58
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$4.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Lyon County, Kentucky: 58 recorded events between 1979 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,650 nationally and #118 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Lyon County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lyon County is the 1990s, when 15 of the county's 58 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 Lyon County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 40.3% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,650 for this hazard and #118 within Kentucky, putting it in the 16.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lyon County with 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2017 | EDDYVILLE | 65 | 0 | 3 | $50K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | SARATOGA | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | KUTTAWA | 52 | $1K |
| May 14, 2024 | KUTTAWA | 65 | $25K |
| Jul 24, 2023 | EUREKA | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 20, 2023 | KUTTAWA | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 18, 2023 | EDDYVILLE | 52 | $20K |
| Jul 18, 2023 | EDDYVILLE | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 2, 2023 | EDDYVILLE | 56 | $5K |
| Aug 29, 2022 | KUTTAWA | 61 | $50K |
| Jul 17, 2022 | KUTTAWA | 78 | $3.0M |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The community of Kuttawa was struck by a microburst that downed numerous trees. Some of the trees were two to three feet in diameter. Extensive damage occurred at Kuttawa Harbor. Numerous boats and docks were damaged in the harbor. Three docks were extensively damaged.
A microburst with estimated peak winds near 85 mph heavily damaged a marina on Lake Barkley. A dock was heavily damaged with the metal flooring beams bent, along with damage to many metal vertical supports and the metal roof. A relatively small portion of the roofing was blown off. One boat was blown off a lift, and the boat was partially submerged. The microburst was about one-quarter mile long and 200 yards wide.
A National Weather Service damage survey indicated a downburst with gusts up to 85 MPH occurred near the east shore of Lake Barkley in an area known as Eddy Creek. The damage area was about 2 miles wide and 3.5 miles long. The north to south extent of the damage was along Kentucky 93 from the north side of Eddy Bay to the community of Confederate. The west to east extent of the damage was from Lake Barkley to just east of Interstate 24. Hundreds of large trees were snapped or uprooted. Many trees were downed at a resort on the lake, damaging three permanent campers. A few motorists were stranded between downed trees and power lines across roads. A private boat dock was heavily damaged, along with a boat. About a half dozen homes and structures sustained roof and siding damage, which was mainly minor. Three homes were damaged when trees fell on them. One lane of eastbound Interstate 24 near the 49 mile marker was blocked for several hours by downed trees. A canopy was blown off a gas station. Widespread power outages lasted into the following day.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lyon County, Kentucky?
58 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lyon County between 1979 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lyon County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lyon County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lyon 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 Lyon County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/lyon-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.