Crittenden 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.
12
Tornado reports
29
Hail reports
66
Floods since 1996
631
All events
1
Deaths
$25.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Crittenden County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 12 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.
The tornado touched down one quarter mile west of Highway 654 and moved rapidly east-northeast. A mobile home on Highway 654 was overturned and destroyed, injuring a 12-year-old boy. A house roof was blown off. Where the tornado crossed Highway 365, a two-story home was completel…
Although the tornado tracked about 15 miles through the county with estimated top winds of 160 MPH, damage was relatively light due to the rural nature of the land. Based on aerial surveys, structures that were heavily damaged or destroyed included 85 homes, 5 to 10 businesses, a…
A young girl drowned in floodwaters on Highway 855 between Frances and Salem shortly before sunrise. The child was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her mother. The vehicle plunged into about eight feet of water that was over the road at a creek crossing. The vehicle immediately…
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds produced damage in Marion. A large tree was uprooted and fell onto two vehicles, causing major damage to both. In addition, a garage had a portion of its roof removed and two other trees had some broken limbs.
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Drought Drought
Dust Devil Dust Devil
A small dust devil, with winds estimated at 60-70mph, formed right outside Crittenden County Middle School around 1800CST with video taken of it from a classroom inside and a construction crew outside the school. No damages or injuries occurred. The video taken from the classroom…
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Heat Heat
Heat indices reached extreme heat warning criteria July 28th.
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Gust measured at Kentucky Mesonet site RPTN 4 miles northeast of Marion.
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Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding closed a portions of Highway 902 near the Dry Branch.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding closed Highway 855 between Frances and New Salem.
Flood Flood
Flash flooding from earlier in the evening transitioned to areal flooding before midnight. Highway 902 remained closed.
Flood Flood
Flash flooding earlier in the evening transitioned to areal flooding before midnight. Highway 855 between Frances and New Salem remained closed.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 0 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | 25 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 0 |
| 2017 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016 | 26 | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 |
| 2012 | 24 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | 0 |
| 2010 | 29 | 0 |
| 2009 | 19 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | 0 |
| 2007 | 22 | 0 |
| 2006 | 17 | 1 |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 3 |
| 2002 | 18 | 3 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 1 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
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