Clay 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.
7
Tornado reports
52
Hail reports
67
Floods since 1996
439
All events
4
Deaths
$6.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Clay County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 6 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.
Multiple reports of flash flooding were received from western Clay County. Reports included: 3:00 AM EST - The bridge at Skull Branch was reported washed out. 3:00 AM EST - The newspaper indicated multiple reporst of flash flooding in the Little Bullskin area near Oneida around t…
A member of the public reported that 2.5 inches of snow had fallen in Oneida as of 930 am on the 16th. By 1122 am, Burning Springs had picked up 4 inches of snow in about five hours. Five inches of snow was reported in Oneida as of noon on this day. By storms end, the entire coun…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A picture on social media showed an estimated 0.3 to 0.5 inch of icing in Clay County. Many power outages occurred in the county.
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The public reported a downed tree on a home along Radio Hill Road, off of KY-687 just west of Manchester.
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A tree was reported on a truck along with powerlines in the vicinity of 712 Ephram Creek Rd, west of Manchester.
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County dispatch reported a tree blown down and partially blocking N KY-66 near the intersection with KY-149.
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County dispatch reported a tree blown down and partially blocking KY-11 near the Knox/Clay county line.
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A power line was reported downed on the Hal Rogers Parkway near mile marker 26, near Hector Road.
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Trees were reported downed in the Big Creek community of Clay County.
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Several trees were reported downed in the Otter Creek Road and Goose Creek Road (Hwy 1524) areas of Clay County.
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Several trees were downed in the Curry Branch Road and KY-80 area, southwest of Manchester.
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Multiple trees were reported down along Bar Creek Road, south of Oneida.
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Clay County State Garage reported 2 trees down 1 mile from the US 421-KY 638 intersection on KY 638.
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Clay County Highway Garage reported a tree down in Sextons Creek 1 mile NE from the intersection of KY-577 and KY-1350.
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A tree was reported to have been blown down near the intersection of Charlie Sizemore Road (Island Creek-Sizemore Road) and US-421, just north of Manchester.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow accumulated in Clay County on January 10th and 11th. A preliminary report of 0.9 inches was received from near Manchester at 1444EST on the 10th. By 0800EST on the 11th, a CO-OP observer in Oneida measured a storm total of 4.0 inches.
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The only observing station in the county, the Peabody RAWS reported a peak wind gusts of 28 mph at 601 PM EST. However the station is likely sited very poorly. The county dispatch reported that trees and utility lines had been blown down in Manchester with numerous trees knocked …
Hail Hail
A social media picture showed estimated 1.5 inch diameter hail near Grace.
Hail Hail
A picture on social media showed hail of approximately 2.0 to 2.25 inches in diameter in the vicinity of Laurel Heights Road.
Hail Hail
A picture on social media showed hail of at least 2 inch diameter near Burning Springs.
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Clay county dispatch reported a tree blown down on the road about 6 miles up KY-11 north, near the Wild Cat community.
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Laurel county dispatch reported a tree blown down onto Collins Fork Road. The exact location along the road was not given.
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Clay county dispatch reported a tree blown down onto US-421 S, approximately 11 miles out of Manchester.
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Clay county dispatch reported a tree blown down onto KY-472, about 2.5 miles from US-421, near the community of Burning Springs.
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Clay county dispatch reported a tree blown down onto Keith Lane, near the community of Burning Springs.
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Clay County 911 relayed a report of trees and powerlines down at the intersection of Greasy Branch Road and Highway 80, just south of Manchester.
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Clay County 911 relayed a report of trees down on Town Branch Road about half a mile west from downtown Manchester.
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Trees were reported down 1 mile south of the intersection of KY-2467 and KY-1524 on KY-2467, but north of the intersection with Hurricane Branch Road, southeast of the community of Brightshade.
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Trees and powerlines were blown down near Work Camp Drive, at the Red Bird Mission Work Camp in the Red Bird community.
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A tree was reported down in the Robinson Creek community near Burning Springs in northern Clay County.
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Trees were reported downed countywide across Clay County.
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Both a tree and electric lines fell down onto a house on Lucy Lane, off KY-80 near Manchester. This caused the house to catch fire.
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Trees were reported down on Beech Creek Apartments in Manchester. The building had to be evacuated a result.
A tree fell down onto a picnic shelter at Rawlings Stinson Park in Manchester. One person sustained non-life threatening injuries in the event, and was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
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A tree was reported blown down onto US-421 in the vicinity of Chat Branch Road near the community of Garrard.
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A tree was blown down onto US-421 near the intersection with Clay-Leslie Industrial Park Road.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A measurement of 4.6 inches came in from Oneida in Clay County at 7am on January 16.
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A tree was blown down on Bar Creek Road in the town of Barcreek.
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A tree was reported to have blown down onto 1st Street in Oneida.
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A tree was reported down on US-472 in the Fogertown Community.
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A tree was down along US-421 near the Clay and Jackson County Line, near Shepherdtown.
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A tree was blown down onto KY-149 near the community of Hector.
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A tree was blown down onto KY-11 near the community of Garrard.
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A tree was reported to be down near the 8000 block of KY-11 South just SSW of Oneida.
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A member of the public reported a tree blown down onto KY-11 near the Owsley/Clay county line.
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Strong winds impacted Clay County throughout the afternoon on April 1st. At 11:30 AM EDT, the emergency manager reported that winds blew a tree down onto Ellis Branch Road, near the Chestnutburg community.
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Two observing stations in Clay County, one the RAWS station in Peabody and the other in Manchester, reported gusts of 40 mph and 36 mph, respectively. While this isn't too concerning, the 911 dispatch reported trees down across the county, which would suggest instances of wind gu…
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Multiple trees were blown down on Route 149 near the community of Eriline.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 21 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011 | 20 | 0 |
| 2010 | 34 | 0 |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | 17 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | 0 |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 18 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 1 |
| 2000 | 7 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 1 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
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