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Campbell County, Kentucky severe weather history spans 252 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 49.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,090 nationally and #67 in Kentucky.
252
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
50
Direct injuries
$2.4M
Property damage
The record
What the Campbell County, Kentucky severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Campbell County, Kentucky severe weather history averages 3.8 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 104 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 14 events fall before 1990 and 238 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $1.3M in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Campbell County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 125 | 0 | $676K | 78 | 1959–2025 |
| Hail | 61 | 0 | $10K | 2.5 | 1962–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 41 | 0 | $269K | 0 | 1997–2025 |
| Flood | 18 | 0 | $97K | 0 | 2008–2024 |
| Tornado | 3 | 0 | $1.3M | F2 | 1958–2012 |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2011–2015 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $25K | 0 | 1998–1998 |
Decade by decade
Campbell County, Kentucky severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
2 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 2 touched down inside it and 0 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-02 | EF3 | 3 | 13 | 20.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 1973-11-25 | EF1 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Campbell County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 40 | $0 | |
| Jul 12, 1958 | Tornado | 0 | 8 | $250K | |
| Nov 25, 1973 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $25K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Heavy tree damage occurred in a cemetery. Most of these trees were snapped off and uprooted. There was minor structural damage to roofs and shingles on a few residences. Damaging thunderstorms winds were determined to be the cause.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
93,426
Population (ACS)
$252K
Median home value
17
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES | DR |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING | EM |
| Feb 16, 2025 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES | EM |
| Mar 28, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Campbell County, Kentucky?
252 events are on record between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $2.4M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Campbell County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 125 recorded events — 49.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Campbell County?
2 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 2 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Campbell County?
17 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Campbell County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Campbell County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Campbell County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 58 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Campbell County, Kentucky severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Calloway County 460
- Carlisle County 215
- Caldwell County 177
- Carroll County 176
- Butler County 294
- Carter County 226
Cite this page
“Campbell County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/campbell-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.