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Wind in Carter County, Kentucky
106 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 106 wind events in Carter County, Kentucky, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 37 years.
June is the busiest month, with 23 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 67 events against 36 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.5% of the 22,160 wind events recorded in Kentucky; its 25.9 per 100 square miles compares with 56.1 statewide.
8 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 2 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Kentucky
| Measure | Carter County | Kentucky | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 106 | 22,160 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 25.9 | 56.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 40.1 | 49.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 39 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
5Feb
3Mar
8Apr
14May
14Jun
23Jul
14Aug
11Sep
2Oct
2Nov
4Dec
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Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
All 106 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Dec 2025 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 35 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2018 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2016 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Mar 2016 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2014 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2014 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $85K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $400K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Dec 2001 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2001 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2000 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Apr 1999 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 8 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $1.0M | — | — | 1 | County |
| 10 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Carter County had?
106 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Carter County?
18 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Carter County?
The thunderstorm wind of 18 May 1995, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Carter County compare with Kentucky for wind?
25.9 events per 100 square miles against 56.1 statewide; the county holds 106 of the state's 22,160 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.