Greenup County, Kentucky
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
6
Tornado reports
60
Hail reports
94
Floods since 1996
523
All events
2
Deaths
$25.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Greenup 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 roads were closed due to flooding, including State Route 1 and 784 due to flooding along Lost Creek and Three Prong Branch. A vehicle drove into the high water along State Route 1, but the driver was able to self rescue and was not injured. Route 503 was closed due to hi…
Behind the initial severe thunderstorms, winds remained gusty in training thunderstorms and showers. A tree fell onto the cab of a pickup truck traveling on Happy Ridge Road. The 35 year old male driver was killed.
A broken path of damage was noted on the Kentucky side of the tornado track, beginning at the Riverview Cemetery west of Greenup. Additional damage occurred on Seaton Avenue near South 5th Street and in the Greenup Fairgrounds, where a few buildings suffered roof damage and a lar…
The worst damage was along the Tygarts Creek Valley and the State Route 7 corridor. This included communities such as Warnock, Load, Lynn, and Maloneton. Residents along the feeder creeks, such as Schultz, Beech, and Whiteoak, also suffered flooding. Over 100 homes and 10 busines…
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Trees were downed on the Pleasant Valley Connector Road near Little Sandy.
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A downed tree blocked State Highway 8 near Quincy.
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Several trees were blown down in the central part of the county, including along Allcorn Road and Brushy Road.
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A tree was knocked down on Highway 784.
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In Worthington, a downed tree was observed on the roadway.
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High water was observed in the 6000 block of State Route 10 near the Route 7 intersection.
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Several instances of flash flooding occurred from Lloyd up to South Shore. Lower White Oak, Flat Hollow, Buck Hollow and Billups Fork Road were heavily affected with washouts. Some homes were flooded and multiple trees and powerlines were down due to landslides.
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Flooding was observed along Rhonda and Whetstone Roads.
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Flooding was observed in several spots, including at the small tunnel of Caboose Lane and Pond Run Road in Raceland, Red Devil Lane and Diederich Boulevard in Russell, Bellefonte Alley and Ferry Street in Russell, Argillite Road and Turley Avenue in Flatwoods, and near Washington…
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Flooding was observed at the intersection of State Route 207 and Tom Road in Little Sandy.
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A tree on school property fell onto the roadway and onto parked vehicles.
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In the community of Palmyra, a tree blew down onto Wildcat Lane.
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A downed tree blocked portions of State Route 7 in Load.
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Water entered first floor apartments on Raceland Avenue. Flooding quickly receded from the building but lingered in the parking lot. A bridge also washed out on County Road.
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In Flatwoods, water entered a building on Powell Lane.
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A mother and three children were rescued from their residence surrounded by water on Turley Avenue in Raceland. Flooding was also observed at the intersection of Argillite Road and Highway 23.
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In the town of Worthington, a vehicle was flooded after driving into a viaduct.
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A blocked culvert caused running water to flow across the intersection of Green Acres Drive and Pond Run Road.
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Kenwood Drive was briefly flooded with debris east of Russell.
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In Raceland, a power pole was damaged along Man O War Drive.
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In Flatwoods, one tree blew down onto Long Street.
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Several trees fell across Muddy Branch Road outside the town of Russell.
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In Greenup, a tree fell onto Winifred Street.
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Flooding was observed at the Pond Run Tunnel and on Route 693 near Horsley Cemetary Road. An apartment on Valley Drive also flooded.
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Two trees were blown down and obstructed traffic along Pinson Ridge Road and Plum Fork Road in Maloneton.
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In Worthington, trees were blown down along Prospect Avenue and McCloud Drive.
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A few trees were knocked down onto Williams Avenue in Raceland.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 48 | 0 |
| 2024 | 46 | 1 |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | 24 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 19 | 0 |
| 2011 | 37 | 0 |
| 2010 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 1 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
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