Thunderstorm Wind in Clinton County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind in Clinton County, Kentucky: 111 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #2,069 nationally and #92 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Clinton County is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 111 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 Clinton County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 63.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,069 for this hazard and #92 within Kentucky, putting it in the 34.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Clinton County with 23 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.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Clinton County, Kentucky?

111 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Clinton County between 1971 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Clinton County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Clinton County measured 80.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Clinton 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.