85
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$350K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Cumberland County, Kentucky: 85 recorded events between 1970 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #2,402 nationally and #109 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Cumberland County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cumberland County is the 2000s, when 33 of the county's 85 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 Cumberland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,402 for this hazard and #109 within Kentucky, putting it in the 24.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cumberland County with 22 recorded events, while Sep 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | LITTRELL | 55 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | MARROWBONE | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | GRIDER | 51 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | MODOC | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | CLOYDS LNDG | 55 | $0 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | BURKESVILLE | 53 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | KETTLE | 50 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | BURKESVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Dec 10, 2023 | JUDIO | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | BURKESVILLE | 51 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Cumberland County emergency manager reported numerous trees and power lines were down across the county. A NWS survey team the following day estimated that the number of trees down across the county from several hundred to well over one thousand, and caused more damage than a brief tornado that occurred in the southwest corner of the county near the Tennessee state line.
The Cumberland County Emergency Manager reported some shingles were blown off several houses near the intersection of Free Ferry and Smith Grove Roads. Some ceder trees were downed and some tin was removed from a barn near the same location.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Cumberland County, Kentucky?
85 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cumberland County between 1970 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cumberland County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cumberland County measured 74.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cumberland 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 Cumberland County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/cumberland-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.