318
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$1.6M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Warren County, Kentucky: 318 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #392 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Warren County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Warren County is the 2010s, when 110 of the county's 318 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 Warren County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 54.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #392 for this hazard and #6 within Kentucky, putting it in the 87.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Warren County with 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2008 | BLUE LEVEL | 70 | 0 | 3 | $50K |
| Nov 9, 2000 | BOWLING GREEN | 66 | 0 | 1 | $75K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | BOWLING GREEN | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | BOWLING GREEN | 50 | $0 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | THREE SPGS | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | PLANO | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2025 | BOWLING GREEN | 52 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | PLANO | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | WOODBURN | 56 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | (BWG)BOWLING GREEN A | 51 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | THREE SPGS | 65 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | GREENWOOD | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Warren County
- Hail 130
- Flash Flood 55
- Flood 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Warren County emergency dispatch reported several trees and power lines down along Barren River Road just north of Bowling Green. The storm that brought this damage was the same supercell that produced a wall cloud and damage upstream in Butler County.
A report via twitter mentioned that a large tree was downed along Massey Road near Detour Road. Nearby, at nearly the same time, the roof was removed from an outbuilding near Day Road's intersection with Kentucky State Road 185.
A concentrated area of damage was observed along a quarter mile stretch of Scottsville Road near Alvaton. One power pole was damaged, a few cedar trees lost limbs, a restaurant sign was damaged, and an electrical riser was torn off of a home by a damaged tree.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Warren County, Kentucky?
318 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Warren County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Warren County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Warren County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Warren 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 Warren County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/warren-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.