 within Kentucky, putting it in the 34.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Anderson County with 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1990 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2024 | MC BRAYER | 55 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | TYRONE | 52 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | LAWRENCEBURG | 52 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | KLONDYKE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | KLONDYKE | 51 | $0 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | MC BRAYER | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | TYRONE | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | MC BRAYER | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | LAWRENCEBURG | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | ALTON | 51 | $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
Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Some of the worst damaged was done in Lawrenceburg. Windows were blown out of some homes and several outbuildings were destroyed. Some cars were damaged by falling trees.
Trees were brought down by strong winds across Aaron Barnett Road in western Anderson County. The fallen trees fell around a vehicle traveling on the road, resulting in the motorist being temporarily trapped and unable to proceed along the road in either direction.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Anderson County, Kentucky?
112 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Anderson County between 1965 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Anderson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Anderson County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Anderson 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 Anderson County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/anderson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.