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Wind in Pulaski County, Kentucky
489 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 489 wind events in Pulaski County, Kentucky, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 57 years.
June is the busiest month, with 105 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 337 events against 124 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.2% of the 22,160 wind events recorded in Kentucky; its 74.3 per 100 square miles compares with 56.1 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
191 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 5 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 | Pulaski County | Kentucky | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 489 | 22,160 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 74.3 | 56.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 74.7 | 49.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 39 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
20Feb
24Mar
33Apr
31May
96Jun
105Jul
100Aug
35Sep
7Oct
12Nov
14Dec
12
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 185 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 489. 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 | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | $4K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Sep 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $7K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | $4K | $8K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 69 mph | $45K | $20K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | 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 | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | $600 | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 38 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Feb 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Feb 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | 2 | 3 | Forecast zone |
| 9 Oct 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $79K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 5 | County |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 5 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Pulaski County had?
489 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County?
The thunderstorm wind of 17 Jan 1999, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Pulaski County compare with Kentucky for wind?
74.3 events per 100 square miles against 56.1 statewide; the county holds 489 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.