206
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Breckinridge County, Kentucky: 206 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #988 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Breckinridge County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Breckinridge County is the 2010s, when 75 of the county's 206 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 Breckinridge County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 59.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #988 for this hazard and #24 within Kentucky, putting it in the 68.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Breckinridge County with 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2016 | HARNED | 52 | 0 | 2 | $30K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2025 | HARDINSBURG ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | HARDINSBURG ARPT | 77 | $0 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | HARDINSBURG | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | ROSETTA | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | GARFIELD | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | HUDSON | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | IRVINGTON | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | HARDINSBURG | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | HARDINSBURG | 51 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | IRVINGTON | 51 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Breckinridge County
- Hail 80
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The local emergency management reported that two trees were downed across roads in the county. One large tree fell across Holt Road 2 miles east of Cloverport. The other fell just west of Hardinsburg near the intersection of State Highways 144 and 992.
Many trees were downed in the vicinity of the Yellowbank Wildlife Management Area due to straight line winds. The damage area was roughly one quarter mile wide and a mile long. All the trees fell in the same general direction, east southeastward. The time of occurrence was estimated from radar data.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Breckinridge County, Kentucky?
206 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Breckinridge County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Breckinridge County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Breckinridge County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Breckinridge 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 Breckinridge County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/breckinridge-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.