85
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$867K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Livingston County, Kentucky: 85 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,402 nationally and #109 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Livingston County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Livingston County is the 2000s, when 32 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 Livingston County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 37.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 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
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Livingston County with 19 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 24, 2002 | IUKA | 78 | 0 | 3 | $75K |
| May 8, 2009 | SMITHLAND | 70 | 0 | 1 | $60K |
| May 5, 1996 | SMITHLAND | 0 | 0 | 1 | $40K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | LEDBETTER | 56 | $20K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | TILINE | 65 | $35K |
| May 8, 2024 | SALEM | 61 | $5K |
| Jul 24, 2023 | LEDBETTER | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | GRAND RIVERS | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | SALEM | 65 | $50K |
| Apr 15, 2023 | SMITHLAND | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | LAKE CITY | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2022 | NEWBERN | 52 | $4K |
| Jun 23, 2019 | BURNA | 65 | $30K |
Other hazards here
More from Livingston County
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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
A site survey was conducted by National Weather Service meteorologists. It was determined that straight-line winds near 90 MPH affected a small rural area near the intersection of Highway 866 and Country Road. The damage area was about one-half mile long and 500 yards wide. Two mobile homes were moved off their foundations and damaged, and one of those was deroofed. The front porch of a house was destroyed. Shingles were blown off a church and three houses. Two outdoor antennas were bent or destroyed. Ten to 15 trees were blown over, and 5 to 10 tombstones were blown over. Three persons received very minor injuries, such as cuts and scrapes.
A poorly tied-down mobile home was moved several feet. An occupant of the mobile home sustained minor to moderate injuries. Two metal sheds were blown down. A number of trees were either snapped or uprooted. Several telephone poles were blown over. The microburst damage area was about one-half mile in length and width.
A line of thunderstorms produced pockets of wind damage in northern Livingston County. In downtown Salem, windows were blown out of a business. Large trees were uprooted and power lines were down in and near Salem. A large tree was down at Burna.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Livingston County, Kentucky?
85 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Livingston County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Livingston County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Livingston County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Livingston 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 Livingston County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/livingston-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.