Christian County, Kentucky
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
57
Tornado reports
139
Hail reports
108
Floods since 1996
1,057
All events
6
Deaths
$126.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Christian County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 56 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.
Tornado EF3 Tornado
The tornado struck the Fort Campbell airfield directly, causing extensive damage. One building structure destroyed was rated for 104 mph winds. Several very large and heavy constructed buildings suffered major damage at the Fort Campbell Army Airfield. Large doors to these buildi…
This was the second and more intense of the tornadoes spawned by a supercell that tracked across Christian County. Near Mannington, a garage was destroyed, and a house was levelled. The main debris pile from the house was about 50 feet away. The 2,500 square-foot house was poorly…
The tornado formed from a long-track supercell that originated in southeast Missouri near Poplar Bluff. The tornado began less than two miles from the Trigg County line with an east-southeast movement, then curved slightly left before crossing Highway 91. The tornado moved east-n…
Tornado F3 Tornado
Numerous roads were flooded throughout the county. Water was over a number of state roads, including Kentucky Routes 1453, 115, 1026, 1663, 1386, 164, and 272. A vehicle carrying five occupants (4 juveniles and an adult female) went into chest high water near the intersection of …
This EF-2 tornado touched down on the south side of Hopkinsville, just west of the junction of the Pennyrile Parkway and U.S. Highway 41. Three apartment buildings near the intersection of the Pennyrile Parkway and U.S. 41 were destroyed. The roof and most walls were blown down o…
The tornado path began along U.S. Highway 41 at a large auto parts manufacturing plant. The industrial warehouse type building was heavily damaged on the north and west sides. Large sections of roof up to 100 by 400 feet were removed. Small sections of exterior walls were peeled …
An EF2 tornado touched down along County Highway 164 just north of I-24 and caused some shingle damage to a house and pretty significant damage to a couple of barns. It continued east uprooting or snapping dozens of trees along its path. Many homes experienced mainly roof damage …
Twenty-seven homes were damaged and 17 were destroyed. A total of 19 garages, sheds, and barns were damaged or destroyed. Of the destroyed homes, at least five were mobile homes. The two injured persons transported themselves to local hospitals. The county was declared a federal …
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A tree was downed on Sugar Creek Rd.
A powerful storm moved across Hopkinsville with the highest concentration of damage located near 10th and 12th St. A roof was blown off a garage. One person was injured as a tree fell onto a house on E 12th St. Shingles of a roof were blown off. Several more homes had more minor …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A swath of wind damage reports came in from eastern/southeastern portions of Hopkinsville as a line of thunderstorms moved eastward across the city. Emergency management reported shingles blew off of a roof on Victory road. Law enforcement reported a tree down on Faircourt St., a…
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Two light poles were blown over on the west side of Hopkinsville.
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A line of storms moving through Pembroke damaged transformers and brought down a tree into wires.
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Several damage reports were received in western portions of Hopkinsville as a thunderstorm line moved through. Trees brought down wires on Mill Run Court and Millbrooke Drive. Wires were down on Wayne Drive. Transformers blew on Merriwood Parkway.
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A tree was downed on Hickory Smokehouse Road as a line of storms moved eastward through Christian County.
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A tree fell into powerlines on Evergreen Park Drive.
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A line of storms moving through Hopkinsville blew a tree down onto Bahama Drive, blocking the road. Further east, there was a public report of a tree uprooted on Sivley Rd.
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A line of storms tracking through Christian County blew a tree down onto Pilot Rock Rd.
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Flood Flood
Street flooding occurred in Hopkinsville in the typical spots as a slow-moving cell produced up to 2 inches of rain in an hour.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 | 2 |
| 2024 | 40 | 1 |
| 2023 | 39 | 1 |
| 2022 | 36 | 2 |
| 2021 | 31 | 2 |
| 2020 | 27 | 6 |
| 2019 | 33 | 2 |
| 2018 | 42 | 3 |
| 2017 | 29 | 1 |
| 2016 | 41 | 6 |
| 2015 | 36 | 0 |
| 2014 | 36 | 2 |
| 2013 | 30 | 2 |
| 2012 | 62 | 0 |
| 2011 | 48 | 6 |
| 2010 | 47 | 4 |
| 2009 | 48 | 4 |
| 2008 | 34 | 1 |
| 2007 | 27 | 1 |
| 2006 | 33 | 1 |
| 2005 | 13 | 2 |
| 2004 | 18 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | 1 |
| 2002 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 2 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1974 | 8 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
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