120
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$584K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Jessamine County, Kentucky: 120 recorded events between 1959 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,935 nationally and #85 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Jessamine County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Jessamine County is the 2000s, when 37 of the county's 120 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 Jessamine County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 67.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,935 for this hazard and #85 within Kentucky, putting it in the 38.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Jessamine County with 29 recorded events, while Dec 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 18, 2006 | NICHOLASVILLE | 60 | 1 | 0 | $20K |
| Apr 15, 1993 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2024 | BRANNON | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | ALMAHURST | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | WILMORE | 53 | $0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | NICHOLASVILLE | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | NICHOLASVILLE | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | UNION MILLS | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | DIXON TOWN | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | DIXON TOWN | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | BRANNON | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | BRANNON | 51 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A National Weather Service storm survey found sporadic damage from straight line winds along Union Mills Road between Mackey Pike and State Highway 1981. Two large barns were destroyed. Several trees were downed. Tin from a barn roof was thrown into a roadway. Based on damage, wind speeds were estimated at 65 to 70 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Jessamine County, Kentucky?
120 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Jessamine County between 1959 and 2024, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Jessamine County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Jessamine County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Jessamine 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 Jessamine County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/jessamine-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.