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Wind in Magoffin County, Kentucky
185 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 185 wind events in Magoffin County, Kentucky, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 37 years.
June is the busiest month, with 38 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 129 events against 51 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.8% of the 22,160 wind events recorded in Kentucky; its 60.0 per 100 square miles compares with 56.1 statewide.
72 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 3 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 | Magoffin County | Kentucky | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 185 | 22,160 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 60.0 | 56.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 160.9 | 49.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 39 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
8Feb
12Mar
5Apr
19May
33Jun
38Jul
31Aug
15Sep
5Oct
6Nov
7Dec
6
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 185 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $4K | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | $8K | $1K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | $8K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $200 | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | $14K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $100 | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $50 | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $100 | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Strong Wind | 44 mph | $3K | $5K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 54 mph | — | $150 | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2020 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $200 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2014 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2014 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2014 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | $2K | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $16K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2009 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2008 | High Wind | 69 mph | $12K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Sep 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jan 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Dec 2004 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Magoffin County had?
185 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 Magoffin County?
27 Jun 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Magoffin County?
The thunderstorm wind of 8 Jun 2007, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $25K.
How does Magoffin County compare with Kentucky for wind?
60.0 events per 100 square miles against 56.1 statewide; the county holds 185 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.