Martin County, Kentucky
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1986 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
44
Hail reports
60
Floods since 1996
336
All events
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Deaths
$9.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Martin County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 1 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 storm damage survey team from the Jackson Weather Office determined that a tornado exited Johnson County and entered Martin County at about 725 pm EST, 4 miles west of Davisport. The tornado had weakened to EF-2 strength by the time it entered Martin County. The tornado track…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Heavy snow accumulation was reported by a CO-OP observer Inez 2E, measuring 3.0 inches on the 25th. An additional 1.0 inch was recorded on the 26th, bringing the event total to 4.0 inches. A mix of other wintry precipitation types also occurred.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down and partially blocking Rockcastle Road, near the instersection with Abb's Lane, north of Inez.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Martin County dispatch reported over a dozen instances of trees blown down onto or along highways in the county. Some of the trees involved power and phone lines. The Pilgram, Warfield, and Inez communities may have been the most affected.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Videos on social media showed a creek out of its banks and water flowing around homes on Middle Fork Davis Branch Rd.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow fell across Martin County on January 19th, with accumulations increasing throughout the day. An early public report at 1100EST noted an estimated 1.0 inch of snow at Tomahawk. By evening, at 1715EST, the Department of Highways reported a measured 3.0 inches at their maintena…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow began falling in Martin County on the afternoon of January 10th and continued in some areas until after midnight. The following morning, on January 11th, storm total reports indicated a north-to-south increase in snowfall amounts. Reports from the northern part of the county…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A mix of snow and freezing rain impacted Martin County on January 5th and 6th. Snowfall accumulations of at least a couple of inches were widespread, though no reports exceeded 4 inches. A public report from near Milo showed an accumulation of approximately 0.25 inches of ice.
High Wind High Wind
The AWOS station at the Big Sandy Airport reported a peak wind gust of only 36 mph at 1135 AM EST. However, Martin County dispatch reported that there were instances of trees and powerlines blown down across all of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were reported down near 2700 Pigeon Roost Road near the community of Pilgrim.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed near 1000 Tomahawk Road in the community of Tomahawk.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were downed on Beauty Road (KY-40) somewhere near Warfield and Beauty.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Martin County dispatch relayed a report of a tree through a roof near the 2000 block of Tomahawk Road northwest of Inez.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A cooperative observer 2 miles E of Inez reported a storm total snowfall of 6.4 inches at 7:00am on January 16 (this is an increase from 2.5 inches measured the morning before around the same time). Inez proper also reported 7.0 inches at 10am on January 16.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Martin County Dispatch received a report of a tree down over Buffalo Horn Road near the intersection with KY-3 and Rockcastle Creek just north of the community of Job.
Flood Flood
A video showed water about 1.5 inches deep in the basement of a residence located in far eastern Martin county, near the Virginia state border, just north of the community of Nolan. The river and the creeks were still in their banks at the time of the report, but were running hig…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were down on KY-292 in the Warfield to Lovely areas.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and limbs wee reported to have been downed in multiple locations along KY-292 from near Warfield to the Pike County line.
High Wind High Wind
The large storm in Pike County led to an outflow boundary which moved through Martin County, causing a tree to blown down near Jack's Branch and KY-292.
High Wind High Wind
At 12:52 PM EDT, dispatch reported multiple trees down along Tomahawk Road NW of Inez. Then at 4:12 PM, another report came in of multiple trees down along North Wolf Creek.
High Wind High Wind
Two sites, the AWOS at the Big Sandy Airport and the Big Sandy RAWS, both reported sub-criteria winds, at 52 mph (8:35 PM EST) and 48 mph (8:56 PM EST), respectively. However, multiple trees were blown down across the county according to the Martin County Dispatch, indicating hig…
Flood Flood
Pictures on social media show flash flooding along Pigeon Roost Road near the community of Threeforks.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A video was posted on social media showing the aftermath of flash flooding along Main Street in Inez. The creek exceeded its banks and came into town, with mud residue clearly seen on roads, sidewalks, and in the storefront parking lots.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The co-op observer near Inez reported that thunderstorm wind gusts had blown over several trees onto roadways in the Inez area. Martin County dispatch had also received 7 reports of downed trees.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was reported down on Tug River Road near the Tug Fork in Martin County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was reported down on Rockastle Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Tomahawk community.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across all of Martin County. Inez was particularly hard hit, with trees and power lines blown down across the city, including at the following locations: Main Street, Route 908 and Turkey Creek Road, New Route 3, Route 645, Old Middl…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and limbs were blown down in downtown Inez according to social media reports. This is likely a repeat of information sent out with the 1:40pm EDT report for Inez.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Riverfront Road in the community of Lovely.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Hode Road in the community of Warfield.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Pigeon Roost Road near the community of Pilgrim.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Peter Cave Road near the community of Pilgrim.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
At least 6 inches of water from Elk Creek was flowing across a roadway near Inez.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was blown down near the community of Tomahawk.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down and onto power lines near Calf Creek, resulting in power outages at nearby locations.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down and onto a road near McClure.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down onto power lines in the community of Hode.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
As of 7am EST, snowfall amounts ranged from 3.0 inches 1 mile ENE of Inez, to 7.1 inches 5 WSW of Pilgrim. Later in the morning, at 11:30am EST, another report was sent in from Inez proper, with a measurement of 7.5 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
After mixed precipitation on the 16th, snow fell heavily at times during the evening and into the early morning of the 17th. The department of highways estimated storm total snowfall of up to 3.5 inches just west of Inez. The co-op observer 2 miles east of Inez measured 2.0 inch …
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Dispatch and Emergency Management reported a storm total snowfall of 7.0 inches in the community of Inez. Meanwhile, an hour before, the community of Warfield reported 6.0 inches of snow.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down on Highway 3 at mile marker 19 near Job.
Flood Flood
Route 122 is blocked due to high water across the road along Bucks Branch (creek).
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A storm total snowfall of 3.5 to 4 inches was reported near Inez.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
A little over three tenths of an inch of ice accumulation due to freezing rain occurred in and around Inez. The weight of the ice brought down trees and power lines around the county.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
A quarter of an inch of ice accumulation due to freezing rain had occurred near Inez.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A volunteer weather observer reported that 2 inches of snow had fallen near Inez.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The 7 am EST observation on 12/25 for 2 East of Inez was 5.9 inches of snowfall.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 22 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 16 | 1 |
| 2011 | 18 | 0 |
| 2010 | 36 | 0 |
| 2009 | 18 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 | 19 | 0 |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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