Laurel County, Kentucky
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
19
Tornado reports
129
Hail reports
82
Floods since 1996
720
All events
29
Deaths
$68.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Laurel County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 18 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.
NWS survey teams dispatched on Saturday morning to Russell and Pulaski Counties, where they were able to confirm a touchdown along KY-619, about 2.5 miles northeast of Jamestown. Upon touchdown it caused damage to a garage, two antenna towers, and several trees. Sporadic damage e…
A local media outlet reported that a woman died while being exposed to cold weather early this morning.
A department of highways official relayed a report of half dollar to golf ball size hail from near Bernstadt to East Bernstadt.
Interstate 75 was blocked due to an injury accident as a result of a vehicle loosing control on black ice. The injured motorist later died at the hospital.
A storm damage survey team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky confirmed that an EF-2 tornado moved across portions of Laurel County on March 2, 2012. The tornado touched down southwest of Wood Creek Lake at 704 pm EST, and tracked northeast cro…
Two young boys were found dead in the trunk of a car in London. It was determined that they died from hyperthermia or excessive heat exposure.
A downed tree lands on 23-year-old Lexington man killing him at the Holly Bay Camp Ground.
A strong F2 tornado with wind estimates between 135 and 155 miles per hour ripped through downtown London during the evening hours. The Carnaby Square shopping center was hard hit. The tornado was reported by eye witnesses to have been nearly stationary in the parking lot for nea…
During the evening of May 1st, a severe thunderstorm moving southeast dumped a large swath of hail ranging in size from pennies to softballs across a large portion of Laurel County. Numerous homes and vehicles were damaged, especially in the town of London.
A tornado touched down north of London. Buildings were damaged and trees were down. Sloan Furniture was destroyed.
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An NWS employee reported a large tree blown down on Vaughn Ridge Road.
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Laurel County dispatch reported a tree blown down along East Laurel near the intersection with KY-1561.
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An amateur radio operator reported that a metal carport had been flipped and mangled in the Keavy area.
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The London-Corbin Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 70 mph.
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A picture on social media showed a medium to large spruce yard tree snapped at the root near the intersection of Scott Lane and Pine Top Road.
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Following 1.5 inches of snow reported at Keavy via amateur radio at 1930 EST on the 24th, freezing rain resulted 0.35 inches of flat ice accretion at KLOZ by 653 EST on the 25th. Additionally, 0.52 inches of measured flat ice was reported in London at 1131EST and an estimated 0.5…
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A tree was reported down at intersection of Mill and 5th streets in downtown London.
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A tree was reported down on Route 229 around 4 miles south of the intersection between KY-1189 and KY-229 and in the vicinity of Camp Ground School.
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A Laurel County deputy reported a downed tree along School Street in East Bernstadt.
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County dispatch relayed a report and photo from media of a tree down along the 1900 Block of Somerset Road in the vicinity of Allen House Lane. The picture showed a tree over phone lines.
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County dispatch reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Maplesville School and Old Salem Road.
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A tree was reportedly blown down near MM 7 along the Hal Rogers Parkway.
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Laurel County 911 reported a tree down on a house in the 100 block of Lawson Lane.
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A report was received via social media of a window blown out at a residence by thunderstorm winds along American Greeting Card Rd near Corbin.
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A report came in of a roof being peeled off a business, falling onto multiple adjacent vehicles which sustained unspecified damage.
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Laurel county dispatch reported a couple of trees down in the Sublimity Springs subdivision on the south side of London.
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Multiple photoes show a large tree snapped and split three ways, blocking the intersection of Whitley Street and Jody Street in London. The tree also caused a power pole to snap when it came down, resulting in downed power lines.
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A spotter in southeast London noted that trees were downed along Barrett Road as storms moved through.
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Laurel County dispatch reported a couple of trees downed near the intersection of Sasser School Road and Shields Lane in London.
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Trees were reported to have been blown down along KY-80 near Bush Elementary School in eastern Laurel County according to pictures sent to the office by a HAM radio operator.
Hail Hail
A report from mPING noted golf ball sized hail (1.75 inches) near the Keavy community.
Hail Hail
A social media video shows a lot of hail falling near the intersection of Hooppole Creek Road and Marydell Road in eastern Laurel County around 4:15pm. There are stones of various sizes visible in the video, including some that are at least quarter sized.
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A picture on social medai showed hail covering the ground north of Keavy along KY-192. The majority of the stones were closer to quarter-sized, however a few significantly larger stones were also visible in the picture, including some that were at least egg sized.
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A picture shows multiple hailstones compared with a penny on the NE side of London, near the Maplesville community. The largest stones were at least double the size of the penny.
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A member of the public sent a report in through mPING of dime sized hail (0.75 inches) in East Berdstadt.
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A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters in the Hopewell community.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow fell intermittently in Laurel County, beginning around midday on January 10th and continuing through the evening, with variable accumulations reported across the county. On the morning of January 11th, a series of storm total reports highlighted this variability. The Departm…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Precipitation began as mainly snow on the morning of January 5th, before changing over to a mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain that persisted through the day on the 6th. In the early morning hours of January 6th, at 0053EST, the ASOS station at the London-Corbin Airport …
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The ASOS weather station at the London-Corbin Airport reported a peak wind gust of 49 mph during the morning hours. However most of the reports of downed trees, up to around 20 according to Laurel County dispatch, occurred between 1100 AM EST and 300 PM EST and were most numerous…
Hail Hail
A member of the public reported up to 1 inch hail in eastern Laurel County near KY-80.
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A video on social media showed approximately 1 inch hail falling behind the KFC in North Corbin.
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A member of the public reported a tree blown down onto Cane Creek Road and blocking the highway between KY-1803 and KY-380.
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Laurel county dispatch reported multiple trees blown down along KY-229 at different points between London and the Laurel/Knox county line.
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Laurel county dispatch reported a tree down along with electrical wires, causing a fire about midway along Sasser School Road, just southeast of London.
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Laurel county dispatch reported a tree down and electrical wires, leading to a fire on Skyline View, located on the southeast side of London.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 1 |
| 2024 | 24 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 40 | 0 |
| 2021 | 38 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 24 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 24 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 | 31 | 1 |
| 2011 | 56 | 0 |
| 2010 | 49 | 0 |
| 2009 | 28 | 0 |
| 2008 | 22 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 2 |
| 2006 | 28 | 0 |
| 2005 | 14 | 0 |
| 2004 | 36 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32 | 0 |
| 2002 | 35 | 1 |
| 2001 | 20 | 2 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 1 |
| 1980 | 3 | 1 |
| 1977 | 5 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 4 | 2 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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