163
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
13
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Rowan County, Kentucky: 163 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,399 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Rowan County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Rowan County is the 2010s, when 61 of the county's 163 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 Rowan County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,399 for this hazard and #50 within Kentucky, putting it in the 55.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Rowan County with 34 recorded events, while Oct 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, 1995 | Clearfield | 0 | 0 | 12 | $500K |
| Apr 9, 1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | ELLIOTTVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | GATES | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | MOREHEAD | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 30, 2025 | BRADY | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 30, 2025 | MOREHEAD | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | HAMM | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | BRADY | 50 | $1K |
| Mar 31, 2025 | BRADY | 50 | $1K |
| Aug 17, 2024 | BANGOR | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | ELLIOTTVILLE | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Rowan County
- Flash Flood 48
- Hail 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A large and empty farm silo along KY-1722, near the intersection with KY-211, sustained wind damage to the west side. The wind hit the silo and indented it, making it look like it took a punch. No other debris or damage was noted in the area.
A house on the west side of Shawnee Drive, near the intersection with KY-158, sustained considerable damage when strong easterly winds struck the chimney on the southwest side. The chimney collapsed into the roof structure, losing it's stone fa��ade. In addition, a metal garage (located on the north side of the house) sustained damage to the east facing large garage door. The garage door had been removed at time of survey. Meanwhile, the house next door (north of above-mentioned house/west side of the street) received siding damage to the south-facing side of the house, and had it's AC unit flipped over on the same side. The house across the street also sustained a broken window, and missing shingles/flashing.
A well constructed barn was destroyed by what was determined to be straight line wind damage just north of the community of Haldeman. The barn was on a knob and in an exposed location. The roof was blown off, and the sides then collapsed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Rowan County, Kentucky?
163 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Rowan County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Rowan County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Rowan County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Rowan 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 Rowan County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/rowan-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.