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Wind in Todd County, Kentucky
181 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 181 wind events in Todd County, Kentucky, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 48 years.
May is the busiest month, with 27 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 108 events against 52 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 48.3 per 100 square miles compares with 56.1 statewide.
74 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 14 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 | Todd County | Kentucky | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 181 | 22,160 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 48.3 | 56.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 147.3 | 49.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 39 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
17Feb
14Mar
18Apr
26May
27Jun
19Jul
18Aug
13Sep
3Oct
6Nov
10Dec
10
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 181 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 44 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2024 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jan 2023 | Strong Wind | 44 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2022 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2022 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 115 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2021 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Nov 2019 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2019 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Nov 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Feb 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jan 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2017 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2016 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Feb 2016 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Dec 2015 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2015 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $120K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2014 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2014 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2011 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | $70K | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2009 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2009 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2009 | Strong Wind | 44 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 64 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2008 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Nov 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | Strong Wind | 37 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2006 | Strong Wind | 30 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2005 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Feb 2002 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jan 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2001 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $1.5M | — | — | 3 | County |
| 21 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1997 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Todd County had?
181 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 Todd County?
16 Apr 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 59 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Todd County?
The thunderstorm wind of 17 Jan 1999, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.5M.
How does Todd County compare with Kentucky for wind?
48.3 events per 100 square miles against 56.1 statewide; the county holds 181 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 30 Sep 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.