Overton storm history

A man was struck by lightning while attending an outdoor festival on June 23, 2007. The 47-year-old Indiana man was among a crowd watching a stage show. A bolt of lightning struck the man, knocking him unconscious. No one else was injured. He was leaning against a motorcycle when…

Lightning struck a man while working in his tobacco field in the Wirmingham community. A bolt of lightning struck him in the back of his head. The lightning bolt also knocked down 2 others nearby.

Freezing rain brought ice accumulations up to 1/2 inch across Overton County, resulting in dozens of downed trees, power lines, and power poles. Some trees, power lines, and power poles fell onto homes and blocked numerous roads. Parts of Overton County were without electricity f…

Snow and sleet accumulations up to 0.5 fell during the late afternoon on February 20, followed by freezing rain with ice accumulations ranging from 0.25 in western parts of Overton County up to 1 in southeastern areas from the evening on February 20 into the early morning hours o…

Several roads across the county were closed due to flooding. A house experienced flooding on Tommy Dodson Highway. In excess of a foot of water was over roads and in houses in and near Sulpher. Six houses in this area had water up to the doors and windows with one of these houses…

Flash flooding reported at several locations across the county. State Highway 42 was impassible along southern portions of the county. Oak Street in Livingston was closed due to flooding. Newspaper reported the following information. A section of Windle Community Road was left ri…

Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines onto a home near Livingston. Damages are a rough estimate.

Severe drought conditions developed across Overton County during the first week of September 2025.

Dime to nickel size hail was reported in Livingston.

Estimated nickel size hail was reported near Independence.

A church had a large portion of its roof blown off. Based on radar, imagery provided, as well as a news report on this event, the damage occurred with a secondary line of storms that moved through after the main line of storms. Wind speeds up to 80 mph may have caused this damage…

Very strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts impacted Overton County. The highest reported wind gust was measured at 61 mph near Algood.

Heavy rain in Overton County caused flooding on Wilder Highway and Mark Speck Road south of Livingston. Damages are unknown.

Inflow from a tornadic thunderstorm caused trees to uproot and snap along Ben Mason Road. Damages are a rough estimate.

Inflow winds from a tornadic thunderstorm caused minor roofing damage to a home near Ben Mason Road and Duncans Chapel Road in Overton County. Damages are a rough estimate.

Severe winds from a tornadic thunderstorm caused minor roof damage to a home on East Fork Lane near Hanging Limb. Damages are a rough estimate.

Severe drought conditions from January 2025 improved to abnormally dry to moderate drought across Overton County in February.

Severe drought conditions from December 2024 continued in January 2025 across southern Overton County.

Severe drought conditions from November 2024 improved in December across Overton County, but severe drought conditions persisted across far southeast portions of the county.

Despite improving in October 2024, drought conditions worsened again across Overton County in November with severe drought conditions areawide.

Severe drought conditions from September 2024 improved in October with abnormally dry conditions across Overton County.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree north of Algood. Damages are a rough estimate.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees north-northwest of Livingston. Damages are a rough estimate.

Drought conditions deteriorated across Overton County during the month of September 2024 with severe drought conditions present across southern portions of the county.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree along Highway 164 at Pierce Lane northeast of Monterey. Damages are a rough estimate.

Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted twelve trees in the yard of a home in Hanging Lamb northeast of Monterey. Damages are a rough estimate.

Drought conditions worsened across Overton County during the month of July 2024, peaking to severe drought conditions in mid-July. By the end of the month, drought conditions improved to moderate drought conditions.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees along Heard Ridge Road near Fairview. Damages are a rough estimate.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees in the Livingston area. Damages are a rough estimate.

Estimated golf ball size hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm near Livingston.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Walnut Grove Road in Livingston. Damages are a rough estimate.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree on West Main Street in Livingston. Damages are a rough estimate.

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in southern Overton County, particularly along Highway 164 between Pilgrim Circle and Memory Lane east of Monterey. Damages are unknown.

A CoCoRaHS observer near Rickman reported 6 inches of snow.

Severe to extreme drought conditions from December 2023 improved to abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions in January 2024.

Severe drought conditions from November 2023 across Overton County worsened in December with severe to extreme drought conditions across the county.

Moderate to severe drought conditions from October 2023 worsened across Overton County in November with severe drought conditions across the entire county.

Drought conditions across Overton County quickly deteriorated through the month of October with severe drought conditions observed across southern portions of the county by the end of the month.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree along Hanging Limb Highway in Monterey. Damages are a rough estimate.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree near Muddy Pond Road in Monterey. Damages are a rough estimate.

A twelve-inch diameter tree was downed due to severe thunderstorm winds near Highway 293 and Ernest Looper Road near Monterey. Damages are estimated for the tree.

Estimated 1 inch hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm south-southeast of Livingston.

Estimated 1.5 inch hail fell from a severe thunderstorm southwest of Livingstone.

The Overton County emergency manager estimated a peak non-thunderstorm wind gust of 80 mph in Livingston. Several hours of severe non-thunderstorm winds resulted in numerous damage reports, included downed and uprooted trees, downed powerlines, and roof and other property damage …

Several trees were downed around Livingston from strong non-thunderstorm winds. Damages are a rough estimate. Time is estimated based on when cold front came through the area.