204
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$854K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, Kentucky: 204 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #1,002 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Clay County is the 2000s, when 75 of the county's 204 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 Clay County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 61.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,002 for this hazard and #26 within Kentucky, putting it in the 68.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Clay County with 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2024 | HORSE CREEK | 50 | 0 | 1 | $10K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | HORSE CREEK | 50 | $25K |
| Jun 17, 2025 | HERRON | 50 | $10K |
| May 20, 2025 | JONSEE | 50 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | SPURLOCK | 50 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | BIG CREEK | 50 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | HECTOR | 50 | $2K |
| May 16, 2025 | GOOSEROCK | 50 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | BARCREEK | 50 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | PIGEONROOST | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | HORSE CREEK | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Clay County
- Hail 52
- Flash Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Spotter reported numerous trees were uprooted and some were tossed across mobile homes near the Rocky Fork area on Highway 2000 near Van Camp, about 24 miles Southwest of Hazard near the Clay and Leslie County lines. Trees were reported down in the Phillips Fork and Red Bird Mission areas about 27 miles Southwest of Hazard.
A tree was blocking the road on Route 577 near the Clay Jackson County line. A tree was blocking the road near the intersection U.S. 421 and Bray Creek Road. A tree was blown down on Highway 1350 near the C and J grocery store north of Sextons Creek.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Clay County, Kentucky?
204 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Clay County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Clay County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Clay County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Clay 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 Clay County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/clay-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.