122
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$627K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Bourbon County, Kentucky: 122 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #1,913 nationally and #83 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Bourbon County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bourbon County is the 2000s, when 44 of the county's 122 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 Bourbon County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,913 for this hazard and #83 within Kentucky, putting it in the 39.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bourbon County with 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1996 | MILLERSBURG | 52 | 1 | 2 | $10K |
| Jun 29, 2012 | NORTH MIDDLETOWN | 52 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2007 | PARIS | 50 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | NORTH MIDDLETOWN | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | SAWHAN | 60 | $0 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | ESCONDIDA | 53 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | ELIZABETH STATION | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | PARIS | 52 | $0 |
| May 21, 2022 | CENTERVILLE | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2021 | MILLERSBURG | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2021 | BRENTSVILLE | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2020 | MILLERSBURG | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2020 | CURRENTSVILLE | 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
A fatality occurred near the Bourbon – Clark County line. A man was killed after stopping to remove debris from a county road. Strong winds toppled a tree next to the road, hitting him. Several other trees were downed across the county as winds gusted as high as 60 mph.
The NWS conducted a storm survey in northern Bourbon County and determined two concentrated areas of straight line wind damage. The first area was along the 700 to 800 block of Ruddles Mill Road. Several barns sustained significant damage with debris being thrown 1000 yards east. Several trees were split or uprooted. Most of the barns that sustained damage were on hilly surfaces. At Hillcroft Farm, 1818 Millersburg Road, a large metal barn sustained significant roofing damage. Further south on Highway 68 at Alder Nest Farms, a roof on a metal barn collapsed. During the survey, sporadic tree damage could be seen along Highway 68 and 27. The duration of the thunderstorm wind event was 3 minutes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Bourbon County, Kentucky?
122 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bourbon County between 1966 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bourbon County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bourbon County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bourbon 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 Bourbon County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/bourbon-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.