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Wind in Floyd County, Kentucky
259 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky, has 259 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 45 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 53 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 197 events against 50 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.2% of the 22,160 wind events recorded in Kentucky; its 65.9 per 100 square miles compares with 56.1 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
97 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 6 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 | Floyd County | Kentucky | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 259 | 22,160 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 65.9 | 56.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 73.4 | 49.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 39 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
12Feb
20Mar
18Apr
24May
39Jun
53Jul
53Aug
22Sep
6Oct
4Nov
1Dec
7
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
The 173 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 259. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $2K | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $10K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | $40K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $4K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $4K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | $46K | $3K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | $7K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | $2K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $100 | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | $4K | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $100 | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | — | $100 | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | — | $200 | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $55K | $40K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 51 mph | — | $200 | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | $2K | $1K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $155K | $10K | 1 | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 2017 | Strong Wind | 30 mph | $100 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2008 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Feb 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 18 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Floyd County had?
259 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 Floyd County?
16 Mar 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Floyd County?
The thunderstorm wind of 29 May 2019, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $155K and crop damage at $10K; 1 death recorded.
How does Floyd County compare with Kentucky for wind?
65.9 events per 100 square miles against 56.1 statewide; the county holds 259 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.