63
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$583K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Crittenden County, Kentucky: 63 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,611 nationally and #117 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Crittenden County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Crittenden County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 63 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 Crittenden County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 40.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,611 for this hazard and #117 within Kentucky, putting it in the 17.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Crittenden County with 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 1999 | MATTOON | 0 | 0 | 1 | $20K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2025 | MARION | 78 | $40K |
| Mar 31, 2025 | REPTON | 54 | $1K |
| Jul 2, 2022 | WESTON | 52 | $4K |
| Jun 17, 2022 | WESTON | 56 | $2K |
| Mar 30, 2022 | MATTOON | 61 | $25K |
| Aug 6, 2019 | TOLU | 56 | $15K |
| Jun 26, 2018 | MARION | 55 | $1K |
| May 27, 2017 | MARION | 56 | $2K |
| Apr 27, 2017 | MARION | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2013 | FRANCES | 50 | $4K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The dust collector on top of a feed mill was blown off, leaving behind a large hole in the roof. A metal roof was torn off a shed behind a hardware store. The shed roof was deposited in trees. Both the feed mill and shed sustained water damage due to rainwater. Shingles were torn off roofs around town. Trees and limbs were blown down across the city, resulting in power outages. A tree limb struck a porch on a trailer. Signs were blown over.
Wind damage was widespread. Two empty grain bins along U.S. Highway 60 were destroyed. Trees and power lines were downed. About $8,000 damage occurred to a house in Midway after a giant oak tree fell on it. Other homes were damaged by fallen trees. Power was out for three days for a few residents. Many streets and highways, including U.S. 60, were temporarily blocked by fallen trees, debris, or flooding. Work crews spent several hours removing downed trees and limbs from roads. One man narrowly escaped injury when a tree fell on his truck as he was travelling.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Marion area. The damage path, which was a few miles wide, extended from west to east across central portions of Crittenden County. Some roads were blocked by fallen trees. Windows were blown out of an attorney's office in Marion. A metal shed was blown across a yard.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Crittenden County, Kentucky?
63 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Crittenden County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Crittenden County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Crittenden County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Crittenden 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 Crittenden County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/crittenden-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.