Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1963 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
7
Tornado reports
50
Hail reports
75
Floods since 1996
437
All events
1
Deaths
$9.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Rockcastle 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.
The same severe thunderstorm that moved through Pulaski county, traveled southeast across much of Rockcastle county. A large swath of hail ranging in size from quarters to golfballs pounded much of the county, including the towns of Brodhead, Level Green, Spiro, and Ottawa. Over …
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Rockcastle County dispatch reported a tree blown down off of Rich Farm Road just past the intersection of Caldwell Road.
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Rockcastle County dispatch reported a tree blown down along North Wilderness Road (US-25) in the 10500 block.
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Rockcastle County dispatch reported a tree blown down on Scaffold Cane Road near MM 3.6.
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Rockcastle County dispatch reported 2 trees blown down on South Wilderness Trail (US-25) near MM2.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Mixed precipitation occurred throughout the 25th. A member of the public reported 2.0 inches of snow and sleet by 0730EST. An estimated 0.25 inches of flat icing was noted in social media from the Broadhead area at 1011EST. Multiple photos showed pine trees drooping heavily under…
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Runoff along a sloped hillside caused a tree to fall onto a vehicle and utility lines at the property below along Brindle Ridge Road, near the Conway community.
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Rockcastle County Dispatch reported downed trees along Sinking Valley Springs Road, east of the Conway community.
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Rockcastle County dispatch reports downed trees along Buffalo Hollow Road (CR-1358), southwest of Berea.
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Rockcastle County Dispatch reported trees down along Chestnut Grove Road, northeast of Brodhead.
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A tree was blown down in the 2000 block of Scaffold Cane Road, near the community of Conway, north of Mount Vernon.
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A tree was blow down onto a home in the 6300 block of Willailla Road in Brodhead, KY.
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A tree was down near MM 10 on US-25 South Daniel Boone Trail.
Hail Hail
A picture on social media shows approximately quarter-sized hail near the Wabd community.
Lightning Lightning
Lightning was reported to have struck a residence located at the 490 block of Ottawa Church Road (KY-1650) in the community of Broadhead.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Social media showed pictures of water flowing across parts of Fairview Loop Road, between Berea and Mt. Vernon.
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Rockcastle County 911 Center reported a tree down on 100 block of Upper Calloway Loop near the intersection of S. Wilderness Road.
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Rockcastle 911 Center reported several trees down on South Wilderness Road, 2 miles south of Livingston near the Laurel County line.
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Rockcastle 911 reported several trees down on South Wilderness Road, 2 miles south of Livingston, near the Laurel County line.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow fell somewhat intermittently in Rockcastle County, beginning around midday on January 10th and continuing through much of the afternoon and evening. Following the event, a social media report noted 4 inches of snow 1 mile east-southeast of Gauley, while the Department of Hig…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow began falling in Rockcastle County on the morning of January 5th, before transitioning to mixed precipitation later in the day. Several reports of heavy snow accumulation were received as the event unfolded. A public report on social media from near the Gauley community note…
High Wind High Wind
A personal weather station reported a peak gust of 37 mph at Wabo around 1109 AM EST. However, the Rockcastle County dispatch relayed there were multiple tree blown down throughout the county, suggesting that there were locally higher wind gusts.
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Rockcastle County dispatch reported a tree blown down at the intersection of US-25 and Upper Calloway Loop.
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Rockcastle County dispatch reported a tree blown down at the intersection of Marler Hollow Road an Sand Springs Road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
South Main Street in Broadhead was down to one lane due to flood waters near 596 South Main Street, in the vicinity of the Broadhead Fairgrounds and Rockcastle City Park.
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Brodhead Emergency Management reported street flooding about 6 to 7 inches deep in Brodhead on West Main Street, South Main Street, and KY-1505 (Boone Way).
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Rockcastle dispatch reported a tree blown down near the intersection of White Road Road and KY-150.
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Rockcastle dispatch reported a tree blown don in the 8200 block of North Wilderness Road (US-25) near the community of Conway.
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Rockcastle dispatch reported a tree blown down onto Old Sigmon Loop Road, near the community of Roundstone and north of Renfro Valley.
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A tree was blown down in the Crooked Creek community (Crooked Creek Road) in the vicinity of Cooksburg.
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A tree was downed near the intersection of East Level Green Road and Wadb Jones Road, near the community of Willailla.
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Rockcastle 911 reported a tree down on Big Cave Road, near the community of Orlando.
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A large limb was blown down onto US-25 South, blocking the roadway.
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Scattered reports of trees down and power outages throughout the county.
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The county dispatch reported two trees blown down on Renfro Creek Road. One tree was large and laid across the entire highway near the intersection with Hurricane School Road. The other, smaller tree was reported about 1.5 miles out of Mount Vernon.
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Multiple reports were received of a tree blown down onto Big Cave Road (KY-1004), about a mile and a half outside of Mount Vernon.
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A tree was blown down onto a fence along Gum Sulphur Road in the vicinity of Broadhead Road.
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A tree was down on Chestnut Grove Road in the Chestnut Grove community.
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A tree was blown down in Brodhead.
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A tree was down on Chestnut Ridge Road near the southside of Mount Vernon.
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A tree was blown down on Big Cave Road, near I-75 just east of Mount Vernon.
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A tree was blown down on South Wilderness Road (US-25) east of Mount Vernon.
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A member of the public reported a tree blown down along Wilderness road near the intersection with Flat Gap Road.
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Several trees were blown down in and around Mt. Vernon, including two trees down on homes and another one down on a vehicle.
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Trees were down in and around the town of Brodhead.
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Multiple trees were reported to have been blown down in and near the community of Livingston.
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County dispatch reported tree blown down in Broadhead along KY-1505.
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County dispatch reported tree blown down along KY-3245 about one half miles west of the US-150 intersection.
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County dispatch reported tree blown down on a vehicle in the 100 block of Profitt Street.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1 |
| 2015 | 28 | 0 |
| 2014 | 31 | 0 |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 36 | 0 |
| 2009 | 19 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
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