82
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$2.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Carter County, Kentucky: 82 recorded events between 1961 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #2,436 nationally and #112 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Carter County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Carter County is the 2010s, when 27 of the county's 82 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 Carter County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 36.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,436 for this hazard and #112 within Kentucky, putting it in the 22.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Carter County with 22 recorded events, while Jan 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 27, 1996 | OLIVE HILL | 0 | 0 | 1 | $3K |
| May 18, 1995 | Countywide | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | GLOBE | 50 | $2K |
| Sep 22, 2025 | GRAYSON | 50 | $500 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | PACTOLUS | 50 | $250 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | GRAHN | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 13, 2025 | LEON | 50 | $2K |
| May 17, 2025 | GRANT | 50 | $2K |
| May 17, 2025 | OLIVE HILL | 50 | $500 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | WILLARD | 45 | $500 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | BEETLE | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 17, 2022 | DENTON | 50 | $750 |
Other hazards here
More from Carter County
- Hail 51
- Flash Flood 46
- Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A damage path started along Criswell Lane, where a few trees were snapped and uprooted. A single wide trailer was destroyed near the intersection of Satellite Road and Route 60. The strongest winds were estimated around 85 mph in this valley. The damage extended to Sunset Hill Road and ended along Green Oaks Drive. Several large trees were uprooted. Two small old barns were also damaged in this event. Luckily, no injuries occurred.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Carter County, Kentucky?
82 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Carter County between 1961 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Carter County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Carter County measured 74.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Carter 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 Carter County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/carter-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.