Powell County, Kentucky
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
7
Tornado reports
53
Hail reports
121
Floods since 1996
543
All events
3
Deaths
$15.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Powell County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 7 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.
On the morning of November 16th, near-zero visibilities developed on Mountain Parkway just east of the Slade exit as smoke became extremely dense at ground level. A 12 car pileup resulted, injuring approximately 20 people and causing one fatality as a man stepped out of his coal …
A dead tree fell onto a tent at a campsite at the Middlefork campground, killing one person inside the tent and critically injuring a second person. No other tree damage was noted by first responders except for the dead tree.
One to three inches of snow fell across Powell county. Icy roads in that area lead to a car accident in which one person was fatally injured.
At 1000 EST, February, 17, the Red River crested at 23.16 feet. This is 4.16 feet above flood stage.
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Powell County dispatch reported a tree blown down along the road near the intersection of Pompeii Road and Woody Ware Road.
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Powell County dispatch reported a tree blown down in the 5800 block of Furnace Road.
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A tree was blown down at the Powell-Estill County line, on the Powell side.
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Two trees were blown down about a mile from the Slade rest area in the vicinity of Thatchers BBQ.
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The public reported via social media two trees that were downed due to thunderstorm winds.
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Multiple trees were blown down in the vicinity of Stanton.
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A house on the south side of Campton Road (just east of the intersection with Deer Trace) suffered considerable roof damage due to severe thunderstorm winds. Multiple trees on the property were also felled. Heavy rain on top of the roof damage eventually caused a partial roof col…
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A barn in the 1400 block of South Fork Road received considerable roof damage, along with wood siding being ripped off of one side.
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A barn collapsed in the 900 block on Cane Creek Road (State Hwy 615/N. Bend Road) due to thunderstorm winds.
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A report on social media stated several trees were downed on Cow Creek Road, 2 miles WSW of Nada.
Flood Flood
KY-613 (Little North Fork Road) was closed between mile marker 0 and 0.5 due to high water, just north of Bowen.
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Heavy snow was followed by ice and subsequent damage in Powell County on January 5th and 6th. Heavy snow fell across the county from mid-morning through early afternoon on January 5th. A trained spotter reported a measurement of 2 inches of snow at Waltersville at 1226EST. Shortl…
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National Weather Service employees reported multiple trees blown down in the county. One of those reports was of a tree uprooted at a residence 1 mile east northeast of Clay City at 1005 AM EST. Another employee reported a tree blown down on a powerline and blocking KY-213 betwee…
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A tree was blown down and onto a structure in Stanton. Exact details, including location in Stanton, were not given.
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A tree was downed along Darrel Randall Road just south of Stanton.
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A tree was reported down along Campton Road near the community of Rosslyn, however the exact location was not given.
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A tree was downed along Brandy Lane, just SW of the community of Rosslyn.
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Powell county dispatch reported a tree blown down on the Nada Tunnel Road in the 1000 to 2000 block, just east of the community of Nada.
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Powell county dispatch reported a tree blown down onto Coopers Creek Road just north of the Westbend community. The exact location of damage along the road was not given.
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Powell county dispatch reported a tree blown down on Wells Lane in the Westbend community.
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Powell county dispatch reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Halls Branch Road and Campton Road, with a power line involved. Another tree was also blown down at the adjacent Martin Hollow and Campton Roads intersection.
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Powell county dispatch reported a trees blown down near the intersection of Eddie Ridge Road and Happy Top Road.
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Dispatch received a report of a tree down against a power pole between Clay City and Stanton, around 2885 Stanton Road.
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Two trees were reported down on a power line near the Westbend community in Powell County.
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Social media reported trees down blocking KY-213 at the brick plant just north of Stanton.
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Trees were downed at Natural Bridge State Park near the Campground and Hoedown Island.
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Multiple trees are down on KY-11 near the community of Bowen, along with large limbs up to 4 inches in diameter.
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A tree was blown down near the intersection of Upper Cane Creek Road and Punkin Hollow Road.
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A tree was blown down near 7000 Campton Road, just southeast of the Bowen community.
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A tree was blown down near 800 Furnace Road, just south of the city of Stanton.
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A tree was blown down near 300 High Rock Road, just northeast of Rogers Chapel.
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A tree was blown down near the intersection of Woody Ware and Pompeii roads.
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A tree was blown down near 100 Wells Street in Clay City.
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A tree was blown down near 1300 Darrel Randall Road in rural southern Powell County.
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A phone line was blown down by strong thunderstorm wind gusts near Clay City.
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A tree was blown down and onto some power lines on Powell Branch Road near Powell Valley.
Hail Hail
Picture on social media showed hail up to golf ball-sized (1.75 inch) near Vaughns Mill.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter reported nickel to quarter-sized (0.75 to 1.00 inch) hail covering the ground near Vaughns Mill.
Per Powell County Search and Rescue, a hiker was struck by a falling branch around noon on the Whittleton Branch Campground Hiking Trail, and fell unconcious while pinned beneath the branch. First responders were able to successfully get the hiker out for further treatment. Then …
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An NWS Employee reported a medium sized fruit tree having been blown down near the intersection of highways 2026 and 2073 in Stanton at 9:45 PM EST.
Flood Flood
Hwy-1184 (Cane Creek Road) was closed near the community of Rosslyn due to flooding.
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A tree was reported down across KY-213, heading up Furnace Mountain - just south of Stanton.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | 39 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30 | 0 |
| 2011 | 25 | 0 |
| 2010 | 60 | 0 |
| 2009 | 28 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 18 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | 1 |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 2 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
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