146
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.6M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Kentucky: 146 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 85. That places the county #1,583 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Franklin County is the 2010s, when 67 of the county's 146 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 Franklin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,583 for this hazard and #60 within Kentucky, putting it in the 49.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Franklin County with 30 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2025 | FRANKFORT | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2025 | FRANKFT CPTL CITY AR | 51 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | FRANKFT CPTL CITY AR | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | FRANKFT CPTL CITY AR | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | CLOVERDALE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | CLOVERDALE | 51 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | KENNEBEC | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | BRIDGEPORT | 53 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | BRIDGEPORT | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | STEDMANTOWN | 51 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Local law enforcement reported that a tree fell across a house in east Frankfort. Several people sent pictures via social media of trees down in the Silver Lake neighborhood just east of Frankfort. A spotter with a weather station recorded a wind gust of 55 mph.
Downed trees and power lines were reported from near the intersections of Aztec Trail and Schenkel Lane, and of Owenton Road and Royal Parkway. A fallen tree damaged the roof of a home on Country Lane. Kentucky Utilities reported that power outages affected around 2,000 homes across eastern Franklin County.
An NWS survey team identified straight line wind damage next to Leestown Road near the intersection of Highways 421 and 60 just east of Frankfort. A power pole was blown down. At a storage unit facility, the roof was removed from three individual storage units.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Franklin County, Kentucky?
146 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Franklin County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Franklin County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Franklin County measured 85.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Franklin 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 Franklin County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/franklin-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.