Wolfe County, Kentucky
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1968 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
4
Tornado reports
44
Hail reports
52
Floods since 1996
430
All events
1
Deaths
$4.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Wolfe County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 4 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.
Baseball to apple size hail fell along a swath from Campton eastward to near Gilmore. Extensive damage was done to structures in downtown Campton, including roof damage to the high school.
Hail Hail
A social media user located about a mile south of Hazel Green reported approximately quarter-sized (1.00 inch) hailstones.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A social media user reported a tree blown down onto a road about 1 mile west northwest of the Bethany community.
Hail Hail
Local dispatch reported approximately quarter-sized (1.00 inch) hail in the Campton area.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A messy mix of wintry precipitation fell across Wolfe County. An NWS employee estimated 0.5 inch of flat ice accretion along the Mountain Parkway corridor east of Helechawa.
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A person on social media reported a large tree down near the mouth of Johnson Fork in the Hazel Green area of Wolfe County.
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A tree was reported down near Rogers Elementary School.
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The 911 call center reported one tree down had fallen onto KY-11 near the 4000 block in Campton.
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A NWS employee reported a large tree and powerlines were reported to have been blown down between MM 12 and the Red River Elementary School on KY-191.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Pictures on social media showed multiple trees blown down, including onto residences and vehicles along Fallen Road, in the Insko community. Minor wind damage was also sustained to the siding and roofing of a single wide trailer.
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A tree was blown down along the eastbound lane of the Mountain Parkway, between the Pine Ridge and Campton exits.
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At least 8 trees blown down along KY-191 at the gap between Stillwater (creek) and the Trent community.
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Two to three inch diameter tree branch blocking the northbound lane of KY Highway 1812 approximately one-half mile north of the Breathitt County line.
Hail Hail
A member of the public reported nickel sized hail on Terrill Fork Road, nut northeast of Bethany.
Hail Hail
A picture on social media showed hail around 1 inch in the community of Bethany in Wolfe County.
Flood Flood
Social Media report (with pictures) of water covering Sandfield-Gosneyville Road in the 3500 block, NW of Hazel Green. Pictures taken looking towards Sandfield Community Church.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A report of estimated 60 mph winds, including a video, was posted on social media around 2 miles NNE of the Hollonville community in Wolfe County.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow began falling somewhat intermittently in Wolfe County during the early afternoon of January 10th and continued through the evening. On the following day, January 11th, several storm total snowfall reports were received from across the county. These included a public report o…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A winter storm brought heavy snow, significant ice, and widespread damage to Wolfe County on January 5th and 6th. Snow began on the morning of the 5th before transitioning to freezing rain during the afternoon, which persisted into the night. During the snow portion of the event,…
High Wind High Wind
The RAWS atop Koomer Ridge recorded a peak wind gust of 64 mph at 1118 AM EST. A National Weather Service employee also reported an approximately 1-foot diameter pine tree uprooted and blown down onto a portion of KY-15.
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Multiple trees were downed along Chimney Top Road in the Red River Gorge. Exactly locations along the road were not given.
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Tree down on a vehicle along Hwy-715 somewhere between Zachariah and Pine Ridge, exact location not given.
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A large healthy tree was downed onto Stamper Branch Road, just northwest of Hazel Green.
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A NWS Employee reported that a tree had blown down across CR-3356 (Stamper Branch Road) near mile marker 1, just north of the community of Trent and west of Hazel Green.
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Wolfe county dispatch reported a tree blown down about 2 miles up KY-715 North, north of Pine Ridge.
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Wolfe county dispatch reported a tree blown down along Johnson Fork Road, south of Hazel Green.
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A tree was reported to have been blown down near the Quillen Chapel Exit (Exit 42) of the Mountain Parkway.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
While no storm total snowfall reports were made on January 16, there were a couple reports from the day before that exceeded warning criteria. 4.0 inches of snow was reported by the pubic at 9:45am 1 mile NNE of Hollonville (Terrell Fork Road Community). Later that day, broadcast…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An off-duty NWS employee reported 2 large trees down on Stamper Branch Road near mile marker 3 in the community of Hazel Green.
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A tree was blown down and onto a residence near Campton.
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A large tree branch was blown down on Rose Bend Road near the community of Bethany.
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A large tree reportedly fell and blocked Tom Rose Branch Road near the community of Bethany.
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Two picnic tables were flipped over and moved about 30 feet at the intersection of Terrill Fork and Holly roads.
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County highway department reported a couple of trees blown down by thunderstorm winds onto KY-746 near MM 5.
High Wind High Wind
Dispatch reported a couple instances of wind damage in the county. At 1:30 PM EDT, a powerline was blown down, and caused some grass to catch fire along Sandy Ridge Road just south of the High Falls Community. Then at 1:45 PM, a tree was reported to have been blown down in the Be…
High Wind High Wind
The RAWS site at Koomer Ridge reported a peak wind gust of 62 mph at 7:09 PM EST. Meanwhile, several other reports of wind damage were made across the county around this same time. These reports include: At 7:10 PM EST - The Park Service at the Red River Gorge reported that stron…
Debris Flow Debris Flow
A NWS employee came upon a road block around 5762 KY-15, northwest of Bethany, due to a hillside/driveway being washed out onto the road and making the road impassable.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was reported down across KY-2491 just east of Campton.
Flood Flood
The Red River was running high through Wolfe County. At 09:00 AM EST there was a report that the Red River was flooding across KY-205 at Lee City. At 11:38 AM EST a second report was made of several inches of standing water from the Red River in the Wolfe County Animal Shelter.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Several reports of flash flooding were received from Wolfe County during the evening and overnight hours of July 27th to July 28th. These reports included: 8:26 PM EST - Flash flood waters were reported up to the porches of Terrill Fork and Holly Roads near the community of Hollo…
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A large tree limb was blown down onto Stamper Branch Road near the community of Toliver.
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A tree fell on Hiram Branch Road. The tree fell onto a power line, taking out power to nearby customers.
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Multiple trees were reported down on Glencarin Road in the community of Rogers.
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A social media report showed 4 trees down and blocking the road near mile marker 48 on the Mountain Parkway.
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A tree was blown down onto Calaboose Ridge Road.
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A tree was blown down on Tar Ridge Road near Rogers.
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A tree was blown down and onto a garage in Campton.
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Numerous trees were blown down in and around Campton.
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A member of the public reported a tree had been downed along KY-191 just outside of Campton.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 20 | 0 |
| 2014 | 21 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 26 | 1 |
| 2011 | 23 | 2 |
| 2010 | 37 | 0 |
| 2009 | 18 | 0 |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
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