Jefferson storm history
Storm events recorded in Jefferson, Kentucky between 1950 and 2025.
1,226
Total events
34
Tornadoes
207
Hail
230
Floods
24
Deaths
$164.0M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Tornado EF3 Tornado
A tornado touched down, beginning along Watterson Trail and Rivanna Dr, continuing into a heavily industrial section west of Blankenbaker Dr, crossing near the cloverleaf of I-265 and I-64, and then continuing into some residential areas along Beckley Station Road, crossing Shelb…
A large swath of straight line wind damage was observed across northeastern parts of Louisville, consistent with 75 to 80 mph winds. Numerous trees and power lines were downed by strong winds across the city. A 34 year old man was killed by debris on Hobbs Station Road in Anchora…
A Yellow Cab taxi driver tried to drive through standing water underneath a railroad overpass at 13th Street and Oak Street. When the vehicle he was driving stalled, the driver made several calls to 911, but provided an incorrect location for rescuers. He drowned due to the quick…
A 15-year old and his brother were playing near an open drainage ditch running through their back yard near the 9800 block of Melissa Drive when he slipped and fell into the rapidly running water. He was swept 100 yards through a culvert to the 9400 block of Tamarisk Drive. While…
A 67-year old male was preparing to leave his home along the banks of the Ohio River as flood waters rose on March 14. Before he could reach his car, however, the flood waters overcame him. He was found 6 days later not far from his home.
A homeless person died due to exposure in Louisville. The morning low at the Louisville International Airport ASOS was -6 degrees.
Thunderstorm winds in excess of 60 mph caused a large tree branch to fall on and kill a child at the intersection of Deerfield Avenue and Rudy lane.
Lightning struck a house on the 3900th block on third street. It started a fire in the basement that eventually consumed the house. Two people did not make it out of the house and died.
A man working in his yard in Louisville died of heat stroke during the afternoon of July 6th. The official temperature at the time of his death was 101 degrees.
A two year old child was found unresponsive in a hot car. It is unclear how long the child had been in the car. The coroner ruled the child died from overheating. The peak temperature during the afternoon was 87.
After a night of temperatures in the teens, police discovered the body of a man about a mile from his home in southwest Louisville the morning of February 11, on the deck of a home under construction. An autopsy showed that he had died of hypothermia.
Sleet, mixing with snow at times, brought 2 to 4 inches from south to north across the Louisville metro area through 8 am Tuesday, February 27th. Freezing rain beginning later that afternoon brought an additional 1/2 inch of ice accretion. Freezing rain changed to snow after dawn…
Slick roads due to light freezing rain lead to several injury-causing accidents and one fatality in the Louisville metropolitan area. The fatality occurred when a driver lot control of his vehicle and in eastern Jefferson County. Another accident on the Gene Snyder Expressway inj…
Standiford Field ASOS measured the 75 mph gust. At least several hundred trees and limbs were downed across Louisville Metro, causing the worst power outage in the city's history. More than 300,000 electrical customers were without power from two to seven days, and public schools…
An elderly woman was killed when a tree was blown on to a mobile home at the Pioneer Mobile Home Park.
The National Weather Service in Louisville surveyed storm damage in southeast Clark County IN, through far northeast Jefferson KY, and into western Oldham County. Specifically the tornado traveled just southeast of the Clark County Indiana Airport, east through Utica, crossing th…
Most of the downtown Louisville area received flooding with many commercial buildings in the immediate downtown area having damage. Numerous homes on the west side of town were also damaged. Some of these damage reports follow. The 800 Building in downtown Louisville had cars sub…
A fast moving EF-1 tornado briefly touched down four times in the Louisville Metro area as a squall line crossed the city. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 1.5 miles over the course of it's 16 mile long track. The first touchdown was in and industrial area just off…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were blown down on the west side of Louisville.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow of 4 to 5 inches fell in Jefferson County.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow totaling 4 inches occurred in Louisville, with closer to 3-3.5 inches near the Bullitt County line.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
There was a water rescue at West Magnolia Avenue and South 7th Street.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
There was a water rescue at South 9th Street and West Oak Street.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Two men were standing on a rock with their lime green Dodge Charger stalled in the flooded roadway.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
There was an SUV stuck in water with one person the vehicle.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
There was an SUV submerged in water.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree fell on an apartment building at 7506 Dunwoody Court and brought down some wires. The extent of damage to the building is unknown.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Video was showing water flowing over roadway at Watterson Trail and Mansfield Estates Drive.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A vehicle was stranded in flood water and a water rescue was needed near the intersection of 7th Street and Berry Boulevard.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down onto a car in Fairdale.
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A 58 mph wind gust was measured.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Power lines were downed by strong winds near the intersection of Palatka Road and Southdale Road.
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Power lines were downed near the University of Louisville.
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A tree was blown down in the roadway near Bakers Lane.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down on New Cut Road by strong thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down near the intersection of Garrow Avenue and Southacres Drive.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was blown across Mitchell Hill Road between Tom Wallace Park Road and Rayhill Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down across most of the roadway on Long Run Road near the intersection of Sycamore Ridge Drive.
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A 71 knot wind gust measured at Standiford Field ASOS.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree fell onto a house on the 5100 block of Yew Lane in Louisville.
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A tree was blown onto a home on the 2500 block of Adrienne Way.
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A tree was blown down near the 4200 block of Cane Run Road.
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A tree was blown down on the 2500 block of Granger Road.
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Trees and power lines were blown down by strong winds along Rutledge Road.
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A carport was lifted into power lines by strong winds near Valley Station.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | 2 |
| 2024 | 29 | 2 |
| 2023 | 61 | 5 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 33 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 122 | 1 |
| 2017 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016 | 46 | 0 |
| 2015 | 96 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 0 |
| 2013 | 39 | 1 |
| 2012 | 56 | 3 |
| 2011 | 63 | 5 |
| 2010 | 25 | 0 |
| 2009 | 36 | 0 |
| 2008 | 43 | 1 |
| 2007 | 23 | 1 |
| 2006 | 36 | 1 |
| 2005 | 18 | 1 |
| 2004 | 35 | 1 |
| 2003 | 21 | 0 |
| 2002 | 21 | 1 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 1 |
| 1996 | 29 | 1 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 1 |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1975 | 6 | 0 |
| 1974 | 5 | 2 |
| 1973 | 11 | 0 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 5 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4 | 1 |
| 1969 | 3 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 6 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 3 | 2 |
| 1963 | 4 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 3 | 0 |