190
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$6.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Calloway County, Kentucky: 190 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #1,121 nationally and #34 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Calloway County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Calloway County is the 2010s, when 57 of the county's 190 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 Calloway County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 41.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,121 for this hazard and #34 within Kentucky, putting it in the 64.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Calloway County with 44 recorded events, while Feb 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 26, 2024 | VAN CLEAVE | 61 | 0 | 1 | $15K |
| Jun 27, 2018 | MURRAY | 52 | 0 | 1 | $16K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2025 | MURRAY | 56 | $5K |
| May 20, 2025 | MURRAY | 61 | $15K |
| May 17, 2025 | MURRAY | 56 | $35K |
| May 17, 2025 | MURRAY | 56 | $8K |
| May 17, 2025 | MURRAY ARPT | 63 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | MURRAY | 52 | $75K |
| May 2, 2025 | MIDWAY | 70 | $1K |
| May 2, 2025 | CROSSLAND | 74 | $5K |
| May 2, 2025 | HAZEL | 70 | $2K |
| Jul 22, 2024 | WADESBORO | 65 | $65K |
Other hazards here
More from Calloway County
- Hail 105
- Flash Flood 60
- Tornado 42
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A Kentucky mesonet site measured a wind gust to 101 mph. A number of buildings were damaged, and an industrial warehouse was destroyed. Half the roof was torn off an auto parts store. There was extensive damage to trees and power lines in the city of Murray. Some trees were down on houses. Power poles were down. Roads were blocked. An eight-foot section of siding was blown off a manufacturing plant on the north side of Murray. Two rooftop air conditioning units were blown over. Two barns were blown down. City and county schools and Murray State University were cancelled the following day due to widespread power outages and blocked roads. The county emergency operations center was set up for the first time since the January, 2009 ice storm. Veteran utility workers declared that damage exceeded that from the 2009 ice storm.
Wind damage occurred across much of Calloway County, mainly across the southern half, including Murray. The county sheriff department estimated 100 trees were down on roads and power lines. At least three houses were damaged by falling trees. A large tree fell on several vehicles near the Murray State University campus, damaging or destroying four of them. On the Murray State University campus, the roof of a paint shop was extensively damaged, numerous tree limbs were down, and a fence was down. A metal roof was blown off a horse barn. The greatest concentration of damage was in the southeast corner of the county. Wind speeds were measured from 60 to 62 mph at three places on the west side of the county. Based on damage reports, even higher wind speeds occurred in the southeast part of the county.
This microburst was about 100 yards wide. Dozens of houses sustained shingle and minor siding damage. An uninhabited mobile home was blown over and destroyed. The mobile home was strapped down securely. Half a dozen barns sustained roof damage. A propane tank was moved. A few trees and power lines were blown down. An EF0 tornado occurred in the vicinity of this microburst.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Calloway County, Kentucky?
190 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Calloway County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Calloway County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Calloway County measured 91.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Calloway 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 Calloway County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/calloway-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.