119
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Boyd County, Kentucky: 119 recorded events between 1966 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 89. That places the county #1,945 nationally and #86 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Boyd County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Boyd County is the 2010s, when 44 of the county's 119 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 Boyd County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 43.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,945 for this hazard and #86 within Kentucky, putting it in the 38.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Boyd County with 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | WINSLOW | 50 | $2K |
| Sep 22, 2025 | ASHLAND | 45 | $5K |
| Sep 22, 2025 | IRONVILLE | 50 | $3K |
| Sep 22, 2025 | IRONVILLE | 45 | $3K |
| May 17, 2025 | WINSLOW | 45 | $500 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | ASHLAND | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 30, 2024 | BELLEFONTE | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 30, 2024 | WINSLOW | 50 | $100 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | MAVITY | 50 | $5K |
| Apr 2, 2024 | WINSLOW | 87 | $25K |
Other hazards here
More from Boyd County
- Hail 51
- Flash Flood 46
- Flood 42
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Ashland police closed several streets until crews removed fallen trees. One tree destroyed a carport and damaged the roof of a home. One resident said, "It looked like war zone." Carter County also had several trees and power lines blown down.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Boyd County, Kentucky?
119 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Boyd County between 1966 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Boyd County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Boyd County measured 89.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Boyd 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 Boyd County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/boyd-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.