Estill County, Kentucky
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1960 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
8
Tornado reports
44
Hail reports
138
Floods since 1996
594
All events
1
Deaths
$8.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Estill County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 8 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.
A vehicle attempted to drive through flash flood waters from a creek along KY Hwy 52 near the Estill and Lee county line. The vehicle was eventually swept downstream with the driver trapped inside. The person was alone in the car and ended up drowning inside the vehicle.
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Public reported a tree down blocking part of Wisemantown Rd between Richmond Rd and S Winn Rd.
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The public reported, through social media, a large tree down.
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A trained spotter called to report two trees downed near the intersection of Majestic Dr in Estill County.
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A picture on social media shows trees blown down onto Stacy Lane Road, near West Irvine.
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Pictures on social media show multiple trees blown down on Tipton Ridge, along KY-52 (Tipton Ridge Road), northeast of Ravenna.
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Miller Creek Fire Rescue said they cleared out over 50 trees blown down onto local roadways.
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A report was made of over 6 inches of flowing water near the intersection of Madison Avenue and Broadway Street in Irvine.
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A report was made of over 6 inches of flowing water near the 800 block of Main Street in Ravenna.
Hail Hail
Social media report showed nickel sized hail near the Estill and Powell county line in Spout Springs.
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Picture of power lines downed by a fallen tree in the South Irvine community.
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Emergency manager reported a tree on a house in the 900 block at Furnace Jct, northeast of Ravenna. The home is badly damaged as a result. There are other reports of trees down on roads throughout the county from the original round of storms that moved through at approximately 3:…
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A tree was reported downed on a house in the 2300 block on Cow Creek Road (house to the east of this address) in the Willow Creek Community.
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A large tree was downed at the intersection of Red Lick Road and Coral Avenue in the community of Wisemantown. The tree took some power or phone lines down with it, which are now blocking most of the road.
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A report on social media stated a tree was downed on Rice Station Road west of Irvine.
Flood Flood
Murphys Ford Road, located between Red Lick Road and Clay Isaacs Road was closed due to low-lying area flooding, south of Irvine.
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Estill County EM reported Dark Hollow Road was closed due to low-lying area flooding. This occurred just west of Irvine.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow fell intermittently in Estill County, beginning around midday on January 10th and continuing through the evening. Late on the evening of the 10th, at 2318EST, a social media picture showed a measured 4.0 inch snow accumulation 1 mile east of Pitts. The following morning, on …
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A winter storm brought a mix of heavy snow and ice to Estill County. On January 5th, snow began to accumulate, with a member of the public measuring 4.0 inches of snow 3 miles north of Irvine at 1222EST. Later that afternoon at 1545EST, a trained spotter reported a higher total o…
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Estill County dispatch reported multiple trees and power lines blown down across the county at 930 AM EST.
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A delayed social media post reported a downed large tree branches at 3135 Tipton Ridge Road, near the community of Crystal.
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Estill county dispatch reported a tree blown down in the 7700 block of Winchester Road, north of Irvine. This impacted an electric line and caused a small fire.
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Estill county dispatch reported a tree blown down onto Coral Avenue in the community of Wisemantown.
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Estill county dispatch reported a tree blown down onto Tipton Ridge Road, on the Cobhill (Cobhill Road) side, east of Ravenna.
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Estill county dispatch reported electric lines down at the intersection of KY-52 and KY-213, east of Ravenna.
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Estill county dispatch reported a tree blown down around the 1000 block of Red River Road, near the community of Palmer.
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Estill county dispatch reported that a tree had blown down in the 900 block of Leighton Road, near the community of Leighton.
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Trees were reported to have been blown down at 77 River Drive between Irvine and Ravenna.
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A tree was reported down on Rose Ridge Road near the community of Fox.
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A tree was downed onto a power line at a residence on Pea Ridge Road.
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Trees and power lines were downed near the community of Hargett.
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A tree was down on a power line north of Irvine.
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A power line was reported downed at a residence on Armour Street in downtown Irvine.
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A tree was reported down on a power line in the community of Spout Springs.
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Public reported large limbs having been blown down near the community of Rye.
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Social media report showed half a dozen or more trees down along Old Doe Creek Road and Barnes Mountain Road.
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A tree was reported down on Doe Creek Road. The exact location along the road was not given.
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A tree was reported down at 265 Cobhill Road near the community of Pryse.
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Multiple reports of between 2 and 3 inches of snow came in during the morning hours in Estill County. However, as the snow continued to fall in some locations, a member of the public located 1 mile NNW of Evelyn sent in a picture via social media of 6 inches haven fallen as of 12…
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Official storm total snowfall reports for Estill County ranged from 3.2 inches at 8am on January 16 in the community of Cressy in the northern part of the county, to 4.8 inches at 10am in the community of Wagersville, in the southern half of the county. Meanwhile, on the 15th, th…
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A tree was blown down onto a utility line near 350 Sweet Lick Road just northeast of Irvine.
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A tree was blown down near 100 Wall Street in North Irvine.
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Two trees were blown down near 270 Sub Station a few miles west of West Irvine.
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Large branches were blown down near 2200 Stacy Lane Road about 2 miles southwest of West Irvine.
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A picture was shared on social media of a large limb broken off a tree in the 3100 block of Tipton Ridge Road, east of Irvine and Ravenna.
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A tree was blown down onto Millers Creek Road near the railroad crossing, just ESE of Ravenna.
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Power lines were reportedly blown down along Richmond Rd (KY-52) near the Madison-Estill county line.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | 21 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 43 | 0 |
| 2014 | 26 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29 | 0 |
| 2010 | 62 | 0 |
| 2009 | 35 | 3 |
| 2008 | 25 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | 1 |
| 2003 | 22 | 0 |
| 2002 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
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