Caldwell County, Kentucky
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1958 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
18
Tornado reports
46
Hail reports
33
Floods since 1996
617
All events
7
Deaths
$22.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Caldwell County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 17 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
This historic EF-4 tornado was associated with a very long-track supercell that originally formed over eastern Arkansas. The supercell produced a nearly continuous tornado damage path from northeast Arkansas across western Tennessee and western Kentucky. The starting point of thi…
Flash flooding on the 15th transitioned to areal flooding early on the 16th. Portions of several state highways were closed, including Highway 139 south of Farmersville, Highway 91 northwest of White Sulphur, Highway 293 southwest of Princeton, and Highway 126 from Highway 128 to…
An EF-3 tornado (max of EF-2 in Caldwell County) began northeast of Eddyville in Lyon County before crossing into Caldwell County near Pleasant Valley Rd. The tornado tracked east-northeastward through the entirety of Caldwell County, crossing over into Hopkins County north of I-…
Torrential rain caused flash flooding of a creek along the Caldwell/Trigg County border known as Long Pond Branch. Kentucky Highway 276 was washed out where the creek crosses the highway through a culvert. The washout was estimated to be about 20 feet deep and 60 feet wide where …
An NWS damage survey found straight line wind damage associated with winds of 80 to 93 mph impacted Princeton, KY, on the evening of Friday, May 16, 2025. The most severe damage occurred in downtown Princeton, where a business lost its roof and several homes suffered minor to maj…
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A tree was downed onto Grooms Lane as a storm line moved eastward through Caldwell County.
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Heat indices reached extreme heat warning criteria July 28th.
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Heat continued from the third week of July.
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Heat continued into late July.
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Hail Hail
Ping pong ball size hail was measured in Princeton.
Hail Hail
Hail estimated to baseball size fell south of Princeton.
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Max wind gust from Kentucky Mesonet station PRNC (2SE Princeton) over the five minute period.
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Flash flooding along Goose Creek closed Highway 128 southeast of Princeton.
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Heavy rain(1-2) on the morning of the 15th led to a rock slide that closed the right lane of northbound Interstate 69 at the 87 mile marker.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 1 |
| 2023 | 25 | 1 |
| 2022 | 25 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 |
| 2020 | 13 | 2 |
| 2019 | 20 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016 | 27 | 0 |
| 2015 | 27 | 0 |
| 2014 | 19 | 1 |
| 2013 | 14 | 1 |
| 2012 | 23 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | 2 |
| 2010 | 30 | 0 |
| 2009 | 17 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | 0 |
| 2007 | 21 | 2 |
| 2006 | 18 | 0 |
| 2005 | 12 | 1 |
| 2004 | 13 | 1 |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 6 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 3 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
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